Originally Posted By: edwardh1
Originally Posted By: mrdctaylor
Originally Posted By: Egg_Head
Not sure how much work you do on your current fleet but get used to no oil dipstick, run flat tires and a trip to the dealership to change the battery with the vehicles you are considering. CPO is the way to go. If you can change your oil and do brakes jobs you'll be all the more to the good. Keep the Highlander and get her a Z4 rag top to drive on the weekends. Good luck!
A trip to the dealer to change the battery? Really? Why is that?
I thinks some BMW models want to have the charging system adjusted to "match the new battery " characteristics, if you can believe that. dealer charge is like $100? called registration?
someone else correct this as needed please.
what the heck you do when you buy a new battery on friday night on a 3 day holiday weeked on a trip far from a dealer
Yes, battery must be coded. Not that big a deal. I have the Carly app on my phone that can do it.
Not registering a battery can lead to premature battery failure, failure to charge properly or even heard of exploding battery.
BMW does a sort of light hybrid style charging system. Battery only charges during deceleration unless the battery is below 60% capacity. Makes a significant increase in FE. Makes it important for the vehicle to know exactly how much capacity the battery currently has.
Originally Posted By: mrdctaylor
Originally Posted By: Egg_Head
Not sure how much work you do on your current fleet but get used to no oil dipstick, run flat tires and a trip to the dealership to change the battery with the vehicles you are considering. CPO is the way to go. If you can change your oil and do brakes jobs you'll be all the more to the good. Keep the Highlander and get her a Z4 rag top to drive on the weekends. Good luck!
A trip to the dealer to change the battery? Really? Why is that?
I thinks some BMW models want to have the charging system adjusted to "match the new battery " characteristics, if you can believe that. dealer charge is like $100? called registration?
someone else correct this as needed please.
what the heck you do when you buy a new battery on friday night on a 3 day holiday weeked on a trip far from a dealer
Yes, battery must be coded. Not that big a deal. I have the Carly app on my phone that can do it.
Not registering a battery can lead to premature battery failure, failure to charge properly or even heard of exploding battery.
BMW does a sort of light hybrid style charging system. Battery only charges during deceleration unless the battery is below 60% capacity. Makes a significant increase in FE. Makes it important for the vehicle to know exactly how much capacity the battery currently has.
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