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Thanks for the input. We've had the alignment, tyre pressures etc checked by BMW so maybe the suggestion that it is a faulty damper that hasn't been picked up is a sensible option - I'll get them checked. The car has though been like this from when we got it with only 3 000 kms on it and as...

Hello all, Haven't been on this site since we bought the car and needed advice. Have now had our 2017 i3 for nearly 3 years (ex-demo) and 50 000kms. Generally we love driving it for all the EV reasons, especially my wife as it covers up the things that irritate her about ICE/manual cars...

Having now done over 20k miles in 18 months in a variety of conditions, my experience is as follows. Bare in mind that we live in a very benign climate - seldom less than 8deg C and only over 30 deg C occasionally so normally late teens/early 20s. We have a 2018 94Ahr model. We get around...

Sorry about the double posting - dunno how that happened!

Hi, That's exactly what I'm thinking...… Today the creep came and went (all this is on smooth roads at low speeds and in a straight line!) It is very slight and not an issue as such but it is occasionally disconcerting to have the car not slow on lift-off or creep slowly towards the car in...

Hi, That's exactly what I'm thinking...… Today the creep came and went (all this is on smooth roads at low speeds and in a straight line!) It is very slight and not an issue as such but it is occasionally disconcerting to have the car not slow on lift-off or creep slowly towards the car in...

I always keep the tires at 2.4bar front and 2.9 bar at the rear as advised by the BMW agent. Tires new at rear, still good at the front. What is the expected tire life? I got just over 30k km on the rears and then they were done. Fronts on 33k kms and still good - 60-70% wear I'd guess...

That is an interesting thought re the loose suspension but I have just had the alignment done so surely they would have picked up a loose/damaged suspension part? On the other hand since the alignment I have noticed an improvement in the steering but the car seems more sensitive to winds and...

Thanks Mark for the input. No it usually happens in traffic on smooth roads! I have noticed that if I lift off and slow on regen on a gravel road and there is any 'irregularity' , the rear wheels momentarily lock up or skid and then the regen licks out. The fact that it also creeps and thumps...

We have now had our i3 for well over a year and are generally very happy with it - it is now our 'go-to' car and the ICE cars languish in the garage. Charged from solar so we notice the savings! The steering is much improved since we had the tracking/alignment done by BMW (rather than a tyre...

Last year I posted a topic "Help -would an i3 suit us?" as we were desperate to get an EV (after years of waiting) and as we are in South Africa, the only car available (excl the Leaf) was the i3. Hardly suitable when living on a farm and far from shops etc! The new 94ah version had just enough...

Just had the suspension settings redone. All were slightly out - particularly at the rear (mainly alignment) That has definitely helped with the 'dartiness', the straight line stability is improved and the car is more consistent in corners - more relaxing to drive. Sadly it has not helped...

As a recent purchaser of a second hand i3 (BMW demo model - low kms; one year old; perfect) my thoughts are that there are few EVs around that are the equivalent - ground up sophisticated EV design beautifully made. The 94Ah battery and Rex (which we've only used once!) gives us adequate range...

That's very interesting - I did not know that the Rex and Bev have different heating and a heat pump is definitely the way to go. The South African i3 does not have the facility to pre-heat the car (seldom so cold here - no heated seats or steering wheel either..) but I'm thinking it may...

OK so we have now completed our own real world range test on our new-ish i3. Drove 215kms setting off on full charge. Weather pretty cold (for here!) - 8-14deg C; gentle breeze; mostly highway at average 90kph. Bit of up and down but no real hillclimbing. Rex kicked in at about 208 kms and...

Sorry to be so clueless (new to an i3) but where is the 'hidden' menu?? Hidden from whom?!

Glad I found this thread! I have just been reading the report on 'real world ranges' for 10 EV (Spanish magazine) and see that the pure i3 has around 145 miles (230kms) with 30kms remaining when the battery is supposedly at zero %. Not sure whether this 30kms in included in the 230 or is still...

Loving our new i3 and well impressed by the over 200km range we seem to get often. Slowly fathoming out how everything optimally works..... BUT the first blemish on our love affair has just happened and involved the tyres again (besides the irritating noise on rough tar). Bumped up a (small)...

I don't think skinny tyres per se should produce that effect. Has anyone tried increasing the toe-in at the front a touch to enhance self-centering and directional stability? May reduce range minimally and increase tyre wear. Another query! Petrol certainly goes stale if left for a long time...

Our i3 is back home with tinted windows and the roof rails blacked out - looks great with a 'black top' and the tinting helps with the hot weather we're having - 28deg C in mid winter - crazy..... Enjoying it more and more as I get into the swing of it. A small query to other drivers - I have...