BMW 330e ordered...

[Mcpaynter]

Not sure about very little fuel... I'm averaging 40.3mpg.. Driving fairly normal.. Or slightly more conservatively than I would in a diesel that would get 50mpg tbf.. It's better when charged tho

[Soov535]

The Crack Fox said:

Thanks for the replies. Being fick I am not sure I follow. At present I get paid £6k pa gross NOT to have a car. They would take that from me and give me any car I want, but of course I have to pay the BIK on it, that's what I'm trying to work out.

Based on a £50k gross salary (actually, that's a wild guess as I'm on some complex project-orientated bonus scheme thing), ComCar.com says £79/month additional tax or £948 per year for having a base 330e. So, I lose £6k (which is £4k after tax anyway), then pay roughly £1k more in tax, so it's costing me about £5k a year out of my pocket to have a new car. Am I right? I then have to pay private mileage but as it's mostly leccy I think I can swizz the accountant into overlooking that bit.

Really not sure it stacks up.

Correct.

You lose the £6k gross and then pay the tax (£79 a month).

Net income loss is therefore [£6000*6/10] + [£79*12] per annum

= 3600 (car allowance lost net) + 948 (CC tax)

= £4584 pa

= £379 per month


Bear in mind that's all in, insurance, servicing, tyres, brakes etc etc etc etc.


Your right, Foxy. Not the cheapest way (and I lose a lot more than you on the allowance) but it's basically rental of a 330e for £90 a week.



I do 30k a year miles, so renting a 330e M Sport including fuel for £180 a week is a bloody bargain (it's only two tanks of fuel for the 535)

[Soov535]

The Crack Fox said:

Soov535 said:

The Crack Fox said:

Thanks for the replies. Being fick I am not sure I follow. At present I get paid £6k pa gross NOT to have a car. They would take that from me and give me any car I want, but of course I have to pay the BIK on it, that's what I'm trying to work out.

Based on a £50k gross salary (actually, that's a wild guess as I'm on some complex project-orientated bonus scheme thing), ComCar.com says £79/month additional tax or £948 per year for having a base 330e. So, I lose £6k (which is £4k after tax anyway), then pay roughly £1k more in tax, so it's costing me about £5k a year out of my pocket to have a new car. Am I right? I then have to pay private mileage but as it's mostly leccy I think I can swizz the accountant into overlooking that bit.

Really not sure it stacks up.

Correct.

You lose the £6k gross and then pay the tax (£79 a month).

Net income loss is therefore [£6000*6/10] + [£79*12] per annum

= 3600 (car allowance lost net) + 948 (CC tax)

= £4584 pa

= £379 per month


Bear in mind that's all in, insurance, servicing, tyres, brakes etc etc etc etc.


Your right, Foxy. Not the cheapest way (and I lose a lot more than you on the allowance) but it's basically rental of a 330e for £90 a week.



I do 30k a year miles, so renting a 330e M Sport including fuel for £180 a week is a bloody bargain (it's only two tanks of fuel for the 535)

Thanks. That confirms what I thought - I'd be better off financially buying and running a diesel banger and claiming.

Financially yes you will mate. I guess for me I view it as a cost of convenience. Suppose I am fortunate to be in a position to swallow a cost for convenience's sake - first world problems and all that. Get a new car, drive it for 60k miles, get a new car, drive it for 60k miles. Flat cost each month including unlimited fuel.

Edited by Soov535 on Friday 5th August 11:53

Edited by Soov535 on Friday 5th August 11:54

[aberdeeneuan]

likhan_s said:

headjog said:

yes Im struggling with spotify too - it sort of works but very glitchy - need to get an iphone I guess

Why do you say glitchy? Mine just does not work. It works perfectly with bluetooth a2dp profile. Where i am allowed to play next or previous song, but cannot use the spotify integration where i can browse and navigate.

Been playing with this in my wifes car (2 series) - with my old phone (Sony Z1), it just wasn't interested. With my new iPhone, works a treat.

