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Bob, I am in Orange County, CA.

I wonder if I am just heavy footed. In my Fiat, I averaged 3 mi/kWh and would really try hard to get past 4 while my father could consistently get over 4.

I will do more thorough testing now that I have the car back. Hopefully their charging and discharging will have helped. Also, I dont think they waived the $300+ fee but Carmax is paying it and not me. I will have to put another post on this but Carmax has been amazing experience for used car.

Update on the tests. The BMW dealer came back with 85% capacity. I asked what their methodology was and they said: "We use our diagnostic computer to completely drain the high voltage battery and recharge it several times to replicate your normal daily routine. It passed all of our tests."...

BMW finally agreed to do a battery capacity test for $300+ but the service advisor warned me that they have done tons of these tests and a very small percentage really have an issue. The big challenge here is that there doesn't seem to be an understanding of the capacity warranty by the service...

Good idea. I just put request for them to do a full battery capacity test and check for degradation and that this is a battery warranty claim. Hopefully they will do something more than the previous test.

Good points but I am comparing the drives to what I did with my Fiat 500e. This is very flat driving in a big suburbia with minimal traffic. Also, I did a couple freeway tests holding an even speed the whole time and got very similar range. I am yet to beat 45 miles. The battery kappa says...

There is a fix that is detailed in this thread: http://www.mybmwi3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4942 I had the same problem and CarMax sent to BMW to drill the holes to fix it. However BMW said that it wasn't due to the holes but because the car had an aftermarket windshield that was allowing...

For 2014 owners, how many miles on electric are you averaging? I am getting 40-43 miles before the generator kicks in. On my last full charge experiment, I reset everything, did a DC full charge, and drove extra carefully. The onboard computer showed 3.8 mi/kWh with an average of 21.7 miles when...

Thank you all for the help! The decision was made for me as the dealer stopped holding the 2016 white CPO i3 and sold it :roll: I picked up the 2014 Orange i3 and it really is a nice car! Glad to be part of this i3 club :)

Does BMW fix this for free?

Thank you all for the quick responses and help. Is there an easy way to figure out packages from the VIN number? I am positive the white 2016 is mega as its CPO and dealer was able to tell me but not sure on the orange 2014 as it is Carmax.

Hello all, been lurking on these forums trying to get smarter on the i3s. I had a Fiat 500e for a few years and enjoyed the zippyness of it. The i3 looks awesome and thinking a used one will suite me well. I only put about 4000 miles on the car per year but a big problem on 500e was the lack...