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Wondering if anyone has experience with an i3 that has been through a flood. If they run and drive, do they tend to continue to do so, or do they develop numerous gremlins? Might be a way for me to learn more about these cars, but hard to know how much to bid with out knowing how much thouble...

What does it take to get a i3 sold with no keys running again? I imagine there is some module that needs to be replaced that perhaps comes with a key. If that module has to be coded to the car, can you do that through ista or do you need that magic BMW test box equipment that costs something...

Is there anything special about removing and replacing the refrigerant in the i3, besides the type and the amount and the special non conductive oil? I imagine there are valves that keep the refrigerant from cooling the battery when the battery is at a good temp and you are only asking for...

I brought my 2014 i3 bev to a BMW dealership to get a hv battery capacity check done. I had been seeing the secret menu estimate of battery capacity bouncing around from 13.2 to 12.8 and back. They seemed to want me to phrase the request in the form of a complaint, as in "I am experiencing...

I have a 2014 i3 with damaged wiring - the two low voltage multi pin connectors that go in the top of the KLE. I bought it as a project with a broken left motor mount and motor mount bracket. I replaced the plastic bracket with the new aluminum one easily, but i'm having trouble sourcing these...

My car was working fine despite having the original 12v battery. (I have one on order, I swear!) I had the HV battery disconnect switch off to take a look at some scuffing through the stainless steel wire braiding that protects the cables between the HV battery EME. I futzed around off and...

I've looked into the 60ah to 94 ah battery swap. At this time it seems to be more trouble, cost, and down time than I would like. There are frugal leaf owners that have added a second leaf pack to regain a reasonable range. They wire the second pack in to the cables between the main battery and...

I think it would be nice if you could set the Navigation to always show where the charging stations are. It knows where they are, why not have them show up on the nav screen when you drive by them?

The driver's side heated seat turns on, warms up and then goes off after a few minutes. It won't turn back on unless I restart the car (2014 BEV) I found a video on youtube with a guy who has the same problem. Seems he ruled out the controller under the seat by switchng it with the passenger...

One day I couldn't get the seat belt buckle to latch. Tried it again and again. Looked very closely at the latching mechanism - it was clean and seemed to be doing what it's supposed to do. I needed to get somewhere so I just plugged my belt into the passenger side buckle. dinged at me for a...

We know BMW can swap out a 60ah pack for a 92 ah pack and make it work. There is a lot more to it than just removing one and installing the other. The vin number of the new part has to be entered, among other things. As far as I can tell, no one has done it without BMW help. What you you...

It is accepted that higher tire pressure results in lower rolling resistance. Has anyone measured the difference in in raising the i3's tire pressure over stock spec? I would think that if higher pressure can give a measurable increase in mpg in an ICE car, the difference should be higher in an...

I bought a 2014 I3 bev that came with no owners manual. I do want to learn all I can about it. Is it worth getting? I sorta spent my disposable cash on the car, so if I can get all the info online, I will go with that. Thanks!

I know that it manual says the I3 can not be towed with it's drive wheels turning. I understand that the motor turns whenever the drive wheels turn. Does it also say you can't shift it into neutral and coast down a hill? Because I don't see a big difference, except that you can tow farther...