[headjog]

likhan_s said:

Why do you say glitchy? Mine just does not work. It works perfectly with bluetooth a2dp profile. Where i am allowed to play next or previous song, but cannot use the spotify integration where i can browse and navigate.

I have the same as you in the sense in connects via bluetooth - but I don't get access to the spotify app through connected drive

I wondered if this was because I don't have the professional media and only business.

the glitchy stuff I was referring to was the fact that even through bluetooth the screen freezes everytime I get in the car, i have to open the spotify app on my phone and then it displays the tune I'm playing.

My mate who has an i8 with an iphone 6 says his just connects when he gets in the car and plays from where he got out of the car.

This is my first bmw ( and what a great one to have!) so not sure what is the norm!

[Happy_Harris1431]

headjog said:

I have the same as you in the sense in connects via bluetooth - but I don't get access to the spotify app through connected drive

I wondered if this was because I don't have the professional media and only business.

the glitchy stuff I was referring to was the fact that even through bluetooth the screen freezes everytime I get in the car, i have to open the spotify app on my phone and then it displays the tune I'm playing.

My mate who has an i8 with an iphone 6 says his just connects when he gets in the car and plays from where he got out of the car.

This is my first bmw ( and what a great one to have!) so not sure what is the norm!

Has to be plugged in via USB for connected drive to work

[Duncrieviedude]

i haven't got a posh phone, so I just got a 32gb USB drive for about £8, got all my iTunes put on it and it works just fine. Apparently the SE model that I got does not have the facility to save to a hard drive, so USB was really the best option

[headjog]

Happy_Harris1431 said:

Has to be plugged in via USB for connected drive to work

Yes have tried to connect via the usb port under the arm rest - but it only connects via bluetooth

[dave2007bc]

I'm due a new company car in March and have been offered this or a fairly well specd 320d.

I do between 2-3000 miles a month, mainly motorway. Of that, 300ish personal miles.

I have a fuel card so all 'personal' mileage is logged and a cheque for the amount paid based on mpg/pence per mile for that month.

40% tax payer

I'll have the car for 6 years.

Having the 'e' would nean a huge saving per month on the 320d but from what I read, a fairly big increase in fuel cost as my journeys are all 300mile return trips with little opportunity for charging at my destination.

Should I go for the 330e or the 320d based on how my pocket will be affected?

[headjog]

Duncrieviedude said:

i haven't got a posh phone, so I just got a 32gb USB drive for about £8, got all my iTunes put on it and it works just fine. Apparently the SE model that I got does not have the facility to save to a hard drive, so USB was really the best option

Cool, so if i put all my tunes on a usb stick the car will read and play - excellent thanks, I've not found the hard drive either and I have the m sport but not professional media

Edited by headjog on Friday 5th August 20:20

[jojo2108]

I finally received my 330e last Friday, having ordered it in January.

Can anyone tell me what range there car reads on electric when it has been fully charged on a home charge?

I have Rolec non tethered box that speeds up the charging process.

[redrum_g]

Happy_Harris1431 said:

Anyone having a problem with trim squeeking! It's doing my head in!!!

I've just started noticing this after a few days holidays around the back roads of Ireland (now a total of 2500 miles on the clock). I spent about 3 hours yesterday blasting around the ring of Kerry and was so impressed with the performance of the car however I have now noticed lots of creaking in the car, I feels like it is coming from the doors, possibly the rubber seals that surround the doors.

Its most noticeable at slow speeds on rough roads on electric so it may just be a case of the crap irish roads in some places and the really quiet car?! Perhaps the drone of my previous diesel covered the squeaks before.

anyone else notice this?

[Happy_Harris1431]

redrum_g said:

I've just started noticing this after a few days holidays around the back roads of Ireland (now a total of 2500 miles on the clock). I spent about 3 hours yesterday blasting around the ring of Kerry and was so impressed with the performance of the car however I have now noticed lots of creaking in the car, I feels like it is coming from the doors, possibly the rubber seals that surround the doors.

