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For my San Diego dealer, I have been with them since 1998, I noticed that if I call ahead my service guy reserves one for me or if I get in there before 9am, then they have a BMW for me. Also, if I can get there about 5pm when some folks have picked up their cars and left a BMW loaner - then I'm...

Hi Sjt2, I was given a choice of loaners cars, 335, x1, or 135. I picked the 135 for less gas consumption. I have a beautiful blue 2009 M3 at home I could have used but they gave me the loaner so that I can put the miles on their car. I do remember 2 months after I got my M3, the iDrive...

Quick update on the EME module repair. I have been getting updates from my BMW service guy every other day while they have had my car since July 16th. On the call today, he told me they got the module in and they are in the process of pulling apart my car's engine to install it. Then they will...

Wow Noakey, 5 weeks is a long time! Mine has been at the dealer for 8 days now and they called me yesterday to say they are still waiting for the part, they expect it to arrive this week. I really miss my car and hate the fact that I have had to go the gas station twice already but at least I...

Thanks for your message Firebird23, To clarify the towing, the front wheels were on a dolly and the back of the car was connected to the tow truck, all of the wheels were off the ground because the car was stuck in Park. Do you know where I can find any information on what the EME module does...

The picture in your post Tom is what I received on July 14th, the car was stuck in Park and would not go into Neutral at all. Got the car towed to the dealer after 2 days and 4 tow trucks, of which 3 of the tow trucks drivers had no idea how to tow an electric car. The 4th guy was terrific -...

Yes Tom, it is very helpful, Thanks! I have another question for you....... My i3 is in the shop for the Drivetrain Malfunction issue that I got on my car on Monday. They called me today to say that there is a fault in the EME Module (Electrical Machine Electronics). They ordered a new one...

Hi Surge or others that are thinking twice about getting an i3, I would like to clarify a few things about the aggravating issues I am having versus the issues that are handled exceptionally well. The car charger installation is a non-BMW vendor - charger installations are rather new to these...

Look here - http://www.mybmwi3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=791 For most it seems to be a matter of switching off and on again, but it would appear from your post that its more than that. There has been some discussion as to if it has anything to do with the way the car is stopped and...

Here is an update on the 2 engine messages that I received..... I have 789 miles on the car and it is only 25 days old. There are a few other blog posts that are related to these messages and the information in them are terrific!!! I need to figure out how to post a link and pictures. A few...

Thanks very much Tom! This does help and I would be very happy to get about 80 miles on a charge. It sounds like the 63 that I am getting would be the low range. So I will just wait a few more weeks to see how it analyzes my driving. I am really glad that I got the REX!!! But then this...

HI, I have had my i3 for about 3 weeks now with 740 miles on it so far. I LOVE THIS CAR :D - it is so fun to drive and it is doing EXACTLY what I bought it for!!! 1. Fun to Drive 2. Keeping me out of the gas stations with my blue M3 3. Saving money 4. Saving wear and tear on my M3 - now that...

Has anyone had this happen or do they understand why this would happen..... I charged my I3 REX yesterday with my new 240 charger, it only gave me an estimated 64 miles on a full charge. That is 30% lower than I had been getting on a full change I had been using the 120 plug for the past 20...

Hi, I was born electric on June 21st for a REX in San Diego, CA. My check engine light went on June 28th and has not gone off yet. I know I only used the REX once in the short time I had the car but the engine light still stayed on. I decided to run the battery down again on 7/6 and see how the...

Hi, I just got my 240 charger installed this morning. The guys put in a 40 amp fuse (the panel could handle that amount (- we had to get a permit with the city for the max amps on the box before they installed it)). I had less than half the battery charged on the car when I got home from work...

Thanks for the replies.... The electrician came out on Friday morning to check things out for my installation... The panel is towards the front of the condo on the 2nd floor and the garage is in the back ground floor. At first he didn't think it would be easy but when I suggested he try running...

Hi Simon, I ordered my i3 REX on Jan 4th 2014 but found out in March that the color white was not available in 2014. So we changed my order to the Ionic Silver on April 5th and was told that all the Active E folks were getting delivery of the i3's they ordered before other customers. My order...

Well the sales guys at BMW San Diego called me to see if I wanted to swap my order (due in September) with someone who's car was to be delivered June 21st --- OK Duh It's a Ironic Silver Tera World with 20" tires (I wanted the 19" tire but hey, didn't want to wait till September) The sales guys...

It's great to hear that Southern CA is finally getting i3's! Have fun with your new car! I ordered mine in Jan 2014 and was told it is week 20 for production, sales guy said it should be here by late June - I kinda don't think that's correct :( What week was yours? Does anyone know what...