BMW i3. What's it like to live with in the real world?

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Nick Desmo

Ай бұрын

My thoughts on my first few months living with the i3. Was it a big mistake? #bmwi3

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@kilianpeyer5598 15 күн бұрын

Recntly as a second EV we bought the i3s - I love this little car specially the turning circle.

@MrDesmonick 15 күн бұрын

It's a great town/city car, and not bad on the Motorway 👍

@bastogne315 Ай бұрын

Love em in red and black.

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

I think the red/black were the last of the S models?

@colintwyning9614 25 күн бұрын

@@MrDesmonick i have an i3s, i think its called Mebourne red. great car

@bengoey Ай бұрын

Thanks for letting us know your experience with the i3

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

No worries 👍 😁

@wearejames1 Ай бұрын

Great review of your ownership so far. I currently drive a hybrid and not ready to go full EV, but always liked the i3 and have considered the range extender. I agree the design was way ahead of it's time and probably wouldn't date any time soon

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

Thanks! For my mileage the BEV is perfect, without the added maintenance of an ICE 'generator'.

@ug636 Ай бұрын

u should press that little butten on the right side of screnn for 5 seconds ... and then enter the last 5 digets of the "fahrgestellnummer" as "ergebniss der Quersumme" .. so u could kill off the torquerestriction till 15mph.... should be fun with full torque from 0

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

I'll take a look, thanks! 👍

@300rivers4 28 күн бұрын

Been driving my i3 for 6 years this month. I still love it. It is hard on tires though so beware.

@MrDesmonick 28 күн бұрын

@@300rivers4 yes, expecting tyres on a regular basis. But they're not as expensive as the one's for my 911!

@ETr4d3 Ай бұрын

We have an i3 for short trips around town, mostly school drop offs. Summer range is about 370km, winter range only 105km. Full charge at home costs 1-2$ depending on hour of the day and demand. It is a great second or third car.

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

That's a big range difference! Yes, a great little car 👍

@ug636 Ай бұрын

@bastogne315 Ай бұрын

Great vid. Can that yoke take a roof rack for bikes, canoes etc.

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

I have seen a roof rack on one, but I'm not sure how it's fitted. I don't think BMW do one?

@afitzsimons Ай бұрын

So drivers slow down for runners because they're running in the middle of the road. Seems effective to me.

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

As long as they see them in time it's fine! I personally wouldn't run in the middle of a main road though!

@dylanwhite6539 Ай бұрын

that shit would be a death sentence in the states. You’d get the cops called on you within 5 minutes

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

Which part? Running in the middle of the road?

@dylanwhite6539 Ай бұрын

@@MrDesmonick yes running in the middle of the road. That NEVER happens in the states.

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

I don't do huge miles, sonI charge off the granny charger on a properly installed EV rated plug/wiring.

@tommybronze3451 Ай бұрын

7.5p / kWh ?!?!?! whre do you live mate ? I pay 30.6 / kWh in essex :(

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

That's my overnight rate at home with Octopus Intelligent Go 👍 I think my day rate is about 27p?

@tommybronze3451 Ай бұрын

@@MrDesmonick never heard of of is, but after scraping the octopus website - it’s a valid tariff. QUICK delete the post before to many people will jump on the wagon and octopus pulls the offer out of the market

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

It's their standard EV charging tariff! Make sure if you use a 'proper' charger, it's compatible with their system 😉

@tommybronze3451 Ай бұрын

@@MrDesmonick it looks like “their charger” can charge the car at any time, but the 7.5p is only for other things at late night hours - can you confirm ?

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

I let it do its own thing. It charges my car overnight at the cheap rate. I get home, plug it in, and forget about it!

@MrDesmonick Ай бұрын

It shouldn't happen here! Bloody dangerous 😳