Recent content by bdman

New tires make a huge difference as does the updated suspension and traction control. I had the 19” all season rubber on my 2014 so it’s difficult to make a direct comparison. I drive 99% of the time in NYC and the roads are terrible. I can definitely say that the car drives and rides like a...

Some initial observations coming from a 2014 i3 REx: 1) Motor sounds “beefier” 2) Bigger battery is nice - once again dealer didn’t deliver car fully charged still made it home with plenty of spare power 3) Apple CarPlay doesn’t feel worth it 4) 20” black rims look evil on this car 5) Imperial...

Congrats. I went with the new blue color my build date is November 25th. Can’t wait! Now to get a set of 19” winter tires.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4xrzs9q75v1gv07/i3chargePortDamage.jpg?dl=0

Just found out that its going to cost $2k and part has to be special made and won't be available until mid March! Now I don't have a car and will have to rent some crappy ICE thing. Really upset right now. What's really messed up is noone told me that it was damaged and if I hadn't casually...

Ugh apparently my garage in Manhattan (Hippodrome) broke the housing around my J1772 port when they parked my car 2 spots over from the charger and an attendant backed another car into the space between the charger and my car running over the cable, breaking the Chargepoint box and cracking my...

Very interesting http://jalopnik.com/carmakers-want-to-make-working-on-your-car-illegal-beca-1699132210/

This is awesome. I wonder if charging there will activate the free ChargeNow DC Fast charging program? Maybe I'll do some shopping out in Paramus and check it out.

Right now there are no DC Fast chargers compatible with the i3 in the nyc area. BMW should be announcing plans for DC Fast charging and more L2 chargers in the northeast at the upcoming auto shows. I charge at the only free (customers only) wind powered public L2 charger at the Brooklyn Whole...

I was just going to post that suggestion. The day after I got my car I parked it in front of my friend's house and his neighbor starts yelling during the pouring rain that all my windows were down. As it turns out I probably sat on the remote. Soon thereafter I got one of the i key covers and it...

And the hits keep coming :D : http://wardsauto.com/wards-10-best-engines/variety-distinguishes-2015-ward-s-10-best-engines Gotta love this quote regarding REx: "Truly setting the i3 apart from other EVs is the optional 0.7L gasoline-fueled generator that roughly doubles range to 150 miles (241...

Just picked my i3 today! Drove back to Brooklyn from Westchester and had to use REx for the last third. The dealership didn't even deliver the car fully charged! It had 41 mile range when I left and 50 predicted for the REx range. My initial thoughts on driving the i3 for the first time is whoa...

I plan on giving my i3 a full Zaino detail (should be 50+ degrees on Wednesday in NYC) as I have with all my cars. I try and do a full Zaino detail at least every 6 months. http://www.zainostore.com/

Just an update, I called Liberty Mutual today and got a quote that is basically the same as Geico a little cheaper but not much, I also have to have a device in my car for the first 90 days that logs my driving style and can provide me with up to 25% savings (said 18% is mostly what people get)...

brooklynI3 I know I'm going to love it!!! I've been leasing BMWs since 1999 and every car with the exception of my current car (although I test drove the 535 not the 550) I picked up the vehicle without a test drive. I grew up in Brooklyn and one of my best friend's fathers had a body shop in...