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    Shattered Tailgate

    Thanks everyone for the replies and insight! I just got my i3 back and wanted to follow up with my experience. So the tailgate was repaired at a total cost of $2906.22, broken down to $1740 labor and $929.31 in parts and tax on top of that. BMW of North America's official position is that the...
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    Shattered Tailgate

    I apologize that I haven't posted here much since my initial honeymoon phase with the i3 last November, but life had caught up with me and luckily the i3 has fit in nicely there. Some of you on the i3 Facebook group may have seen, that I recently had an issue with the rear tailgate where the...
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    An i3 Grows in Brooklyn

    Hey there! I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the car, but would definitely take it out for one of the extend test drives to get a feel for if it will work for you. We got ours through BMW of Manhattan on 57th st. working with Chris Gonzalez and Greg Pol over there. I've read some...
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    An i3 Grows in Brooklyn

    Glad you're digging the car! I have the same feeling still every time I get in. Even now that I'm over the thrill of zipping between cars off of each traffic stop and mostly keep her in EcoPro+, I still find it a light and enjoyable ride. Something about the immediacy of it turning on and...
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    An i3 Grows in Brooklyn

    That's definitely a steep premium, especially for a car that has so many active and passive safety features built in. Not to mention the fact that no one would steal a car that is so easily identifiable and can only go 80 miles from the scene of the crime. A co-worker mentioned that his...
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    An i3 Grows in Brooklyn

    Some initial reactions on the first month of ownership in regards to living in the city: Manueverability. Really fantastic. Its nimble and easy to drive through the slalom of double parked cars and construction that is the New York grid. U-turns never become cumbersome K-Turns or 5-point turns...
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    An i3 Grows in Brooklyn

    That's awesome, you're going to love it! There will be no shortage of people walking circles around your car while it's charging in that lot. And the fact that those stations are wind turbines is an added bonus to say that your i3 is powered by the wind. One of the guys that stopped to chat...
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    An i3 Grows in Brooklyn

    Hey All! My family and I are now the proud owner of a brand new BMW i3 REx. I found this forum and the various blogs invaluable to deciding on our purchase and am happy to finally be apart of this enhusiastic and and thoughtful community. While I dont have the time or diligance to curate a...
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