newbie said:Just bought 2016 bmw i3 in GTA. We got $8300 off the sale price of $55000. I was very tempted to buy new 2017 model which was in stock but discount offered was too low. Having nothing to compare - is this discount good for 2016 i3 REX?
newbie said:if it's not too late - tell your friend not to buy at Budds - we were there too. They only have white 2016REX demo model and the highest discount we have been offered was 6000. Instead tell your friend to go to Thornhill bmw I3 dealer and ask for Stefan. Unfortunately we didnt buy there, but they have 3 2016 i3 (white, black and orange if I m not mistaken) and 2 2015(all grey) i3 in stock. All models are REX if I remember it right. I do regret we didn't go there but we were so tired on negotiating our deal so we could't drive extra hour to Thornhill.
e46jb said:I am new to this forum as a convert from a long list of BMW models and now currently driving a VW Golf R.
I have always loved the i3 and feel the 2017 is a perfect choice, do most of you thing the ReX version is best for Canadians, or are you sticking with the BEV?
I only ask because I am located in Calgary and driving long distances is often normal on any given day
Cdni3 said:e46jb said:I am new to this forum as a convert from a long list of BMW models and now currently driving a VW Golf R.
I have always loved the i3 and feel the 2017 is a perfect choice, do most of you thing the ReX version is best for Canadians, or are you sticking with the BEV?
I only ask because I am located in Calgary and driving long distances is often normal on any given day
I'd recommend going with REX as during Arctic cold snaps like you are having now - your battery range will drop significantly if parked outside (30-40%) so the gas option to charge always helps avoid range anxiety. That alone is worth the REX in Canada. I have a REX in Vancouver and it gives me the option to do the longer distances as required but in reality I only use the REX every 2 or 3 months and 90% of driving is from household charging, 5% public charging and 5% REX charging. I regularly travel 80-100 km and just make the 100 km without the REX coming on. Its a personal challenge thing; my wife drives the car a little harder (likes the get up and go from a stand still) and burns more KW than I do on the same drive but she has totally gotten over any range anxiety that she initially had with an electric car solely due to the REX. Could we live without the REX possibly, but why? We have a 2014 that we bought as CPO a little over a year ago (great deal, no real issues except charge port solenoid under warranty, its been a wonderful car - the go to car in our household over the ICE). We have two level 2 chargers, one at the house and 1 at cabin 100 km apart. Thats what works for us.
Your range will be better with a 2017 but my 2 cents is get the REX as you cannot add it later without trading out the car and that will be a lot more $ than just buying the thing at the start. If the i3 did 200 miles plus on a charge like the Tesla S, Bolt or eventual Model 3 then I'd be happy to live with the BEV.
Cdni3 said:A little off topic but I see you have or had a MB 250E. Did you import this car into Canada? I was looking at the MB 250E as I like the small MB200/250 and did own until last year a MB ML320CDI. My daughter has a MB200 so I am familiar with the small cross over that is bigger from what I can tell than the Chevy Bolt. I looked at importing a MB250E and MB did not say that I couldn't import one to Canada, but basically said that I would have difficulty getting any parts for the car if I did import one and I could be waiting for a while if I required (electrical) parts in the future. Also the lack of fast charger was a concern; which now that I have had the BMW i3 for over a year is a 'must have', in my books on any electric vehicle. I would buy a Tesla Model X in a heartbeat if the price wasn't so noise bleeding high in Canada. We need one larger car in the household and to date there is no such thing at a reasonable priced larger car in the EV world of cars.
newbie said:Just bought 2016 bmw i3 in GTA. We got $8300 off the sale price of $55000. I was very tempted to buy new 2017 model which was in stock but discount offered was too low. Having nothing to compare - is this discount good for 2016 i3 REX?
onufry said:just ordered i3 2017: got 5.5% off MSRP after a 1/2 day of haggling via email. initially dealer did not want to even talk more than 2% off. i sent emails to all ontario i3 dealers and got 5.5% off few email exchanges later. could probably get more, but did not wanted to prolong the hassle. I was prepared to pay 3% over invoice which is pretty much the same as 5% off MSRP. details: lease 36 months, 16,000km/yr, $514/mo, 3500 down. the price includes $13K gov rebate.
planning to install Leviton EVB40-PST Evr-Green 400 EV Charger, 40-Amp $899 (amazon.ca) .
newbie said:if it's not too late - tell your friend not to buy at Budds - we were there too. They only have white 2016REX demo model and the highest discount we have been offered was 6000. Instead tell your friend to go to Thornhill bmw I3 dealer and ask for Stefan. Unfortunately we didnt buy there, but they have 3 2016 i3 (white, black and orange if I m not mistaken) and 2 2015(all grey) i3 in stock. All models are REX if I remember it right. I do regret we didn't go there but we were so tired on negotiating our deal so we could't drive extra hour to Thornhill.
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