BMW i3

Might be of interest to i3 owners; https://youtu.be/OrjX-UGl5go?si=iuQI385c31N1aOLL

I’m guessing less than half it’s retail value. They usually go through all the numbers once it’s finished and ready for sale. Crazy to write off a car with such little damage. Little wonder car insurance is so expensive.

I got 4 new tyres around September, i wanted to go for the Michelin E Primacy, a little more expensive, but sopposedly better comfort, and less noise. but could not get them, tried a few places in May/June, one place priced it, but when he went to order, they were not available. He told me they make them in batches, and it could be months before they make the next batch, so went for Continentals.

One only has a few choices with the i3, so make sure what you want is actually available before you order.

btw, Michelin do offers periodically, like the one below, and if i had been able to get them, i would have gotten €115 off :

https://car-offers.michelin.co.uk/roi/spring2023

Personally I’d avoid the continentals , switched to them when the Bridgestones wore out and I feel they have less traction in the wet.

Yeah, tbh that was why we switched from the Bridgestones, the continentals were generally getting better reviews…. BTW No lunatic driving involved! They just seem to have less traction pulling out of junctions in the wet than the Bridgestones but YMMV

2016 i3 with tiny mileage, what a waste of a car for whoever owned it; https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-i3-2016/36518022

At least range anxiety was unlikely to be a problem…😁

Like many other things, probably would have been cheaper to rent it by the hour..😋

If I was in the market for an EV right now I'd be going to look at that ASAP.

i3 extras like sunroof, harmon kardon upgrade, leather seats, adaptive cruise control, are not that common, not rare either, but the bulk of examples, don’t have them. It is a little expensive, and would be negotiable

An i3 noob here. Bought a August 2017 built 94Ah car with pretty much all the options ticked to replace a 30 kWh LEAF. Drove from Cork to North Kildare yesterday and was pleasantly surprised with the actual attainable range.

Needs new tyres, going for Continental UltraContacts. The car has currently 175/60-19 all around but the fronts look wrong on the narrow wheels. Went for the staggered tyres as specified.

Should the iDrive be capable of being online? I tried to activate the car on My BMW app but never received the iMessage with the code. The car's menu doesn't list the option to update services or anything.

Cheers tlaavtech, loving it so far. And the Max Batt Capa is at 28.0 kWh so the battery have fared well over the past 7 years and 76k.

I followed this youtube from Wisely but there is none of the options listed below