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I have never had such poor experiences as I've had at BMW Dealers. I have purchased new Porsches, Mercedes, and other brands, and never had such blatant lies and gamesmanship as with BMW. Beware of "variable" freight and PDI costs! In Canada, BMW seems unwilling or incapable of having an...

Every i3 I have test driven or sat in has had the glove box door misaligned. The gap is not parallel with the rest of the wood trim on the dash. Kind of lame. What's to be done about it? I searched the forum but didn't see anything?

For a more thorough explanation, read my post in "To REx or not to REx". I really wanted to lease an i3. I really did. BMW was nice enough to lend me a REx for 3 days. Leaving aside the ambivalent dealer experience (which is actually a major deal… but has not much to do with BMW)… I...

When I tested a loaded REx for 3 days here in Toronto, None of the public charging stations shown on the nav display Had any real time info about how many were available or in use. So there was no way to decide which one to drive to. Have others experienced this in Toronto or within N...

If you are planning to buy or lease an i3 in the GTA, stop and consider this. Do NOT accept a deal at MSRP (list price). Do NOT believe dealers when they tell you the "market here is different than in the US". I used to work at a dealership, and at 3 auto makers, and I can tell you it's...

Has anyone had any luck? http://youtu.be/2v78Nj9QOoM

All future Owners in Canada (planning to buy or lease in the next 3-6 months), let's get together to get a discount from a dealer. So far, the local Toronto dealers have been reluctant to budge on price -- despite the car clearly not selling well. Since our friends in the US are reporting...

Does anyone know why the frame of my test car has a whitish cast around the hinges? Could this be structural fatigue?

An article from late March in USA Today does not sound promising for cold weather range: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/03/20/cold-sharply-cuts-range-of-electric-vehicles/6622979/ It's worrisome - they didn't test the i3 specifically, but they did test other cars with thermal...

I need a 50' cable length, for a 30A level 2 charger (which I also need to buy). Any recommendations? So far I've only found the EVo spool which can be 50'.

Has anyone looked at all the available outdoor level 2 chargers and assessed the pros and cons? I need a fully weatherproof model with a 25' cord. I can accommodate over 30A. The BMW Wallbox is not fully weather sealed, and is 32A. Costs about $1200 here, I think. The Bosch EL-51254 is a...

Does anyone have experience keeping a stroller in the back of the i3? I read somewhere that it will not fit (I assume that's with the seat up). Has anyone tried fitting one with the rear seats up? Thanks

In another post I tried to calculate the efficiency loss of the REx vs. the BEV, and with the help of some forum members, it works out to somewhere between 10-17%. About 7% of that is due to the heat pump in the BEV. We know that the heat pump heats the cabin 30% more efficiently than the...

Does the dashboard display the tire pressure in each sensor? Or is there just a low pressure light?

I feel quite strongly about this, so felt it deserved a new thread. If you opt for the REx, make sure you understand its limitations - and whether or not it fits your driving. The REx is not a solution for all range anxiety. It does not make the i3 a long-distance highway cruiser. Let's...

Of course it does. It also displays this on your smart phone.

Can someone be kind enough to measure the interior of the storage area in the front? I cannot find this information online anywhere. Thanks

It's common for salespeople to be misinformed, and with the i3, it seems ever more to be the case. Here's what the salesperson I recently met with told me about the i3: - top speed is 220-230 kph (same as a 3 series)! - i3 is assembled in Washington state, USA ! - he had no clue what the...

Has BMW issued pricing for replacing the entire HV battery? I'm contemplating keeping the i3 a decade. That will likely mean a battery replacement, and I would like to factor in the cost into my budget. While the cost of manufacturing the cells will undoubtedly drop, I highly doubt BMW will...

I haven't found anything written about how this works. It's distinct from the Heat Pump (4T9), which is for pre-heating the cabin temperature before entering the car. BMW describes ZHV as: ZHV, Pre-heating of HV battery with Active air flap control: pre-heating the HV battery ensures that the...