Any 530e owners out there?

yes I’m going to order a granny cable. Really enjoying the electric element of the drive. Very smooth and easy to use and should save money on short run drives and pottering around

This is where the plug in shines. I have a 241 530e and I rarely use petrol during the week. I had the previous model and used the granny cable then but with the new car I got a home charger installed and changed my contract so I have cheaper supply between 2 and 4 am. Car takes over 3 hours to charge fully but I alter the battery percentage on the BMW App so I fully avail of cheaper rate.

At weekends on longer journeys I will regularly get 130-140km on electric power ( a combination of charge and regeneration) , not motorway driving where range will drop but maybe Cork to Limerick.

In urban use range will drop to 70 or 80km depending on types of journey but always much better than previous model. Main reason I traded was the limited range in 2020 version. I probably would suit an electric vehicle but wasn’t prepared to risk high level of potential depreciation on electric vehicles which was becoming an issue when I made the decision.

Typical example of a suitable granny charger for sale;
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/396126059794?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=kgjaqzplrli&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=3h3UKyNaS0S&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=WHATS_APP

Yeah I didn’t want to say, but trading in a perfectly good 530e for a brand new model in order to gain an additional 100 kilometres of range must have been awfully expensive. And the depreciation that car is going to suffer over the next few years is going to be eye watering too..

It was this bit…

"I probably would suit an electric vehicle but wasn’t prepared to risk high level of potential depreciation on electric vehicles which was becoming an issue when I made the decision."

The depreciation on the 530e will make a full EV seem like Dublin 4 property.

I would have thought the depreciation would not be too bad on these? Despite their flaws, phevs are popular and to my mind anyhow it’s the pick of the 5 Series range

in engine yes - but interior is massive step down IMO and would put me off the new model. Ridiculous strategy from BMW - increase price and take materials out of car and downgrade quality of interior massively.

The menus certainly take a bit of getting used to. I'm finding the voice control is very good though - negates the need for some of the menu faffing.

But the engine… 😁

Just as an update to this my granny cable arrived 2 or 3 weeks ago and I’ve been charging it over night I’d say about 4 times- I’ve only just filled the car with petrol after a month so a decent saving in fuel I reckon tipping around. I’d say I get about 55-60 km from a charge- seems to drop faster in town driving and of course it’s been rather cold too. How much does a full charge typically cost?