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Looking to start a small of local owners who can support each other.

Yea that is frustrating. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I think the dealer wants you spending Big $ on repairs and the factory wants you thicker off with repair bills and buying a new car.

I just did my first at home oil change. It was pretty easy. Easier than say changing the 12V battery which I have also done. My dealer had alway recommended an oil change once a year, and resetting the oil change warning resets for a year in the future. I plan to do a write up for the oil...

Hello. In my comment, I presumed solar panels integrated into a roof that did not alter the car's profile or coefficient of drag. The carbon fiber roof of the the i3 replaced with a custom built solar panel for example plus the necessary electronics to integrate them. An off the shelf panel...

I use my REx once or twice a month. Sometimes for a long trip, my father lives 400. miles away, and sometimes to just keep the battery above 20% when I have lots to do around town. I have 80,000 miles on the car and I'd guess 10-15% was done on the REx. I've had no maintenance problems with...

My car is a 2017 with eh 94ah battery so it's already at the higher fuel tank capacity. I regularly run it "dry" and the pump usually clicks off at 2.0-2.2 gallons when filling. I give it one more click... My range prediction on gas with a full tank varies from 75-95 miles with the usual i3...

Very Cool, and looks factory.

Here is another with better instructions: https://bmwi3owner.com/2016/01/secrets/

Here is an article with some infor (toward the bottom) about how to get the car to give you some diagnostic info on the battery: https://www.bmwblog.com/2017/04/24/bmw-i3-long-term-battery-capacity-report-better-expected/

A few more pics. (including the before with 19" pinwheels.) Untitled by RexPhoto91, on Flickr IMG_E7052 by RexPhoto91, on Flickr Untitled by RexPhoto91, on Flickr

I really wanted custom wheels but it seemed impossible to find any that would actually fit, then I came across a set of wheels and tires from a 2018 sport model. They are just what I was looking for. Custom and yet still BMW i3. They do stick out a little more in the fender which I really...

Congratulations on your new car. Hope you are still loving it it. I just found that the dial for the AC temperature has a small display above the number that shows which direction the vents are blowing. It's so small I had noticed it. Also the trip odometer is reset with small near invisible...

What was mind boggling about the dealership was they actually said I had to order the windshield from their parts department and transferred me there. The parts department seemed upset I did not have the VIN number handy, because "how can they order a part if they don't know which car I have?"...

My still pristine 2017 i3 REx took a rock to the windshield and now I need a new one. The crack was 12 inches long before I even got off the freeway. I have the very expensive BMW windshield coverage it helps out with NOTHING here. It only fixes chips. My insurance USAA says take it to...

It seems very hard to find aftermarket wheels for the i3 vs other BMWs. Obviously the wheels are tall and skinny vs. most other cars. In any case I thought I'd make a list here of any that I can find, and hope others can add some. Tire Rack sells the 19" rail wheels in black or silver...