So who's getting an i3?

[anonymous-user]

REALIST123 said:

Yes? So......?

Been a slow day then?

As you found the time to read and comment, I guess your day was at least equally slow

[modeller]

120Ah (~42kWh) now announced. Looks like BEV only for UK

[Plug Life]

Should be 60kWh at least.

[EddieSteadyGo]

modeller said:

120Ah (~42kWh) now announced. Looks like BEV only for UK

Quite interesting that it might be BEV only.

I'm wondering what the effect on the residuals might be for the current 94ah version.

The initial depreciation on a properly speced i3 can be quite brutal. But I wonder if it might be possible to buy a 2018 model i3s for £25,000 by next April

[Jacobyte]

Plug Life said:

Should be 60kWh at least.

Not sure that's necessary for the i3 as it's not really the right chassis/layout for long distances; to get serious it'll need to be >100Kw and in a bigger car - a la Model X or iPace.

[Heres Johnny]

EddieSteadyGo said:

Quite interesting that it might be BEV only.

I'm wondering what the effect on the residuals might be for the current 94ah version.

The initial depreciation on a properly speced i3 can be quite brutal. But I wonder if it might be possible to buy a 2018 model i3s for £25,000 by next April

When you say a 2018 model do you mean the new one thats not out yet or the current 2018 registered cars? There are already 2018 reg 94 Rex for 26k so I'd be amazed if they aren't under 25k in 6 months.

The following is from http://tesla-info.com/BMW/inventory.html and shows the advertised prices of i3s and i8s by year currently on the market (over 600 cars).

Edited by Heres Johnny on Sunday 30th September 13:11

[ajprice]

Fully Charged video with Jonny Smith comparing the i3s to the Mini Countryman Cooper S E PHEV 4wd long name edition. Because they're a similar price, both plug in, both made by BMW, and very different cars. https://youtu.be/8NGeM_rdeSU

[EddieSteadyGo]

Heres Johnny said:

EddieSteadyGo said:

Quite interesting that it might be BEV only.

I'm wondering what the effect on the residuals might be for the current 94ah version.

The initial depreciation on a properly speced i3 can be quite brutal. But I wonder if it might be possible to buy a 2018 model i3s for £25,000 by next April

When you say a 2018 model do you mean the new one thats not out yet or the current 2018 registered cars? There are already 2018 reg 94 Rex for 26k so I'd be amazed if they aren't under 25k in 6 months.

The following is from http://tesla-info.com/BMW/inventory.html and shows the advertised prices of i3s and i8s by year currently on the market (over 600 cars).

That's a neat set of data you are collecting.

For me, I was thinking about a 2018 registered car. Specifically I was thinking of looking out for an i3s. By next March I would imagine BMW will have a good supply of the 2019 120ah battery cars coming through. So if I could buy a 2018 i3s for £25k I was thinking that would be a good deal.

[caseys]

Well I was holding out for the 120Ah model that got announced over the weekend.

I had a quote for a 93Ah build-to-order lease via our fleet for sub £380. Monday the prices jumped to £470, so I hit go on my saved quote of under £380.

I'm hoping it takes long enough to build that I get a 120Ah. I'll let people know!

[cvega]

what kind of range does the 94Ah bev get?

[Heres Johnny]

cvega said:

what kind of range does the 94Ah bev get?

Depends on a lot of things but 150 miles.

[Jacobyte]

Heres Johnny said:

cvega said:

what kind of range does the 94Ah bev get?

Depends on a lot of things but 150 miles.

Picture courtesy of Gonville on the i3 group:

[Plug Life]

Jacobyte said:

Not sure that's necessary for the i3 as it's not really the right chassis/layout for long distances; to get serious it'll need to be >100Kw and in a bigger car - a la Model X or iPace.

Any EV is better with ~200 miles range instead of ~150. But it won't happen, the i3 is a dead end with Samsung batteries.

[covmutley]

I predicted (in hope) that EV second hand values would improve as people started to accept them and realise the low running costs.

That seems to be happening. And now that bmw have stopped rex versions, I assume this can only be good for i3 rex values?

[Spunagain]

Jacobyte said:

Picture courtesy of Gonville on the i3 group:

Note that is at 15 degrees, last year I borrowed a 94Ah days on test in a cold sub zero feb from BMW. My commute was from Newbury to Maidenhead, mostly A34,M4, never going over 70 and from a full charge when I picked it up I got just over 75 miles of range.

[Caruso]

I've just bought a 4 year old i3 Rex. Are there any other owners of secondhand i3s?

[toppstuff]

I think ditching the Rex was a mistake.

I was interested in the i3. I am not anymore.

[caseys]

my 120Ah BEV is turning up on 18th Feb.... I'll try and report back on range/usage.

[kambites]

toppstuff said:

I think ditching the Rex was a mistake.

I remember reading somewhere that they aren't abandoning Rex completely, they just wont be selling them here because they don't believe there is enough demand.

[uknick]

kambites said:

I remember reading somewhere that they aren't abandoning Rex completely, they just wont be selling them here because they don't believe there is enough demand.

I think they're preparing the European market for the iX range of cars to be used for intercity travel and then market the i3, if it still continues, as an urban car only.