Hi guys,

in the first years of production (like my first i3) the roof was made out of clear-coated cfrp for both cars with and without sunroof. They switched over to a painted aluminium roof for the cars with sunroof later (like my current i3).

Regards, Steven

Hi Bo, I have no real advice or battery tips. Keep in mind that the battery is never actually charged to its real maximum capacity though. This ‘ceiling’ is controlled by the Battery Management System (BMS). This *should* protect the battery from premature wear. I simply always plug our car in our 2...

Hi guys, (blowing dust from thread… ;) ) it's been a while since I posted. Only 24 hours in a day you know… So, a quick update: 100.000 miles covered! 4.5 years running. The battery is ok but not as good as new. 85% health I would say. I’m still not sure if this is because of wear or related to the ...

Keep in mind that in some markets (like here in the Netherlands) the optional pre-heat system of the high voltage battery is tied to the seat heating ('Pre-heat package 4T9'). It might be a good idea to decide if you want/need it and check out if the prospective car has it.

Hi guys,

the REx has no starter motor. It is started from the HV battery using the generator as motor, like Jim said.

Regards, Steven

Hi guys, not much to report but three years since 'i' was born, last week. 68000 miles and counting. Gas usage decreasing steadily. Best effort so far, last summer: mid may to mid december without refueling, 9250 miles. And not by cheating driving short distances only ! :) In winter, fuel economy 's...

Hi,

yes. We had the grinding issue exactly as you described. Had it replaced under warranty about a month ago. The part took it's sweet time to appear from backorder.

Regards, Steven

Hi guys, this is much like in our previous 3-series, where the automatic wipers, switched on with the stalk (aka. the hardware switch, if you like), did not come on after a restart, even when the stalk position indicated ‘automatic’. BMW told us that this is intended behaviour. They said it is to pr...

Anyone in Europe with a sunroof? What does the roof look like? Can you see the fiber pattern in the roof? Hi Jim, europe calling ;) . The roof of our car, with sunroof, was made out of CFRP, like yours. They switched to an aluminium roofpanel icw. the sunroof a while ago (a year ? - some other mino...

I believe there are many BEVs or at least electric-hybrids with real range planned by Audi. I think last I heard they said one new electric car every year starting with 2018 Q8. Hi Epirali, yes, Volkswagen/Audi is a contender, but a relatively weak one. I'm not looking at their tainted image here, ...