r/BMWi5

Certified 2024 i5 e40

Msport
DAPP
Executive package
Luxury seating package
Bowers and Wilkins

Corporate fleet with 2k miles

Blue on white interiors

They are offering this to me for 58k OTD.

Is this a good price for a 2024? I see much cheaper options but they have have more miles and less options.

working on a certified pre-owned i5 m60. there aren't a ton of these around so i'm working with a dealer a thousand miles away on the one i like.

in their first offer, they tacked on like $2500 in fees that seem mostly absurd.

Documentation Fee $1,298.00
Electronic Filing Fee $598.00
License Fee $450.00
PTA Fee $189.00

What do you think is reasonable to pay a bmw dealer for a cpo car in fees on top of sales tax?

How do you go about negotiating this with the sales manager?

Hi all,

I’m looking at a 2024 BMW i5 loaner with about 8k miles. It has DAPP and the Premium Package, finished in Oxide Grey Metallic. Asking price is $48k on the dealer website.

Curious what you all think — solid deal or should I keep shopping?

Hey everyone - long time lurker about to sign a lease takeover for an 2026 i5 xDrive (DAPP, Premium Package). 5K miles (out of 36K) used, 27 months remaining for $620/month + taxes paid upfront ($1.5K) and DMV fees. Seems like a pretty good deal but wanted to get your thoughts. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m from Türkiye and I’m seriously considering buying a BMW i5 eDrive40. However, I’ve seen a lot of negative comments and videos online about issues such as drivetrain errors, electronic system malfunctions, and random software problems.

That’s why I wanted to ask people who actually own or use the car, especially those living abroad with more long-term experience.

Are you happy with your i5 overall?
Would you recommend buying it?
Have you experienced any major problems or reliability issues?

I’d really appreciate your honest opinions and experiences before making my decision. Thanks in advance.

Need new tires on my i5 m60 with 19” wheels. Live in the northwestern US - not enough snow for winters, but too cold for summers all year so looking at all seasons.

I have the pilot sport a/s now and have been happy with them, but drive mostly on poorly maintained freeways so am looking for a smoother ride with a more touring focused tire like the primacy all season.

Dealer doesn’t offer it, though. I can get it from tirerack in the right size / ratings, but no “bmw star” mark.

Has anyone else run this tire on an i5? Would not being able to get star marked be a deal breaker?

Hi All, iX lease coming to and end in October and contemplating switch to i5 (M60 if available) from iX M60. iX3 will be too small and I really like looks of i5 and am looking forward to detailing something other than the Black Sapphire paint I currently have which is tough to keep clean in the desert. To be clear... I love my iX M60 (after coming from X6M and 440i) and may just purchase it at lease end. I previously considered 550i and M5 in 2021, so I've liked sedans, particularly the M5. Curious of anything I might miss or be pleasantly pleased by in i5 other than ride height. Thank you

We have been in Honda and Toyota sedans every time we had a choice, because we are not

exactly car people ( though spouse drives at least 2 hours every work day) - we love reliability more.

How important is DAPP to people like us (non-car people)?

We left it too long, and now there are no used I5 s with DAPP in our area.

We are also considering new, but again, we left it too long.

I originally wanted DAPP because I hoped it would save our lives, and others, if we as drivers

had a seizure or syncope.

true? untrue?

any other reason to hold out for DAPP?????

I have two cars with reasonable prices (neither CPO) near me. Both have executive package, DAPP etc.

Car 1 has a bit over 40k miles and priced right below $55k. This one actually also has DHP. But the dealer told me the guy who traded this in bought an M5 and usually gets M cars. I guess this car is driven pretty roughly based on the guy's profile. I don't exactly remember the estimated range shown on this but it was barely over 200 miles at full charge when I test drove it. This one has about 10 months or so warranty remaining.

Car 2 has almost 20k miles and priced at almost $58k. As I test drove it, rear shade motor was making some strange sound. Hopefully, that can be dealt within the warranty window. Not sure if BMW can deny warranty on that issue but I don't expect it to be a big deal. This was one was showing right around 200 miles range at 90% charge which seems a bit low but it has the 21" wheels. This car has about 22 months warranty remaining.

So few questions:

1. Is it possible the estimated miles shown on these cars were pretty low because people drive them hard during the test drives? Or it's the expected battery wear during the first years of the car's life.
2. Would you buy an I5 M60 to keep for long term?
3. Which car would you get out of these 2?
4. How is the reliability on these cars? I had a BMW IX and it was rock solid during the 25 months I owned it. The only issue was wind noise from the windows. I don't expect that with the style of windows 5 series has.
5. How important is DHP? I could not drive enough to see the benefit of DHP in my test drives. There was no curvy road to throw the car around.

I presume if I buy one of these and decided to sell in a year or two, an astronomic depreciation is waiting for me (even though the biggest part probably already happened).

I do want to keep it for long term but the new BMW EVs coming up might change my mind in the upcoming years.

I am considering a i5.
I have neverd owner any German car in the past.
Having a comfortable and soft ride is important for us.
How much does the ride quality (in terms of comfort, softness) impxt with default (19) vs 20 vs 21 inch wheels?

Considering eDrive or xDrive with M sports and professional package.

I'm on day 2 of owning my i5 saloon and I tried to charge it last night but Octopus failed for unspecified reasons. It just didn't charge, was just saying "preparing your juice" and did nothing. I have an Andersen A3 charger and on Octopus Intelligent Go tariff, I've had a discussion with Octopus today who are trying to help and I have now turned off Smart Charging in the Octopus App and leaving it to be governed by the car but this effectively means that I'm stuck with setting up a schedule in the car and missing our on cheap rates other than at night. Anyone else in the same position?

My wife has a Mercedes EQA (only for a week though) which seems to work ok with smart charge but I don't want to have to change settings etc depending upon which car is plugged in.

This is my first experience with any EV's so be gentle please!