Recent content by 121gwats

I'm coming from an R53 Mini Cooper JCW, which is a stiffer than most sports cars. I love my '14 i3 BEV, but the steering is floaty with way too much body roll. Ideally I'd like a little softer of a ride than my R53, but if the handling will be anything alike, I'm in. What parts am I looking at...

From your experience and other's, do many owners get stranded from the bottom end range being overestimated? It makes sense that the buffer is being opened up, but I wonder if some is opened up on the top end as well. Before performing battery reset, it was charged to 100%. I left it plugged...

I like having a junk PC just to download programs like ISTA off the web, where I wouldn't want to chance using my work Macbook Pro getting viruses on sketchy servers. My single core 2.2 ghz Pentium with 4gb of RAM and 500 gb of 5400RPM storage worked fine. It was only 3 years old somehow (and...

I like the Weathertech mat because you can still use the rubber straps in the floor. There are holes you can cut if desired, and it still remains mostly waterproof. The may does curl a little bit towards the latch area, but its fine.

I have 3 Macs I could have used.. I tried to install Bootcamp, but when OSX asked me to install Windows it required a disc to be inserted in a DVD drive. This stumped me for a couple of days, and I googled workarounds that involved coding with Terminal. I tried it, hit some road blocks, and...

I made some progress this week. I bought a '17 Gateway with a 2.2ghz single core Pentium, 4gb ram, 500gb hard drive for $60. Not bad I thought, though its a tad slow with a single core. I paid $8 for an ebay download since it was a single click, self automated installation process only to find...

I'm kind of a putz when it comes to PCs (Mac guy) and I've never done any car programming before. I've searched for a while on precise directions for an i3 and haven't found a lot. I've found plenty for other models of BMWs. Anyone willing to help me out? I'm sure I'll have follow up Qs. - Do...

Just called BMW USA, and the program is dead. They said if the dealership is willing to participate on good faith, its up to them. No more car rentals for people without an "i dealer", no more formal backing from BMW USA as of 2 years ago.

Art, Thanks for the data! I know the drive well, I used to work for the Star-Bulletin in the late 2000's, and drove all over creation, mostly stuck in traffic if I recall.

I need to reframe my question, I was vague. How many real world miles did the i3 get when new, going ~55mph on relatively flat ground with ~70 degree weather? How about highway miles? Obviously I'm not asking for hard numbers, just ballpark figures from memory. I left the dealership expecting...

I just picked up a well optioned '14 i3 (60ah BEV) for $13.8k. It's in immaculate condition allowed me to forgive the battery degradation.. Before purchasing the hidden menu battery test revealed 15.2kw @ full charge (vs 18.8). The GOM said 62 miles. My trip home from the dealer was ~190 miles...