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I tried using the Ecotricity AC medium charger in Ikea croydon yesterday and could not get the car to charge. The charger appeared to be working and accepted the Ecotricity card and tried to start charging but my i3 issued the warning: Mains power too low. Unable to charge. Insufficient power...

I wondered if anyone had any experience with Autosock (or similar) products with their i3? I am having trouble finding a fit for the Rex with 175/60 R19 wheels. I thought investing in winter tires or even chains might be excessive in the relatively temperate south east of the UK, and perhaps...

Does anyone know how to allow the i app access to my phones contacts? I am running IOS 6. The app says it has no access and there seems no way to grant access to any apps on the privacy settings page? Any thoughts?

I have just got my i3 and have a curious issue. I wanted to enter my own address and decided to use the entry from phones contact list. This seemed straightforward but when i hit ok my address appeared as Ukraine, not good as i live in Surrey in the UK! Has anyone else had this issue? I shall...

I am having my Home Charger (EVSE) installed later this week (i am in the UK) and need some advice. I have a solar panel system rated at 3.7kw and am having the more powerful (7kw) of the government funded (mostly) chargers. I was thinking of having a standard 13amp socket nearby to the main...

I am a little concerned about my i3 (due end august) being too quiet for people to hear and the potential for an accident. At the same time i dont like the idea of the car making a constant noise at low speeds. I wondered if it was viable to record an MP3 and have it play on a loop when...

I have just read last weeks Autocar and it features a 'first report' on an i3 rex they are running as a long termer. No content online as yet. Seems very positive so far, perhaps they can follow the What Car? editors lead and post here about their progress? I note their listing of equipment...

Just saw this and thought it might be of interest. It seems the writer 'gets' the i3 in many ways, which is refreshing. http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/05/19/a-week-with-a-bmw-i3/

I just saw this on autotrader: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201405033906356/sort/default/usedcars/postcode/cr36hd/page/1/radius/1500/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/make/bmw/model/i3/advert-type/standard-listing?logcode=ucnnp Its the first i have seen. Rather hopefully...

Dont know if anyone has noticed this but the Sunday Times posted a review of the Rex a week or so ago and is surprisingly mean spirited about the i3, although broadly positive. http://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/bmw-i3-and-i3-range-extender-review-2013-on/ The most surprising assertion is...

Having read the (very interesting) report from the Volt owner on the forum i was concerned that he found rattles a concern on more than one i3. Would any lucky owners care to comment on this? The car i test drove (for about half an hour!) was rattle free but it is still a worry.

Its not had much media attention but one of the first things i noticed on test driving the i3 was the space in the footwell, particularly where the centre console is normally found in conventional cars. I found the extra knee/leg room a real help, although i am relatively tall i guess. In the...