Thread: 45e or 40i
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      09-16-2020, 09:23 AM   #30
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Decided to go 40i.

- My wife is not sold on hybrids, she will probably never plug the car in. As we all know happy wife...

- I'm afraid of issues, 40i is a pretty proven platform, 45e is very new

- Resale values are somewhat unknown, but history says the hybrid is lower

- Spare tire; had a sidewall blowout on a 335 years ago with runflats and was stranded for 5 hours. Don't want a repeat of that.

Giving up the tax credit sucks, but the 40i is still a good value relative to the competition.

For me, its ICE or EV, not sold on PHEV at this time. The good news is BMW gives us the option.
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