BMW would replace the brakes on our BEV at 30K miles even if not needed over my dead body. That's just lining the dealer's pockets and wasting resources. The brake pads on our i3 certainly won't be worn out at 30K miles because I use regen almost exclusively for braking. Our 2000 Honda Insight hybrid's brake pads/linings have more than half their new thickness at 50K miles despite its regenerative braking being much weaker than that of our i3.Silence said:He said the brakes had to be replaced as part of the 30K service (not replaced if needed)
On Dec 9 at 4 PM in Friday, rush hour traffic, I had a motor mount bolt break. So I'm finding this a little ... curious.alohart said:Probably the typical service package that dealers offer for their ICE vehicles. With so little maintenance required for the i3, especially the BEV model, I would think that a service package would be a waste of money.
I'm not sure if we are all discussing the same thing. Earlier in the thread we were discussing service, so brakes, oil changes (Rex), fluids, and such. Your motor mount bolt was hopefully replaced under warranty. You bring up a very good point about what will these cars be worth in 2019. I think I'll be looking to get out of this car by the end of 2019 (warranty end date) or 2020 if I go a year without warranty coverage. By then hopefully someone will have released an affordable small to mid-sized AWD electric SUV with 200+ mile range. Perhaps the one Ford has recently announced. Probably every new vehicle by then will be 200 miles plus per charge. How much will a 2014 BEV or Rex be worth in that environment? If I buy this Rex I'll probably sill owe 12,000 to 14,000 in 2020. Can I sell a 2014 Rex for $12 to $14K in 2020? It doesn't seem likely. Leasing a new one will cost me about $20,317 for 3 years and buying the 2014 I'm looking at will cost me about 15,000 assuming I can sell it for what I owe.bwilson4web said:On Dec 9 at 4 PM in Friday, rush hour traffic, I had a motor mount bolt break. So I'm finding this a little ... curious.alohart said:Probably the typical service package that dealers offer for their ICE vehicles. With so little maintenance required for the i3, especially the BEV model, I would think that a service package would be a waste of money.
At one time, I'd thought about selling our 2010 Prius in Sept 2017 because I didn't want to license and pay the taxes on it for another year. But the motor mount break led to driving the 2010 Prius and though OK for urban driving, the CARB crippled BMW i3-REx is a better cross-country car than the 2010 Prius.
Last weekend, I sold the 2010 Prius and Thursday, no later than Friday, I will have the 2017 Prius Prime. It has the cross-country, dynamic cruise control and accident avoidance. It means we'll have Prius MPG and the ease of traveling cross country distances. It means that when the 2014 BMW i3-REx reaches the end of warranty, I can kiss it 'good bye.'
Maybe someone in CARB will buy our 2014 BMW i3-REx in 2019 ... I doubt it. Rather, I'm OK with having a couple of years of fun and then when the BMW i3-REx become too expensive to maintain ... make it a 'parts car.' In the meanwhile, I know how to make it a better, not superior, cross country car and that is what I will sell.
Bob Wilson
Silence said:… His selling point is that I'll need the brakes done at 30K miles…
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