BMW 330e ordered...

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Stupeo

1,343 posts

192 months

Monday 11th March 2019
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Somebody said:
Cables are under £120 from BMW dealers on eBay. Search on 61902455069.
Thanks - got one for £105 from a Scottish dealer.

BMW330enut

101 posts

90 months

Monday 11th March 2019
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JayK12 said:
Anyone know if tow bars are available for the 330e? Or is this a no go due to battery placement?
Hi. No towbar can be installed on the 330e. As you say it’s the position of the battery pack. Bmw haven’t type approved it for towing.

BMW330enut

101 posts

90 months

Monday 11th March 2019
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Stupeo said:
I’m picking up a new 530e on Thursday and I was wondering if anyone could recommend the best place to get a Type 2 charging cable from?

Not bothered about it being OEM.

Thanks.
eBay. Many company car owners sell them as they have no intention of charging. Mine came from a merc c350e driver. I prefer the Merc cable as it’s coiled and therefore stays off the floor when in use. Saves muck in your boot.

jonwm

2,504 posts

113 months

Thursday 14th March 2019
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Had my yearly fuel report back from work today, thought id share as an insight into fuel costs over roughly 20k miles.

I charge hardly ever at home, charge if possible when out and about, possibly 2 or 3 times a month maximum so pretty much runs on petrol.

I do lots of motorway and don't drive it massively efficiently, often use sport mode, its just had its first service and tyres all had 6mm on so that's a bonus.

Total miles 20719 fuel cost £2908.95 (usually fill at supermarket so around £1.18 here) Pence Per mile fuel £0.14

Nothing else gone wrong with it apart from 3 recalls and a loose door handle.

Ohgo0nth3n

24 posts

95 months

Thursday 14th March 2019
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jonwm said:
Had my yearly fuel report back from work today, thought id share as an insight into fuel costs over roughly 20k miles.

I charge hardly ever at home, charge if possible when out and about, possibly 2 or 3 times a month maximum so pretty much runs on petrol.

I do lots of motorway and don't drive it massively efficiently, often use sport mode, its just had its first service and tyres all had 6mm on so that's a bonus.

Total miles 20719 fuel cost £2908.95 (usually fill at supermarket so around £1.18 here) Pence Per mile fuel £0.14

Nothing else gone wrong with it apart from 3 recalls and a loose door handle.
My man maths is failing me - what does that work out mpg?

jonwm

2,504 posts

113 months

Thursday 14th March 2019
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Ohgo0nth3n said:
My man maths is failing me - what does that work out mpg?
based on my average price of £1.18 it comes out at 38.2 mpg

Comparison last year in my A5 TDI with the same job and similar mileage it was 59.3 mpg

Winner for me is the BIK has gone from £320 to £158 per month

pk8

3 posts

60 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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Hello, first post here.

I am thinking of upgrading my 2011 320d ed to an F30 and the 330e is catching my eye from a performance and economy point of view.

There is a 2016 sport version available (no leather) at a reasonable price and I am considering it.

My commute is 40km (26 miles) each way with about 60% of that motorway, other roads are 100km/hr limited.

What kind of MPG could I expect on this kind of commute? Work charging is a possibility, we have a couple of leaf and ioniq owners with work charging provided.

ckmak

17 posts

177 months

Tuesday 19th March 2019
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I would imagine you would get 100mpg+ on that kind of commute if you can charge at both locations.

Joscal

2,072 posts

199 months

Tuesday 19th March 2019
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I'm getting 78 mpg according to Idrive on a 12 mile commute in stop start heavy,heavy traffic and motorway charging both ends. I've done over 8000 miles since May and have to fill up once a month or so which is around £40.

Bare in mind the engine kicks in on the motorway (you can turn it to full electric but it won't last long)

Not bad at all but I thought it would have been a good bit better.

sly fox

2,220 posts

218 months

Tuesday 19th March 2019
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jonwm said:
based on my average price of £1.18 it comes out at 38.2 mpg

Comparison last year in my A5 TDI with the same job and similar mileage it was 59.3 mpg

Winner for me is the BIK has gone from £320 to £158 per month
So my arithmetic suggests you paid less tax overall, but it cost the company more money in fuel if you did comparable miles the year before. Not really a saving then ?

(not having a go - just trying to work out which route is better)

Edinburger

10,403 posts

167 months

Tuesday 19th March 2019
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My car is 11 months old with 19K on the clock. I got the coolant warning recently so I'll need to top-up the anti-freeze mixed with water (is that right?) but this seems unusual for a car of this age - would you agree? I'm wondering if there's a blockage or a leak in the radiator?

