BMW i4

Buddy Bubs

The 35 will outsell any more expensive version in a functioning market where supply is at normal levels. Once range is comparable to models higher up food chain. They're right to launch it.

brownej

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120282476#Comment_120282476

Lol, if you go to the configurator the base e35 model is cloth seats. Leather is extra.

jordan191

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120282923#Comment_120282923

So the i4 35 has similar specs to a Model 3 RWD with 350-400km range ( optimistic) & 0-100km in 6.0 secs, RWD, cloth seats but around €17K more expensive i suppose its really down to whether you value the BMW badge. Bit of a mistake by BMW to price it over the grant limit.

carsfan2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120282923#Comment_120282923

That’s the case for all i4 models except the m50. It’s a mix of artificial leather and fabric. I’ve seen it in dealer cars and it’s very nice in reality.

A 35 sports with a couple of options would be a nice car.

Buddy Bubs

Real leather in cars going the way of the dodo and the dinosaurs anyway.

Theres plenty of ways to classily upholster a car interior these days without leather. Nice contrasting materials just as good, only downside is its not as easy to clean. I miss the handiness of just wiping down leather

eagerv

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120282923#Comment_120282923

Clloth seats imo are a bonus🤣. I am old enough Just To remember when cloth were an extra over vinyl. 👍

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120282476#Comment_120282476

I remember I took a 320d ES as trade in for a car a few years back. ES = Not a nice cabin to sit in!

SD_DRACULA

Max 180kw charging too, but probably due to smaller battery, not that any of them can sustain that for more than a few minutes anyway.

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120284391#Comment_120284391

180kw charging won’t be an issue IMO. My current car can charge at 250kw. Hasn’t seen more than 11kw 🤣🤣

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120281776#Comment_120281776

That's exactly what you should do. Let the garage have it repaired to their satisfaction. Were it discovered you had it repaired without their knowledge, it might have resulted in a whole new saga. This way, they get to have the car made perfect again and that could mean any damaged parts are replaced with new.

stesaurus

Haven't been able to update software remotely and now I have a recall notice via the app. It's a software fix apparently but I can't do it due to the previous issue.

carsfan2

My friends three week old i4 has died and had to be transported away. It wouldn’t go at all. Failure of the onboard charger they’re saying. Needs to be replaced and no parts available. He’s livid!

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120304538#Comment_120304538

Similar to the other posters problem?

Car was off the road for over 100 days.

mfceiling

"Premium" build quality.

My wife has a 21 8 series. Just before Christmas it wouldn't start. Not a kick from anything. Had to be towed away from her work.

To be fair to BMW they serviced it for free before they returned it.

carsfan2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120304687#Comment_120304687

Can’t remember what the problem was to the other poster. It’s not good enough though.

bmw want the loaner they gave him back and to put him in a diesel hire car while he waits for the repair.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120305245#Comment_120305245

If he didn't sign anything on the EV loaner he got, I would tell them I'll bring it back the second my own car is fixed. That might spur them on a bit.

A diesel loaner is horrific, but I suppose they pay for all his fuel? Tesla do, all their loaners have free supercharging.

I booked in my online test drive for the i4 about a year ago. Haven't heard back (I didn't bother following it up). When I booked in my online test drive for Model Y recently, I could book a slot for that same day despite the place being extremely busy with test drives

v10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120304764#Comment_120304764

Premium build quality are reliability are two very different things.

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120306634#Comment_120306634

One would expect reasonable reliability if the car was truly premium build quality. When shelling out the guts of 70 or 80k, you expect a car to work, or be fixed very quickly. I'd be looking for a refund if the dealership tried fobbing me off with a diesel loaner. Terrible service.

v10

You do get reasonable reliability though, a few posts online about broken cars doesn’t mean bad reliability, you do realise BMW sell millions of cars every year. How many do you read about having a problem, a couple? a couple of dozen? people generally don’t go online to say their car hasn’t broken down so obviously you only hear the negative stories.

yllw.ldbttr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120306916#Comment_120306916

To be fair, first generation of any vehicle nobody should expect it to be hassle free. Always gonna be some issues, especially in an EV.

The dealer experience is a separate issue.

yllw.ldbttr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120305269#Comment_120305269

Didn't think you need an appointment to test drive an i4. Just turn up at your local dealership was my experience.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120307172#Comment_120307172

Back then it was internet booking only. That was when the first few i4 were first in the country. But yeah thanks for the tip, I'll just rock up to Frank Keane one of these days and ask for an ad hoc test drive.

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120307172#Comment_120307172

Joe Duffy had 1 i4 demo since launch. And it was the daily car for one of the service managers. I spent months requesting test drives and some of the excuse were, he didn’t leave the keys here. Joke of a place!

DaveyDave

I feel like dealers of all brands need a shake up. I've had poor experiences with pretty much all dealers with sales and servicing.

Dealers can be really inconsistent. Once I showed up to a scheduled test drive to be told the car wasn't there, meanwhile my local Cupra dealer gives me the keys to go off in a 300hp hot hatch by myself and again last year in their Born when they just got it. My local VW told me I had to pay for a loaner while my car was in for warranty work until they found out I had a service plan, not that it should make a difference. Meanwhile Joe Duffy said I could take whatever I wanted outside once I replaced the fuel and transferred insurance. They didn't have any automatics but dropped me home 30 minutes away.

If I was looking at a BMW I honestly wouldn't expect anything but the same crappy service.

SD_DRACULA

Like with anything made by man, I would never ever expect it to work 100% of the time so it only makes sense stuff fails, regardless of price (i.e. the i4/ix battery recalls due to dodgy Samsung cells)

Can be unlucky and it happens to you but the main issue is the poor after sales service, typical salesman BS though, they're your best friend until you sign the docs and when you drive out you are forgotten.

I specced 4 new BMWs from FK over the years and never had any major issues myself, probably had another 5-6 used BMWs before that, mix of petrol/diesel, never had anything major with them either but I also looked after all of them and serviced them properly.

SD_DRACULA

I have a pair of PPF cutouts for the i4 headlights that I don't need as I went with that and more ppf stuff when I got the car detailed/coated.

€50 is what I paid for it (well actually more with the shaft from customs) if anyone is interested PM me.

SD_DRACULA

Any takers?

Doesn't seem to be anything useful in it, something about carplay blah blah...

rodge123

Is there any way to see the maximum capacity of your battery? Same way you can on iPhone.

Surely this is something that should be visible to consumers on all electric cars.

Just thinking how would you actually know if it had dropped below the 60/70% within 8 years of battery warranty?

joe1303l

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120347382#Comment_120347382

Aviloo, Bjorn has tested it on Youtube. Has TUV approval etc.

carsfan2

Anyone know how long after the car is built, it takes to arrive at the dealer?

thinking shouldn’t be more than 3/4 weeks?