[xenon]

I think you did well - yours is costing you £484 a month and you change after 3 years, mine is £440 a month for the 330i touring (saloon was £425) but I have to keep for four. If you can save a few quid a month by driving electric then it’s a great deal.

[Jgr1249]

Originally Posted by xenon

I think you did well - yours is costing you £484 a month and you change after 3 years, mine is £440 a month for the 330i touring but I have to keep for four. If you can save a few quid a month by driving electric then it’s a great deal.

Cheers
To be fair I am no longer charging it as on my run to work it can achieve 47MPG on a run
Although got stung going to Homebase the other day 11.2MPG...ouch
Big extra weight with 330e hits town driving hard!

[shanemeh]

I've gone PCP in the end. 4 Year @ £520 a month - 15k a year. 330i M Sport Pro - Dravit Grey Touring - Tech Plus Pack.

I couldn't find any PCH that could get anywhere near with the spec I wanted plus if I do want to change, I can after 36 months anyway... Or sell and settle finance.

[Jgr1249]

Good deal for that spec

[Keith_C]

Originally Posted by Beemer5to3

Very true, but still won't be as good as new car rates. They do often do offers though - you can get a used 7 or 8 series at the min at 2.9%

Which is true but its all about the pounds and pence. If like me you pay £16k+ less than retail for a 10 month old car with 4,000 miles on the clock and with every option pack bar driving assistant, I'm still paying less than a stock new car without options even though the APR is higher. I paid £5k deposit and £400 a month, couldn't get close to that on a new car with same options.

[willougs]

Originally Posted by Jgr1249

Big extra weight with 330e hits town driving hard!

I did some comparisons on configurator and difference in weight between 330d and 330e was 55kg. Didnt think that was too bad and less than I was expecting.

[Jim_330e]

Originally Posted by willougs

I did some comparisons on configurator and difference in weight between 330d and 330e was 55kg. Didnt think that was too bad and less than I was expecting.

That's quite different to what Autotrader has for the weights! My understanding from when I researched it and watched the reviews was that the batteries and associated hybrid working added a good chunk onto a 320i. Which below looks to be 275kg.

320/330d/330e

The top one is gross vehicle weight, the bottom one is min kerb weight:

[xenon]

No way is that battery pack and motor just 55Kg - hence it being on different suspension.

[willougs]

Originally Posted by xenon

No way is that battery pack and motor just 55Kg - hence it being on different suspension.

I just ran a car config through the configurator on bmw.co.uk, then just changed the engine. I got the following:

unlaiden weight
330d: 1840kg
330e: 1895kg

330d
330e
Under Engine/Tech Data

Assumed the diesel 3litre lump was probably a little heavier than the 2litre petrol in the 330e, so accounted for a bit of the difference.

[xenon]

Ah ok, comparing with the 3.0 six-cylinder diesel. Sorry, missed that bit.

[cliveywolves]

Purchased a pre reg 330e M Sport Plus Edition lots of spec in Dravit Grey
with 14 miles on the clock in December 2020 ..

Deposit was £2k & £499 per month

[shanemeh]

Originally Posted by cliveywolves

Purchased a pre reg 330e M Sport Plus Edition lots of spec in Dravit Grey
with 14 miles on the clock in December 2020 ..

Deposit was £2k & £499 per month

Over how many months and what yearly mileage cap?