Somebody

1,152 posts

82 months

Tuesday 19th March 2019
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Edinburger said:
My car is 11 months old with 19K on the clock. I got the coolant warning recently so I'll need to top-up the anti-freeze mixed with water (is that right?) but this seems unusual for a car of this age - would you agree? I'm wondering if there's a blockage or a leak in the radiator?
It's got 2 cooling systems, one for the battery pack/charging system as well as a standard one for the ICE. If you go through the thread it's not that uncommon to have a slight loss of coolant in the circuit for the electrics, and is quickly fixed by a top up.

hyb1d

18 posts

74 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Edinburger said:
My car is 11 months old with 19K on the clock. I got the coolant warning recently so I'll need to top-up the anti-freeze mixed with water (is that right?) but this seems unusual for a car of this age - would you agree? I'm wondering if there's a blockage or a leak in the radiator?
same thing happened to me. I just topped up with water from the flat, its scotland so we have the best water. i did then go and buy some coolant so if u want to use coolant i have some left you could use mate send me a pm. in comiston..

BMW330enut

101 posts

90 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Anyone else suffering with their I drive system rebooting when driving?

Annoying, does it 3/4 times per journey.

Can’t get into the dealer for 4 weeks!

wobert

5,010 posts

221 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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BMW330enut said:
Anyone else suffering with their I drive system rebooting when driving?

Annoying, does it 3/4 times per journey.

Can’t get into the dealer for 4 weeks!
Mine comes alive with the ignition, then reboots after about 2 mins of driving.

I’ve also had numerous “failures” of both the cruise control /speed limiter today, the error flags when I’m past one rotation of the steering wheel, so guess it must be a dodgy contact on the mfsw slip ring.

Both features work ok.

BMW330enut

101 posts

90 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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wobert said:
Mine comes alive with the ignition, then reboots after about 2 mins of driving.

I’ve also had numerous “failures” of both the cruise control /speed limiter today, the error flags when I’m past one rotation of the steering wheel, so guess it must be a dodgy contact on the mfsw slip ring.

Both features work ok.
Yes mine does that too but then keeps rebooting every so often, annoying when you’re mid phone call as the hands free cuts out.

Have to wait and see what sytner say.

South tdf

1,518 posts

194 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Over the last few weeks my Spotify won’t connect so maybe I-drive related but apart from that no problems.

DragonflyTrumpeter

227 posts

96 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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Apart from my high voltage battery shambles early on, I have had zero issues with the car. Not even trivial stuff, like idrive or charge flap / charging issues as some have mentioned. 34 months and 36k miles in so pleasantly surprised. So much so, I am seriously considering doing the same again.

I normally change on 3 years but may keep this one a few months and get the new model later in the year. Never thought I would say that when the batteries were being replaced and bmw were being a collective bunch of assholes. But 30 months of totally trouble free and enjoyable driving in a car that suits my needs and habits is a factor.

And given the poor choice in EVs at the moment and the crap charging infrastructure, doing another 3 year hybrid is starting to appeal, probably makes sense in fact. The EV climate will be very different in 2022.

jonwm

2,504 posts

113 months

Friday 22nd March 2019
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sly fox said:
jonwm said:
based on my average price of £1.18 it comes out at 38.2 mpg

Comparison last year in my A5 TDI with the same job and similar mileage it was 59.3 mpg

Winner for me is the BIK has gone from £320 to £158 per month
So my arithmetic suggests you paid less tax overall, but it cost the company more money in fuel if you did comparable miles the year before. Not really a saving then ?

(not having a go - just trying to work out which route is better)
Yes that's right.

Plus it's a pain filling up 3 times a week sometimes.

If it wasn't for the miles I do I would opt out.

This was a decision on bik. I wanted the 330d shadow but it was much more a month on the tax.

I have a fuel card so charging at home is a pure cost to me hence not charging at home.


S1bs

81 posts

66 months

Friday 22nd March 2019
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BMW330enut said:
Yes mine does that too but then keeps rebooting every so often, annoying when you’re mid phone call as the hands free cuts out.

Have to wait and see what sytner say.
Mine also started rebooting yesterday. Drove it twice and it crashed then rebooted to the settings (radio etc) present when it was parked, about 30mins into each of the two journeys .

If it keeps doing so, will take it to BMW next week.