Its most noticeable at slow speeds on rough roads on electric so it may just be a case of the crap irish roads in some places and the really quiet car?! Perhaps the drone of my previous diesel covered the squeaks before.

anyone else notice this?

Yip, it seems to be at the doors for me too, also at the steering column. I've done 3000 miles

[Gary1971]

It's here...sure wheels not for everyone but I love them...great car!!!!...all you waiters have a real treat coming...definately worth the wait...

[likhan_s]

Happy_Harris1431 said:

Has to be plugged in via USB for connected drive to work

I have also tried connecting using usb. However, no spotify.

[bigphil47]

jojo2108 said:

I finally received my 330e last Friday, having ordered it in January.

Can anyone tell me what range there car reads on electric when it has been fully charged on a home charge?

I have Rolec non tethered box that speeds up the charging process.

Mine arrived on Tuesday, absolutely love it so far. Just finished charging mine, the app is showing 18 miles worth of charge available. Is it worth getting the Rolec charger? And how much was the cable that was also required?

Thanks

[albatross]

Has anyone worked out how to change the lights for driving on the continent?

[Funkydunc]

bigphil47 said:

jojo2108 said:

Is it worth getting the Rolec charger? And how much was the cable that was also required?

Thanks

I am not sure.

I have been quoted £60 to fit an outside standard UK socket.

You can get a wallpod unit fitted for £145 (just a unit no cable) and then buy a cable approx. £130 = Total £275

You can get a wallpod unit with tethered cable for £200, but then if you want to charge when you are out and about you still need to buy a cable for charging out and about £350.

I think I am just going to go with a standard outside plug, and hope the BMW cable doesn't break! I asked BMW if the standard cable was covered by warranty. I didn't get any response :-(

[N15hsy]

Hi All,

Been reading this forum since February like most people.

Car got delivered Friday from GB Vehicle Contracts, they did put my price up but decided to go ahead anyway.

The car is fantastic like everyone has said, i covered 400 miles over the weekend and really put the car to the test. All weekend i averaged around 22.4mpg so it wasn't light driving. From a performance point of view the car is fantastic, keeps going well above its quoted top speed in both modes and fantastic off the start line.

I work 2 miles from home so perfect for my daily commute, used 14% battery this morning in max battery mode, but again it wasn't a slow drive to work.I find that at 50mph it charges around 3-4% per minute, so can easily top the battery's up while you drive. Again it seems to loose around 2% per minute, going up steep hills or over 50mph on electric really drains the battery though.

One thing im having issues with is the connected drive, BMW are saying the issues are worldwide right now, can anyone let me know if theres is currently working or not.

Nish

[chrisoldroyd]

N15hsy said:

Hi All,

Been reading this forum since February like most people.

Car got delivered Friday from GB Vehicle Contracts, they did put my price up but decided to go ahead anyway.

The car is fantastic like everyone has said, i covered 400 miles over the weekend and really put the car to the test. All weekend i averaged around 22.4mpg so it wasn't light driving. From a performance point of view the car is fantastic, keeps going well above its quoted top speed in both modes and fantastic off the start line.

I work 2 miles from home so perfect for my daily commute, used 14% battery this morning in max battery mode, but again it wasn't a slow drive to work.I find that at 50mph it charges around 3-4% per minute, so can easily top the battery's up while you drive. Again it seems to loose around 2% per minute, going up steep hills or over 50mph on electric really drains the battery though.

One thing im having issues with is the connected drive, BMW are saying the issues are worldwide right now, can anyone let me know if theres is currently working or not.

Nish

Hi Nish, just had my 330e Sport delivered today and I am in awe. I'm a bit confused on the connected drive stuff though, can you help?

Which app on phone do you use, I have two ,one called "Connected" the other "Remote" both seem flaky to me and the "connected app" doesn't seem to find my car half the time. It also lost my registered car online now and I need to reactivate but no messages are coming through to my Connected Drive with the pin no so I am stuck.

So any help with this would be handy.

Thanks
Chris

Edited by chrisoldroyd on Monday 8th August 22:06