11-08-2019, 11:11 AM | #1 |
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So, turns out the Ionic Silver LCI I purchased, seems not to be an LCI model after all... On receiving the car on Wednesday, I noticed a few things: 1) Air Intake on bonnet not revised version 2) Car was NOT running iDrive 6 (no tiles) and did not offer Apple Car Play. Phoning the BMW Connect team resulted in them telling me that this was not supported on the car, even as a paid feature. 3) No 'Coupe' badge on the side 4) I couldn't tell whether or not the car had the upgraded battery but fully charged it showed an electric range of 18 miles (which I believe is about what the pre LCI cars give?..) BMW said the car was listed as having the 11.7kw battery. But my understanding is that if that were true, then it should be the LCI model with all the above LCI features (Car Play etc) which it doesn't have. Nobody at BMW can give a straight answer about whether there exist any versions WITH the increased battery capacity but WITHOUT the other changes that the updated car has. The car was very definitely presented as an LCI version and given that it seems not to be one, the dealer has agreed to take it back. Would be really interested to hear from owners here who have LCI cars: Do you all have iDrive v6 with Car Play? What range does a full charge of the battery show? In the meantime, the search for the right car resumes! |
11-08-2019, 11:44 AM | #2 |
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I have an October LCI I8 and it has all the features missing on the car you were provided with . The max range I have seen so far on a fully charged battery was 54 km but the most usual one is in the high 40’s . I think it may depends on the ambient temperature .
Very surprising that the dealer , assuming familiarity with I8’s , would have got confused ... |
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11-08-2019, 12:23 PM | #3 |
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Thanks Adofred.
You're confirming my suspicions! I agree that the confusion is strange. When I pointed out that the car was running iDrive 5 and had no Carplay compatibility and the old styling they literally didn't know what to say.. Such a shame as I had been so excited about taking delivery. (I bought the car unseen based on spec as it was CPO). Also said in the listing that the car had Display key and it didn't. Think they need to be asking some questions of themselves over there... |
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11-09-2019, 06:26 AM | #5 |
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Thanks Emmfive
For me Apple Carplay is a must. Had it in my prev car and really don't want to be without it. And also, the increased electric range make paying a little extra worth it for me. So the search continues! |
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11-09-2019, 08:20 AM | #6 | |
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In addition to the differences you noted, the "Silver" color on the LCI cars is actually called "Donington Grey".
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11-09-2019, 10:41 AM | #8 |
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Yes.
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11-21-2019, 06:49 PM | #12 |
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If you want to add CarPlay/Android Auto to your pre-LCI, this is what I had installed.
https://www.bimmer-tech.net/shop/bmw-i3/carplay-mmi Love running full screen CarPlay! Waze and Tidal,,,
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are you able to name the dealer now? ( once the lockdown is lifted Im out to buy a roadster and would be good to know the helpful dealers and the not so helpful / knowledgable ones! |
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