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Not tried the pre-heat thingy on Mrs Opti's I-Pace, or the heated steering wheel.

But I grew up with ice on the inside of the windows, so such things have a touch of the 'nancy boy' about them.

one of the best features, so nice coming into a warm car. You almost don't need a heated seat or wheel

Perhaps I'll give it a go.

Not tried the pre-heat thingy on Mrs Opti's I-Pace, or the heated steering wheel.

But I grew up with ice on the inside of the windows, so such things have a touch of the 'nancy boy' about them.

one of the best features, so nice coming into a warm car. You almost don't need a heated seat or wheel

Sounds like a very capable motor, Mark. I wouldn't say £450 a month is cheap, but for what you're getting it's certainly good value. Enjoy 👍

Well £450 is cheap I feel when it includes the car, with zero down payment. All insurance costs all maintenance costs including tyres etc. All I have to do is put electric in it.

Only cheaper if you go bangernomics and run something very old, but these days I don't have the time to maintain things and spend a weekend sorting out a car.

I was probably spending £200+ alone in fuel per month before this, so can't do it much cheaper!

So my new company car arrived just before Christmas, it's a 2025 i4 M60. I get this via Lex Leasing and it was to cheap to ignore really.

I added just a couple of options of an upgraded sound system, tow bar and active cruise control. (BMW love extras)

Headline Stats:

- 601bhp
- Dual Motor

I've already done over 1,000 miles in it. My thoughts?

- It's fast, it's ****ing fast, did I mention it's fast?
- Any speed any time, instant torque that all EV's give.
- Not lost a traffic light drag yet.
- It's very, very comfortable. It comes with adaptive ride (air) and it's 18's alloys with decent amount of side wall mean a very, very smooth ride.
- Super silent around town as you would expect.
- It's excellent at the outside lane cruise, very quiet and smooth.
- Active cruise is great, even comes to a stop and goes again without any involvement from me. Makes for relaxing busy motorway sections.
- Pre-conditioning is something I like way more than I thought I would, coming out to a toasty warm car every morning at 7am is nice.
- Unlike other EV's the touch screen madness is limited, still has traditional iDrive, with buttons etc.
- Easy to disable stupid EU rules, speed limit warning, active warnings/steering intervention etc is very easy to disable. Either 1 button or 1 click in a shortcut.
- I added a towbar, so I can use a rear mount bike rack, makes it easier for hauling bikes. It's electric as well and folds away at the press of a button.
- It's a 3 year lease, so nothing to worry about. Tyres, maintenance, insurance, service etc all included. 
- I've only charged it once away from home, mainly to test the discount from BMW. But worked without any issues.

For me it's incredibly cheap, both in fuel (£0.07 kWh) and the cost of the car itself (£450/m) - Costs me around 65p to get to work now.

Congrats, its a lovely looking thing and a real bargain for what you got!

Pre-heat is the best thing for me, car being warm and not having to scrape the windscreen is a massive perk! I also find it really useful on days out with the kids - such as yesterday where they're cold and tired by the end of the day. Pre heat with the app, bundle the kids into a nice warm car; they're asleep in 10s flat and I get a peaceful drive home 

Yes same, we went to my Grandma's for new years and left at 1AM. Outside it was cold and frosty and I just sent request to the car to warm up 10 mins before. All nice and warm and no defrosting! .

How big is the usable battery?

Even TB must admit you have done well for a 'useless student'...

83.9 kWh (81.1–81.3 kWh usable) *according to Google.

So far, I've not pushed it on range, it's rare I do big miles, but 50-70 miles a day is quite often.

Road test in Autocar magazine last Wednesday, so still in the shops for sale.

They gave it 4 stars,  and said it went like shit of a shovel.

Nice car in a great colour. ......looks very similar to the I-Pace in Italian racing red, or 'firenze' as they like to call it these days.

Most reviews complain about the weight, it is very heavy at 2,300kg's odd. But that also helps squash the bumps 

Looks nice enough, but not in the same league as your old Senator. 

Nothing beats that, I still do regret selling that.

Looks nice enough, but not in the same league as your old Senator. 

Meanwhile.........Sualle Braverman has just defected to Reform. 

Not tried the pre-heat thingy on Mrs Opti's I-Pace, or the heated steering wheel.

But I grew up with ice on the inside of the windows, so such things have a touch of the 'nancy boy' about them.

So my new company car arrived just before Christmas, it's a 2025 i4 M60. I get this via Lex Leasing and it was to cheap to ignore really.

I added just a couple of options of an upgraded sound system, tow bar and active cruise control. (BMW love extras)

Headline Stats:

- 601bhp
- Dual Motor

I've already done over 1,000 miles in it. My thoughts?

- It's fast, it's ****ing fast, did I mention it's fast?
- Any speed any time, instant torque that all EV's give.
- Not lost a traffic light drag yet.
- It's very, very comfortable. It comes with adaptive ride (air) and it's 18's alloys with decent amount of side wall mean a very, very smooth ride.
- Super silent around town as you would expect.
- It's excellent at the outside lane cruise, very quiet and smooth.
- Active cruise is great, even comes to a stop and goes again without any involvement from me. Makes for relaxing busy motorway sections.
- Pre-conditioning is something I like way more than I thought I would, coming out to a toasty warm car every morning at 7am is nice.
- Unlike other EV's the touch screen madness is limited, still has traditional iDrive, with buttons etc.
- Easy to disable stupid EU rules, speed limit warning, active warnings/steering intervention etc is very easy to disable. Either 1 button or 1 click in a shortcut.
- I added a towbar, so I can use a rear mount bike rack, makes it easier for hauling bikes. It's electric as well and folds away at the press of a button.
- It's a 3 year lease, so nothing to worry about. Tyres, maintenance, insurance, service etc all included. 
- I've only charged it once away from home, mainly to test the discount from BMW. But worked without any issues.

For me it's incredibly cheap, both in fuel (£0.07 kWh) and the cost of the car itself (£450/m) - Costs me around 65p to get to work now.

Congrats, its a lovely looking thing and a real bargain for what you got!

Pre-heat is the best thing for me, car being warm and not having to scrape the windscreen is a massive perk! I also find it really useful on days out with the kids - such as yesterday where they're cold and tired by the end of the day. Pre heat with the app, bundle the kids into a nice warm car; they're asleep in 10s flat and I get a peaceful drive home 

How big is the usable battery?

Even TB must admit you have done well for a 'useless student'...

Lovely looking car  & a great colour.( same as wifes Toyota)

Road test in Autocar magazine last Wednesday, so still in the shops for sale.

They gave it 4 stars,  and said it went like shit of a shovel.

Nice car in a great colour. ......looks very similar to the I-Pace in Italian racing red, or 'firenze' as they like to call it these days.