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    Winter tires 19x5 ML 500 TMPS/German rims for sale

    Blizzak ML 500 ready to put on car .All the same size like new only pic up from Staten Island NY 10314 call me 718 698 1193 Les
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    Winter Blizzaks on German rim’s TPMs BMW I 3 EV ,19”

    For sale 5000 miles on it . pic up only Staten Island ,New York 10314 contact Les 718 698 1193
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    2014 /May BMWI3 12volt battery 7 years old no issue

    English is not my language sorry about my writing
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    2014 /May BMWI3 12volt battery 7 years old no issue

    This post I’m putting on is for info with my experience with a car .i purchase an OM 12 volt battery from dealer wait 2month /$200 battery I hook up to NOCO genius2 to maintenance/storage to keep healthy battery bc my 7 old battery whitch I monitor any time I start a car is 14.23 volts all the...
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    New to me but no heated seats?

    Impossible you just missing switches on dashboard go to u tube to learn about car
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    BMW i3 vs. Chevy Bolt -- Structural Efficiency ?

    In2014 according to car driver magazine bmw I 3 was 2600 lbs and is still faster than newest 2021 I 3 bc is a lightest from all of them and also a carbon fiber structure is 5 times stronger than steel and much lighter means replacing steel with carbon fiber is 5 x lighter I tested Bolt EV is...
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    2014 and batteries...

    In May 2021 my 12 v battery will be 7 years old I check once a week before I start a car through cigarette outlet with modified voltmeter is still 14 ,5 volts all the time I charge a car at list once a week and in 7 years I drove only 20000 miles car is always in 60-65 “ garage I use heating or...
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    12 volt Battery Warning

    Thank you you right I m buying replacement and keep fully charged in garage
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    i3 being seen as Ugly

    I have more interest in my BMW I 3 than my 911 and 944 than figure out people hate a look bc they can afford this car this is a reason is the best city car ever
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    12 volt Battery Warning

    Can someone tell me when I should replace 12v battery on my 2014 MAY BMWI 3 EV no REX in MAY will be 7 years old nothing wrong so far is original battery car in NY is sitting in heated garage is driven short distance 2-3times a week in snow too and charged fully once a week .? If I’m going to...
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    12V battery

    Thank you for advice just happen where I live all Bmw independent shops don’t want to deal with I 3 period the dealer is only my choice is something on dash is going to show me battery is on last leg or dyes suddenly
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    Regen and creep operation?!

    I wash a rotors and calipers once a while to keep them dust free and hit brakes hard once a day to clean rust bc if you use only regen they rust bad and make creepy noise at least in my case try maybe you solve your problem brake pads should last “ forever”
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    12V battery

    My 2014 I 3 is 5 1/2 years old when my 12 volt battery will be dead? Always in heated garage in NY 17000 miles and driven daily few miles should I replaced as preventative measures now bc in every car I ever own I replaced 12 V battery s every 5 years and never have an issue Looking for advice...
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    NON OEM wheels & tires (wider)

    Your wider tires don’t make race car spend $ 250000 on electric car and you have a race car be happy you own Bmw I 3 is a faster car on a street in small package/ Race car driver /and know the 2014 BMW I 3 with 60 amp hr battery is the fastest go card on the road!!!!!!! The first production...
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    NON OEM wheels & tires (wider)

    Is only car with 5” tires and I pass all BMW 3 series with 7/8 width tires why you need bigger tires I’m playing with guys on o road with Gus guslers bmw’s you faster in 60 miles range than all 90% cars on a road what wider tires help you with? You have to learn how to take advantage of low...
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    NON OEM wheels & tires (wider)

    I notice better mileage on ecopia than blizzak my driving in NY is 2000 on ecopia and 1000 miles on blizzak obviously i m driving about 3000 miles a year I’m using this car as an go cart driving around in Staten Island NY and Iove it is 2014 only 14000 miles so far no problems my concern is...
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    Driving BMWI3 ReX with GASOLINE Continer in FRUNK”

    Can sambody with reasonable knowledge to explaine to all those IDIOTS what are they doing for safety to themselves or to ALL the people on the road when they carry container with GASOLINE in their REX “FRUNK” what could happen if they are in frontall accident??? Maybe the buy different car if...
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    trip from Barcelona to Valencia

    With baby why you consider to use not reaible car BMW I 3 rent the biggest Mercedes for safety of your BABY don’t be cheap to be electric jerk I m an owner of I 3 I USA driving daily great car
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    New owner- need level 2 evse suggestions

    ClipperCreek modelHCS Ruggedized 5years warranty made in USA 240V 32 A with 14-50 plug 25 ft cable Safety Certifaied if you drop this unit still survaive an abuse plug in or hard wire 2 years later works good I’m happy with it
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    Stop sale affecting used i3 pricing?

    What kind of maitinance you expect 5years later None, as long your mileage is 80-60 a day or week you good for next 10 years no rust no brakes no nothing just tires electric motor and transmission should last forever do you know electric motors in elevators i Manhattan were install 100 yr ago by...
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