Recent content by noodle

Hahaha! Loved reading this! :lol:

For the sake of comparison, I had a Nissan Leaf prior to my i3 and managed to scrape and dent both rear doors a little. It took over 9 weeks to repair the damage and cost nearly £3,500 due to the fact the doors were aluminium (apparently).

I had a Gen1 Leaf for 3 years and just got an i3 Rex in May. I have two young children and drive a lot for work. I haven't experienced a winter with the i3 yet but found it a chore in the LEAF. I absolutely adore the i3 and genuinely enjoy driving it in all conditions. I have the 19" alloys and...

Do you even NEED a charger? I use a 3-pin plug on a dedicated ring. Installed by a trusted electrician at a fraction of the cost of a type-2. I can use public type-2's and CCS's (or ReX petrol) if I need a quicker charge, but generally speaking if I'm parking at home I'm not going to be using...

. A friend came across these images of a blatant but amusingly shoddy imitation of the i3. It's like the bastard child of an i3 and a G-Wiz! Burn it with fire! The classic kidney grill, 'enhanced' with lots of chrome. This is almost certainly made of CFRP. Optional extras include 12"...

BLASPHEMY! I get what you're saying about the pillar and doors but the i3 is in a league of its own when it comes to design. The shape and contours are much bolder, rear doors are stealthed, CFRP is visible, it features eyecatching colour schemes etc. I know it gets stick for being "ugly" but...

Just wanted to update others who are waiting: - Ordered mid-December 2014 - Built end of January 2015 - Delivered to UK dealer early March - Delivered to me mid-March :o :D

Not sure if the following works in an i3 but it's a blast in a Nissan Leaf: At red traffic lights, select N and fully depress accelerator. When lights change to green, rapidly shift into D and enjoy instantaneous, cheek-wobbling acceleration! Looking forward to trying this in the i3 :)

The only options I've specced are heated seats and rapid charge. I'm a LEAF owner at the moment but I'm switching to an i3 for the joy it brings when driving (and the security/practicality of the ReX). However I've convinced myself that I'm not going to fall into the trap of speccing lots of...

Hope people have had a good christmas. I just got an email from my leasing company. Ordered white ReX with no bells and whistles mid-December, expected delivery date end of March 2015. Can't wait!

Great news Dee. Look forward to hearing about your first impressions. I contacted my leasing company today to try and get a delivery date. I was told that BMW UK have officially revised the pricing of the i3 (new heated seats standard?) and that they wouldn't honour my original order or...

Anyone know if the Electra-King comes with the equivalent of HK audio and/or self-adjusting led-headlights? Tempted to cancel my i3 order based their innovative battery-cooling tech alone.

Heh, just being tongue in cheek Dee. I called it 'recession white' as it was one of the no cost colour options but happen to think the storm trooper look of the white i3 is bold and beautiful and my first choice anyway. I'm a Nissan Leaf owner/driver at the mo and can't wait to jump ship to the...

I'm leasing a poverty spec REx in 'recession white' and just had my order formally placed with BMW. No idea of estimated delivery date but will update this thread when I get it.