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Who has the 40e?
The dealers are pushing the 40e and I want to know owners thoughts on their purchase. Anyone?
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03-11-2016, 03:43 PM | #3 | |
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I'll share my thoughts upon arrival and use! Last edited by HansRobert; 03-11-2016 at 08:34 PM.. |
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03-13-2016, 09:32 AM | #5 |
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Hi everyone, my first post as I have just took delivery of the BMW X5 40e with the m sport package last week and I have been driving it for a week. I will post some pictures once the weather is better.
So far it has been fantastic to drive. I have managed to get around 35 kms on pure electric during my work commute which is around 50 kms both ways. I have been charging it using the household charger provided overnight (i.e around 7 hours of charging on low setting) I did put a full tank of petrol last week upon delivery which gave me a range of 704 kms. After a full week of driving to work and back including some driving around this week-end the fuel range indicator shows 684 kms. |
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03-13-2016, 10:13 AM | #6 | |
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03-13-2016, 11:11 AM | #7 |
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Thank you very much for the welcome message. I live in Tamarin on the west coast overlooking the sea. I will try to get some nice shots next week-end to share.
Baunton, if you decide to come back, do not hesitate & give me a shout and if that is okay with you, I can take you for a drive in some nice spots on the island |
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03-25-2016, 05:58 AM | #9 | |
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http://www.torquenews.com/2250/resul...news-ev-owners Also, max charging rates will put more of an electrical load on the circuit supplying electricity, which may not be desirable in some situations. |
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03-27-2016, 12:56 AM | #11 | |
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We got ours today. I thought the wife would like to get a new car after 10.5 years of driving an Xterra (fantastic truck, BTW) so past couple weeks I was looking. My 328 was at the dealership for headlight troubles and I took a testdrive in the X5 xdrive35i. Thought it was exactly what my wife would like. I did note that the saleslady told me they'd been getting several electric X5s in stock and couldn't move them. I did research concerning lease rates, average days on lot, etc and the wife test drove the xdrive35i. She did not like the interior color. I didn't like that there was no way I'd get a deal on it because the lease credits only $2000 and that the 35i is a quick seller. Then the wife saw the 40e and asked "is that electric only?" once she learned it was a plug-in hybrid she test drove it. Loved it. 1.5 hours later it was all hers with first month, title and doc fee down. $9k off MSRP. The dealership had several on the lot (small dealership) accounting for half their total X5 inventory. I knew they had to move it. Very pleased with sales process, etc from the BMW dealership. Bosch EL-51253 30amp charging station now ordered from Amazon. Until that arrives (and installed) it's the 110V.
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03-29-2016, 06:00 AM | #13 | |
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What colors did you choose? |
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03-29-2016, 06:40 AM | #14 | |
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I have taken a big chance with the colors, it can turn out both ways.. I did not want yet another blue/black car with black interior, I've had three in a row now (night blue, carbon-, jerez black) neither did we (she) want grey or white, so we ended up with Pyrite Brown exterior. Most interior colours are not recommended with Pyrite, and since we have two small kids and a black haired dog, light colours is out of the picture, which leaves only nutmeg or black, so I chose Nutmeg to get the Merino leather instead of Dakota. Either it works, or I will be driving a big turd.. |
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03-29-2016, 07:17 AM | #15 | |
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I've attached a picture of our previous X5 so you can see the paint color. Hopefully it is the same. |
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03-31-2016, 01:44 AM | #16 |
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I have a 2016 F15 xdrive40e that I picked up at the beginning of January. It only gets 19-21 miles on pure electric but I have made it to and back from work (12 mi each way) on a full charge.
I only have two issues with the car so far. I do not like grey front grills and sometimes you cannot tell if the engine is started or not cause it is so quiet. I went with Space Grey with Black interior. |
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04-13-2016, 01:15 PM | #17 |
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Thinking of X5 40e. Should I wait until the 2017 models are out?
Dealer ETA is end of June, beg of July for this model. Apparently only one dealer in GTA has it for demo, and there are none on hand to buy! |
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04-13-2016, 02:06 PM | #18 |
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I would wait especially at this point unless you can get a better deal but highly unlikely. You are aware it's only a 5 seater (no option for 3rd row) unless you don't need one.
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04-13-2016, 02:53 PM | #22 |
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Almaretto was asking you why would you wait for a 2017 model versus getting the car now as per scanido question: Thinking of X5 40e. Should I wait until the 2017 models are out?
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