Recent content by amcdonal86

That's what I thought! I had test driven one and sat in one at Carmax the other week and didn't notice missing door pulls! Clearly these guys didn't give the i3 a chance.

Interesting--I didn't realize the i3 doesn't have door pulls, but that does seem annoying. That being said, I bought a new car last year (I ended up getting a 2018 Honda Accord) and was highly considering getting a used 2014 BMW i3. Now I have a chance to buy many 2016 BMW i3 Certifieds for...

I have been semi-serious about getting a used 2014 i3 over the last 4 or 5 months or so, and in the last month or so I've noted a decline in prices for the i3. One thing I'm curious about--is the stop sale affecting used car prices in your opinion? Sadly, as with any used electric vehicle...

The thing that concerns me the most about your post is that the REx would not come on reliably. Obviously this is a huge concern for US spec cars, which from the factory, will only activate the REx when 5% battery remains. I can only imagine what a heapload of trouble I'd be in if I had run the...

After test driving a Chevy Bolt, and sizing up the competition in the EV car market, I have come to the conclusion that used BMW i3 prices must be about to take a huge nose dive. Therefore, I'm going to be waiting probalby 3-4 more months and see how these things play out. The competition for...

I am about to have a home EVSE installed (I have not bought an EV yet, but am leaning heavily towards the i3). Any ideas if this will work with the BMW i3? https://store.clippercreek.com/level2/level2-40-to-80/hcs-50-hcs-50P-40-amp-ev-charging-station I realize the i3 only utilizes a 7.7kW...

Are the BEV models more reliable then? Perhaps I need to just lose the training wheels and go full BEV. Also, it is possible to find 2014 i3s with the BMW CPO warranty, but it appears that only tacks on 1 year to the warranty, and there seems to be a lot of exclusions. Would it even cover...

I had plans to buy a used 2014 BMW i3 REX, but now I am having serious doubts after reading this thread. It doesn't seem there's any signs you can look for as to whether or not this is going to be an issue with a particular car, it just randomly appears on certain cars, and can cause huge...

Thanks for clarifying. After looking at the 75% to activate the REX unit, I guess I don't understand what the purpose of that is. Does it increase your electric range? Whether you are burning gas now (75%) or later (5%), you're still burning gas which defeats the purpose of having an electric...

Really? I tried the first link on multiple devices and it shows up as a domain name for sale.

I figured because the posts are completely incoherent and features a broken link.

Is this spam?

Sort of an unrelated topic, but could you guys fill me in on what the warranty is when buying a used i3? Do I get the balance of the original warranty (and if so what is it)? Is there a powertrain warranty or longer battery warranty?

Thanks for the responses. I think "artificially inflated" sums up very accurately my feeling on the used i3 prices. My question now is--how do they artificially inflate the prices?

First post on the forums! After pondering buying an electric car, I test drove a 2014 BMW i3 REx at Carmax and I loved it! Of course, the one at Carmax was way overpriced, IMO, at almost $28k for 20k miles. I love the i3 though--I love the instantaneous acceleration, the style of the car, the...