Toyota bz4X

Nowhere have I been able to find out exactly what the fault is apart from jokey references to the "wheels falling off". So what is happening exactly? Is it the wheel bolts vibrating loose until they come undone completely, are they shearing off, or something else entirely? And how on earth was something like this not caught during testing?

I know, it's bizarre. I mean it's not like attaching wheels to cars is a brand new technology or anything :) Also I've not seen any users' stories along the lines of "The wheels fell off my bZ4x, and here's a photo of what happened". All very strange.

Just saw this on the BZ Forums website...

This is a good point but it's to do with the tesla sporadic supply cycle. There's a butt ton of m3 and my being delivered in september, and there hasnt been any for months!

Anyone any update on whether there is a fix and when this car will be delivered to Ireland ?

Just got an update fro my local Toyota garage, saying there is no update since the delays were announced.

Very interesting to know for how long Toyota will stand by the price offered for the trade in vehicles.

Dealer told me mid-December is still the mostly date at this stage, but dealer said they will hold it till January so I get a 231 Reg.

I called to cancel my order to see if they could confirm if delivery would be soon. Was told it wouldn't be till the new year at best, so I've decided to cancel.

Seriously pissed off with the lack of communication!

really….I was told Nov a month a ago …hope it doesn’t go up in price…will we have to pay the new price …?

Shouldn't they stand by the quotes given with the prices given?

It is not the customer's fault they messed it up. It is actually us customers that are at a loss by not being able to use the benefits of an EV over the fossil fuels used until the car gets delivered.

Compared to the way they teat their US customers, it looks like we are considered second class customers.

I believe if one goes against them for a price increase Toyota will lose the case. Let's just not hope it gets there.

I heard a rumour that the grant will be lowered in the budget and for anyone who doesn't already have a deposit on an EV they'll be paying more for one from the 1st January.

If you've a deposit on one then even if the car doesn't arrive till February or March for instance you'll still get your full 2022 grant, it's just anyone putting a deposit down post-budget onwards that's going to get hit with an increase.

Disclaimer: This is just a rumour I heard from a mate in the car trade.

For the removal of the €3800 business EV grant at the end of 2019, there was 2 weeks to get the grant approval (which requires the VIN and sales price) after the announcement and it had to be registered by the end of the year.

End of the road for electric car grant for company cars – The Irish Times

My bets are on January.

Did i hear that this car can only charge at 6kw on AC charging? Instead of the normal 7 or nearly 8.

So with a 71.4kWh usable battery, that means 10.8 hours to charge from empty to full* on any AC charger with 6.6kW or more (all the way up to 43kW), and the night rate periods in Ireland are 9 hours long..

Every 10% is taking 1hr & 5 minutes to put into the battery, and that's on any <6.6kW AC charger anywhere!! but when the 11kW version comes, that same 10% will only take 39 minutes if using an <11kW charger... (10% would take 1hr in the 11kW version at 7.2kW which home chargers can supply).

So a 50% charge at an eCars 22kW AC charger will take 5hrs 24 minutes hours in the 7kW version, and will take 3hrs 15 minutes in the 11kW version...

*charging from 0-100% would be a rare occurrence though in fairness., but the 6.6kW version will only take on 83% in any 9 hour period, so if you want more than 83% in a single charge at home, you're paying day rate for some of it!! (I'd imagine Taxi Drivers will get a shock here if they have the 6.6kW version)

Not in a million years would I accept a 6.6kW version now... especially in 2023!!