Hi all
Alas I don't even have a guarantee of a parking space where I live let alone a driveway or a garage; the biggest reason why my new car isn't a BMW i3 is not being able to park up at home and charge every night !
For the record I'm getting a V40, D2 manual ( claimed 80mpg). But I'm tarting it up in RDesign spec in bright blue with panoramic sunroof, sport pack and the Harmon Kardon Dollby pro logic sound system. I drove a fierce deal, the Sales Manager said it was the biggest discount he had ever seen in his dealership lol!
I'm sure I will lurk here for some time, it's a great community of friendly and highly knowledgeable people. A very interesting bunch!
Well, I found the car to be very comfortable, excellent seats in particular, good ride and handling, and the engine was so much smoother than the little 3pot I'm used to it almost felt like it was a petrol rather than a diesel. So ticked all of those boxes at least. I'm looking forward to driving it!
Haven't got it yet that was the demonstrator
The Baxi CHP units were over complex for sure. These new Flow Boilers look much better.
It's a bit like an electric car; I worked out that I would have to do 400,000km in a E-Up (compared with an Up) before I started making any savings. 400,000km in a limited range car! That was before road fuel came down in price (and electricity prices didn't). I was also assuming that the cost of an eventual replacement battery would roughly balance the saved servicing costs.
RAB
Audi A1 2.0 TDI Black Edition £21k car £279pm
BMW i3 £35k car £274pm
Free parking and charging at council car parks
Free CCS fast charging on motorways etc
Congestion charge free
Difficult to compare when there are obvious subsidies (some large) involved. There's no such thing as free! Someone is paying.
So a £35k i3 has suddenly become a £30k i3. Is that due to the government subsidy? You still have to account for the £14k difference in initial cost.
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I would imagine that the depreciation on a 10-year old i3 requiring a new battery would not be very favourable to the owner!
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So a £35k i3 has suddenly become a £30k i3. Is that due to the government subsidy? You still have to account for the £14k difference in initial cost.
The CO2 calculations are also flawed. Some time ago I remember reading a review of the Nissan Leaf which calculated the actual CO2 emissions, due to the means used to generate power in the UK. They were 81g/km, exactly the same as my Lupo 3L!
RAB
I wont have that problem as its on a PCP. I can decide to keep it, trade it, px it, sell it, or hand it back. I would never use savings to buy a new car, they are best for investing with rather than spending on a depreciating purchase.
EV tech is moving so fast, you wouldn't want to own a i3 for 10 years, hence i will be changing every two or three years. Most likely for a Tesla Model 3.
Do you not like the subsides? Maybe look at a used E-Up! ?
EV tech is moving so fast, you wouldn't want to own a i3 for 10 years
Do you not like the subsides? Maybe look at a used E-Up! ?
I use ecotricity electricity which is renewable energy from wind and solar.
I am also an Ecotricity customer but do you imagine that there will be sufficient renewable energy to power all future EV's. You can also largely discount solar as most EV's will be charged at night!
RAB