r/BMWi5

I'm picking up my i5 saloon on Friday and I'm looking for a boot liner to keep it clean when I put my golf clubs in, found a few mats but nothing to cover the sides. Anyone found one? I'm in the UK.

Hey folks,

I have a 2024 e40. I need to replace the inside air filter and don't want to pay ransom to the local dealer. However, all I can find video wise is on an i4. Does anyone have suggestions where I could find a do it yourself i5 video? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Middle-aged dad, been driving practical SUVs and minivans my whole adulthood. sick of black/gray/silver/white SUVs everywhere. ready for a 4 door car that I can fit my 4 kids in, but also moves. I would like an electric car but i'm not religious about it.

I'm looking at a couple used 2024 M60s (have also looked at Lucids, not interested in a tesla).

seems like people love their i5s. M60 are not that easy to find.

I have scrolled some through this sub, but nothing huge jumps out at me except: frequent tire changes, depreciation, and range degradation over time?

how is the handsfree driving? Is it just highway assist or will it self-drive a route?

Talk-to-text no longer works through the CarPlay App. Where should I start checking? My car is a 2026 BMW i5. I believe that I've applied the latest updates. My phone is an iPhone 16 running iOS 26.4.2.

I have already:

• Removed and re-paired the phone in the car, no joy.

This happens mostly after my wife uses the car with her keys and phone. It's frustrating enough that I'm about ready to take the car back to BMW. It doesn't help that I spent the weekend driving my '95 M3 at an autocross which leaves me nostalgic for simpler times.

I've been scrolling through this subreddit for a few weeks but first time posting on it.

I'm looking for an EV sedan. I drove a relative's Tesla M3 for several weeks as a daily driver but I hated how sterile and utilitarian it was. I've driven BMW 3-series in the past (parents each had an E46 and E93 cabrios which I would sometimes drive them in when I was young and I loved them).

I've been eyeing some i5s on the road and went to my local BMW dealer and sat in some to get a feel.

My use case is that I live in Southern California, have a L2 charger at home with J1772, switching from an 8 year old Honda sedan, daily 40-mile roundtrip commute mainly on highways, would also like to use it on the weekends as short trip family car within SoCal with a 3yr old in a car seat and potentially having another baby in the next year. Our other car is a small SUV for longer trips.

If I could build a brand new BMW i5 on the website, it seems like an eDrive with M Sport design, the driver assistance, and the executive packages would be great. It'd be around $77K MSRP. My main concern with new EVs is the depreciation, and I've been looking into CPOs, 2024s seem to be in the mid-40s but without the executive packages in my area.

My main questions are:

1. Any certain add-ons / packages that are necessary to really enjoy the car? Any that are over-rated?

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Bit of a random post:

First car I've ordered and I've never been more excited. 2027 i5 xdrive40 in tanzanite blue with copper brown interior. Should be here this summer. I know there's a lot of hype around the Neue Klasse models but I've wanted 5 series for at least a decade, and when they announced the i5 I knew I would get one eventually.

Having driven other EVs a bit I will say I think BMW makes the best out there. While the i5 is probably too luxe to be mainstream, the i4 is probably overall the best EV ever made. Reliable, high quality, fun to drive, good charging speed, and normal looking. It's a shame they will no longer make the current generation.

I wonder what the state of the EV market would look like today if the US presidential election had gone differently. Just as EV infrastructure was seeing huge improvements and expansion, many automakers basically threw in the towel. I can only hope that despite roadblocks investment continues and the world moves toward electrification.

But hey, cheers to the i5 owners out there. Can't wait for mine!

Has anybody else experienced a 4-5% battery discharge overnight ? I’m yet to confirm it officially (will do that tonight) but pretty sure it drops by 4-5%.

Thinking it could be weather based (as we have a lot of changing weather atm) but I’m not sure if that even makes sense. Is that more to do with the range rather than battery percentage right ?

This will be my first BMW (or any European car), we have always owned Japanese.

I was originally planning to get i4, but after test driving i5 we both fell in love with it.

Looking to get a 1-2 year old i5, preferably xDrive50 (dont know how important AWD is, but we have always driven AWD). The area we live in, does not get much of snow but it does get good amount of rain.

We are in our late 40s and comfort is more important to use than performance/thrill.

In terms of packages, I would prefer Executive (Premium is almost always there), Driving assist & front heated/ventilated seats.

Looking at the following two vehicles -

1. 2025 i5 eDrive40, 5K miles - priced around 55K. Packages - 20" wheels, M sports & Professional, Premium, Panoramic roof, Bowers & Wilkins sound system, Front ventilated seats, Full LED with cornering lights, and a few other bells and whistles that I don't really care about.
2. 2026 i5 xDrive40, less than 1K miles - priced around 65K. Packages - 20" wheels, M sports & Professional, Premium.
3. 2026 i5 eDrive40, 1200 miles - priced at 64K. Packages - 20" wheels, Premium, Bowers & Wilkins sound system, Front ventilated seats.

We are in the US, specifically south east region but I am looking for cars nationally and would not mind driving or getting it shipped.

Which one would be a good deal? #2 and #3 are almost the same price, the difference being eDrive (upgraded sound system) vs xDrive (with M sports & prof).

I dont have insight to make a decision between AWD + M packages vs upgraded sound system.

Also it would be great if folks could help assess the listed price and if you think there is room for negotiation.

I live in a place where the road has seen better days. Bought a used i5 xdrive40 with 20" winter and 21" summer wheels. 20" winter felt good. 21" too firm. Swapped them on the used market for 20"s, and I still think they are firmer than the winter tires. (Not runflats.) Might improve after a break-in period though.

Anyone tested all sizes? Big difference in comfort going from 20" to 19" for summer tires?

How do/will you wash your i5 ? I got mine in carbon black and washing it through an automatic car wash will mean scratches all over the place. Do you wash yours by hand ? How do you avoid the scratches ?