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[tunnie]

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.

[STEMO]

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 👍

[Dave G]

Superb colour too.
But then I do like shiny things!

 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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.

[Rangie]

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

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

How big is the usable battery?

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

[Viral_Jim]

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 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

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

[tunnie]

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.

[tunnie]

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

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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.

[Viral_Jim]

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 👍

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.

Even then, if you do big miles you'd struggle I think. Obviously don't know what your lease is, but for us, we pay £550 ish pcm to do 25k/yr (4yr lease). Running a banger we'd spend:

£343 per month in diesel (40mpg)
  £20 per month for tax
  £20 for servicing (2.5 regular services per year, plus belts, water pumps etc - this is a DIY price and I'm not convinced you wouldn't spend more when things wear out)
  £45 for insurance (the galaxy currently costs £39, so added a bit as its only insured for 10k/yr)
  £15 for tyres (assuming a full set every 40k at £70 a corner)
------
£443 just to run an old car

The only extra costs on the ev are electricity (2.3p/mile for me - excluding any freebies from work) =£49pcm to do 25k/yr.

So, over 4yrs and 100,000 miles the banger would have to be purchased and any problems/failures fixed for £156 per month. I'd say this was very unlikely to work out in favour of the banger, particularly as something in the £1-2k bracket probably wouldn't give you the 40mpg average you'd need to keep the fuel cost down and would probably need a big chunk spending on it to bring it up to snuff.

Even if it did *just* work out financially, you have to want to lie under the car, fix all the problems etc to save what amounts to a few quid a month, vs driving round in a brand new car with someone on the end of the phone to fix any issues for you.


 

[VXL V6]

Fantastic looking car 

[STEMO]

Ok, I give in, it's cheap