I was thinking that most people will trade in a current vehicle for the the i4. Ie few people will buy an i4 as a second or weekend car.
so why not list a top 3 miss and gain from your current ride to the configuration of i4 you chose? Here’s mine from a ‘11 640d f13 coupe that will find a new owner soon.
Top 3 misses:
Top 3 gains:
these are my main points. Curious to hear about yours.
so why not list a top 3 miss and gain from your current ride to the configuration of i4 you chose? Here’s mine from a ‘11 640d f13 coupe that will find a new owner soon.
Top 3 misses:
- Bang & Olufsen sound system. On i4 opted for the HK, which is the higher available. I have the HK system in the x3 g01 which would be somewhat similar to the i4’s and it’s miles away on clarity of sound, specially mids and highs - I love hearing music on good systems to be able to distinguish every instruments. A note that I find these € 5 or 6 k car sound system very very expensive. Volvo for example has excelent reviews on B&W systems on XC90 that cost around €3k.
- soft close doors - This would be something I would add if it was available on the i4. You never worry about the strength to apply (too little and not closing or too much and very loud sound). Not a big deal though, I perfectly adapt when driving the x3 g01, with ocasional retries.
- rear axel steering. This is very handy to maneuver in parking. Much easier to park and reverse on streets than the x3. Don’t go fast enough to take advantage on high speeds.
Top 3 gains:
- 4 doors
for me moving from a 2 door coupe is one of the main reasons to change car now, as I have a second son (7 months and older is 6 years) and its just impossible to put a rear facing trolley chair. We end up never using the car on weekends and only go with the x3.
- EV performance. Current has 313hp and its very quick. But the 544 and AWD of the i4 would be another level. I test drove a Tesla m3p and expect to be similar, but with more Bmw engagement. Also curious to understand oversteer behavior on the i4.
- ride comfort. I’ll be departing from 20” wheels that even with complete adaptive drive and adaptive dampers on comfort+ are very hard on city pavements. On i4 I opted for the standard 18” 858, the main reason to get back some ride comfort.
these are my main points. Curious to hear about yours.