BMW 225xe (2 Series Active Tourer)

[Cfboys]

BoloH4wes said:

Car has arrived at the dealers and delivery has been confirmed for 8th November.

Haven't decided on getting a rolec charger fitted or just getting a leccy round to fit an external plug socket...

Price wise, there can’t be much difference, right?

[BoloH4wes]

Not too sure, but the chargers are pretty ugly. I can hide a socket and some cable fairly easy.

[R0B3RT]

BoloH4wes said:

Not too sure, but the chargers are pretty ugly. I can hide a socket and some cable fairly easy.

Look at the EO Mini - simialr size to an external 3-pin socket. From what I read the car will charge faster through a dedicated box rather than a 3-pin. Maye an hour or so quicker.

[R0B3RT]

chrisk said:

Hi All,

Some advise please. My parents signed up to this 1+17, £229.

They got a message from Total today for the direct debit and the price now doesn't reflect the quote. They want £229 as first payment and remaining payments are £299. Seems the guy they originally dealt with no longer works there and original price was a mistake!? I believe its been left with Total investigating this, parents will just pull out if the price does go up.

Anyone else had this? Seems a bit of a one-off, I'd imagine these forums would be going crazy otherwise!?

Help, advice, experience to the contrary appreciated.

Thanks.

I'm suprised to see this. They were all at £229 (£239 / £249 - depending on premium or M Sport). I didn;t even hear of one at £299. Mind you I'm now going to check my paperwork!

[R0B3RT]

R0B3RT said:

chrisk said:

Hi All,

Some advise please. My parents signed up to this 1+17, £229.

They got a message from Total today for the direct debit and the price now doesn't reflect the quote. They want £229 as first payment and remaining payments are £299. Seems the guy they originally dealt with no longer works there and original price was a mistake!? I believe its been left with Total investigating this, parents will just pull out if the price does go up.

Anyone else had this? Seems a bit of a one-off, I'd imagine these forums would be going crazy otherwise!?

Help, advice, experience to the contrary appreciated.

Thanks.

I'm suprised to see this. They were all at £229 (£239 / £249 - depending on premium or M Sport). I didn;t even hear of one at £299. Mind you I'm now going to check my paperwork!

Yeah mine is certainly £239 (as have Premium pack) for the duration. This sounds like they are trying to pull a fast one or there is a mistake on the paperwork. It would be unusual to have a smaller inital like that. What spec car was it?

In other news - mine is at the dealer but not getting it for a month or so - anyone else picked up yet? Pics?

[chrisk]

Turns out total investigated and the £299 was a mistake and they’ll send out new paperwork with the correct figure of £229/m (base model).

I can’t help but think that they tried to pull a fast one. Wonder whether they don’t have enough cars and playing this game to put a few people off, could have been much worse had my parents had a lease about to expire etc. And maybe left car-less.

This seems like they’ve got so many cars on lease at the £229 price that they can’t get the prices wrong and pretend otherwise!?

Anyway, all resolved. Thanks.

[BoloH4wes]

I think you're reading too much into it.

[ruggerz]

Can anyone who has taken delivery of their xe advise how long the standard 3-pin plug charger is?

Trying to figure out where on the outside of my garage I need to fit an outside socket for it to reach.

For reference, I have to reverse up to the outside of my garage, so it will need to run from the front to the back of the car and then a bit further.

[Springer996]

Powerlead's about 10' long. Ours arrived yesterday, from Partridge BMW on south coast. Very pleased. Anyone who imagines Tota Motion would think they could hoodwink another £70 pm off a customer is certainly cup half empty!

So far,
+ves, acceleration with both ends working, instant cabin warmth, good seats, feels like a quality car with BMW esque handling
-ves, can turn on but not be 'ready' (foxed her indoors), having to wait to remove plug if charging not complete, brake pedal will take some getting use to (regen)

[fizz47]

Can someone confirm what charging leads come with the car as standard?

In the process of getting a charger installed at the hose and want to check what options there are..

[Springer996]

As an EV novice I don't understand the question? One supplied with car has standard three pin plug fitted. Car asks you to inform of charging rate, low/med/high and as mine is from a domestic plug, I selected low. hasn't melted my T+E yet

[fizz47]

Springer996 said:

As an EV novice I don't understand the question? One supplied with car has standard three pin plug fitted. Car asks you to inform of charging rate, low/med/high and as mine is from a domestic plug, I selected low. hasn't melted my T+E yet

Did the car come with only a domestic 3 pin charging cable or does it come with a cable that can be plugged into public charging points etc?

My last MB C350e came with with both types of charging cables.

[Springer996]

Only one

[Auto-Teknix]

ruggerz said:

Can anyone who has taken delivery of their xe advise how long the standard 3-pin plug charger is?

Trying to figure out where on the outside of my garage I need to fit an outside socket for it to reach.

For reference, I have to reverse up to the outside of my garage, so it will need to run from the front to the back of the car and then a bit further.

Took delivery of mine a week ago, great car. The total length of the lead from the 13 amp plug to the end of the car charge plug is 5 m.

[Auto-Teknix]

Is the car supposed to lock when you walk away from it ? I have set it to autolock in the options but it still doesn't lock.

[Auto-Teknix]

Springer996 said:

As an EV novice I don't understand the question? One supplied with car has standard three pin plug fitted. Car asks you to inform of charging rate, low/med/high and as mine is from a domestic plug, I selected low. hasn't melted my T+E yet

I've run it on high which is about 10 amps, it barely gets warm. Don't try it on a coiled extension lead though.

[Cfboys]

For anyone who has installed a rolec ev charger, I have mine booked in for next week.

The installer claims only the green colour option is available for the £149 advertised price. Want an additional £12 to £15 for any other colours. Is this correct?

Also, what is the warranty period if it ever fails? Thanks

[Somebody]

Cfboys said:

For anyone who has installed a rolec ev charger, I have mine booked in for next week.

The installer claims only the green colour option is available for the £149 advertised price. Want an additional £12 to £15 for any other colours. Is this correct?

Also, what is the warranty period if it ever fails? Thanks

Yes, other colours are extra. Warranty is 3 years if bought under OLEV grant.

[loofer]

Scheduled delivery of mine in 10 days. Anybody found a user manual online? I could do with starting to read up on the charging and drive options now. I doubt it’s going to be a BMW folk delivering it to tell me all I need to know. Will be a 3PL co I’m sure

EDIT:
I’ve found the official App, just need somebody kind enough to PM me their VIN so I can download the manual.
https://www.bmw.com.mt/en/topics/offers-and-servic...

Edited by loofer on Saturday 3rd November 12:31

[James-l4h2w]

Are other people paying £149 in total for the charger? The company that quote me are adding on for certification and earth rod etc.

Quote below:

Rolec untethered 7.2KW ​​​​​ £124.16

Building Control/ Warranty/ Certification​​ £15.00

Earth Rod, Inspection Box and Clamp​ £50.00

Sub Total. ​​£189.16

VAT​​​£37.83

Total Client Contribution​​£226.99

• Gas & Water Bonding is charged at £80.00 per bond, if not present on site**