It's not unreasonable for people to challenge whether I had a test drive. I did have a couple of hours test driving but they only had a fairly highly specified model with leather seats etc. and the stint on the motorway was not ideal as there was a slow moving traffic jam on the M3 (not unusual!). I couldn't go above 60mph on my test drive and it was also a nice calm day, so I hadn't experienced the i3 at speed in high winds. It felt quite nice on the test drive to be honest. Also a bit of additional context is worthwhile. At the time of ordering the only other car we had was a 7 year old BMW 330d M-Sport with run flat tyres, which itself had an incredibly hard and crashy ride. In comparison the i3 didn't feel that bad, in fact it felt firm but compliant relative to the 330d. My decision to get the i3 as a company car was very financially driven. I was opted out of the company car scheme for years and would have remained opted out it wasn't for the incredibly attractive financial deal available on the i3. Therefore, I admit, I was slightly blindsided by the financial side of the equation and the fact that it felt fine on the test drive. However, since buying the i3 we have also bought the new Volvo XC60. It's as if we have discovered for the first time, after years of the 330d and i3, just how comfortable a car can be. An XC60 and i3 are chalk and cheese, each exposes the strengths and weaknesses of the other (the Volvo having a terrible turning circle, being very heavy and not particularly economical). For me after the driving the Volvo the i3 is just "fine". In the same way as a Ford Fiesta would also be "fine". I suspect I would have less dashboard rattles in a Ford Fiesta though!
