Recent content by scepter

I trust you that they generally crush them. Sorry if I implied otherwise. Perhaps these were spared b/c this was a local (BMWNA) program and not a BMW corporate initiative.

I was worried about that too but the battery mod comes up on my local dealer's computer, and the remaining warranty shows intact. That made me feel a lot better about the deal. I asked the dealer whether something might go amiss if/when the software was updated. He wasn't 100% sure but he was...

BMW NA ran a test program by retrofitting 10 2014 i3 cars with the big 2017 battery. I tracked down one of these cars in FL, and I bought it and shipped it here to California. So I now have what is essentially a fully-loaded 2017 Tera for half price. And the car is minty (18K miles). I found...

Yes, absolutely. I use Waze now. I just want to know options, esp since the 10" screen is so nice.

Thanks, Jim. Got it.

I'm planning to buy a fully-loaded 2014 or 2015 i3. Will I need to separately purchase a subscription to get map updates and real-time traffic? Does the RTTI work well?

The Bolt is much better in this regard than the Volt. Maybe not quite as good as the i3 though. But the cameras on the Bolt are really good. When I saw the "bird's-eye view" on the screen, I thought that it was a video feed from a drone. It's that cool. Then there's the panoramic video...