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    Speedometer?

    Not sure what's up with that. You could try calling bmw Canada. We're you able to register your name to the car with bmw Canada too? Also try calling The BMW Store and asking for their 'genius'. Westwood Honda has imported a few lately, might be worth a shot too. Did you get it from Paramount...
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    Just put a hold on a 2014 rex is it a good deal?

    7k doesn't sound too bad, someone got their x5 mirror replaced and it was over $3k. Is that the one on Craigslist for $34900? Either way, IMHO, sounds good. For comparison I got my 2015 Rex for 33500 + 1400 ship. from Ontario. Came with snows and a L2 charger, parking assist but no tech package...
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    Just put a hold on a 2014 rex is it a good deal?

    Sounds good. Is that East Coast? They have better deals than here on the West. I bought mine from Ontario and had it shipped here last month as the deal was better than locally. I think it's because the incentives were better there on new vehicles.
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    scraping noise from wheels

    The 19" windmill wheels on the front are narrower than the back, so one of those, with the skinny tire, it can be used on the back too. It will be OK to drive 3 skinny and one proper rear for a short time, but get the damaged one fixed sooner than later.
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    scraping noise from wheels

    That's what happened to me. They put the small wheels on the back, so I swapped them, not realizing the put the wrong tires on the wheels. There was rubbing and burning rubber smell! Fortunately, didn't drive too far before I realized what the problem was.
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    scraping noise from wheels

    Probably surface rust on rotors. Try driving fast and braking medium to hard a few times and that will help clean them. Should notice a reduction in noise. If not, get it checked out, but try this first. Common issue with regen braking.
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    driving BMW i3 with Petrol for 500 km

    He didn't say he was commuting - It's a one time trip. He'll have no problems. Your salesman story is more than likely because of a rare component failure, otherwise we would have heard more than just one case of this among all the others that have thousands of rex miles.
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    Is this a good deal?

    With all respect, 'they wanted more' means the original price was more than you paid, which we know already. And 'substantial' means one thing to one person and another to someone else. I am interested to know what kind of percentage can be knocked off the (BMW) dealers starting price, which...
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    Is this a good deal?

    Definitely! What was the initial asking price? What State did you buy it from?
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    Lack of 17 i3 BEV at dealers

    But that works one way - They refuse any offers on used cars, A few years ago, I was looking to buy a used vehicle at a local BMW dealer and I said I was interested in making an offer on a car and the salesman out an out told me that the sticker price was firm. Since it was way over priced, I...
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    Lack of 17 i3 BEV at dealers

    The thing I hate about BMW dealers, is that when you are buying used, they have absolutely no intention of selling you a vehicle at a 'reasonable' cost, yet when you trade in your vehicle, they verbally abuse the vehicle, about how they can't give you the same price they are selling the same...
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    Decisions taken on 3 year old i3

    I am currently looking for a 2014 i3. The cost of possible repairs does scare me too. Since a Rex has a lot more parts to it, and all kinds of sensors to warn of issues that may or may not be a serious problem, it represents a higher financial risk than a Bev. For the times that I think I would...
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    Canadian Price Buy/Lease/Finance - i3 2017

    Shortage of i3's on the West Coast right now. I expect this will come to an end soon as lease returns should be happening in the next few months. Here is a link to a sales chart for EV's: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dLFJwZVdvNLRpmZqPznlzz6PB9eHMe5b-bai_ddRsNg/edit#gid=25 I expect...
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    Any visual clues between option choices?

    Thanks for the info on the VIN code. Most ads do not post VIN numbers though. If the car does not have parking assist, is the button on the console for it's operation always missing? Or do some models have the switch there but not wired? Thanks
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    Any visual clues between option choices?

    Hi all. As I search for a used i3, some ads do not state what options are available. So I am left with either asking a salesman with no clue, or looking at images of the vehicles to try to guess. In Canada, they are sold in 3 different World packages, plus there are add on options like, parking...
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