Why Tom Moloughney Loves the BMW i3
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- čas přidán 9. 02. 2024
- State of Charge creator Tom Moloughney discusses his experiences and involvement with various electric and hydrogen vehicles produced by BMW - and shares why the i3 in particular has a special place in his heart.
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Just logged 100k miles on our loaded 2017 REx near Seattle.
-Absolutely zero issues other than tires that last 30k (we're on 3rd set), and only one supplier in US - Bridgestone $250 per tire.
-Adaptive Cruise has tough time in dense fog, but same with most vision-based ACC systems.
-Easy annual DIY oil change on range extender (since it only runs about 5% of our annual mileage).
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It's funny: I hated the i3 when it launched. Then I began to see that it was really the only great electric city car in the US. Then I bought a CPO 2018 i3 BEV in 2019, and I've been in love ever since. It's probably the perfect city car, and it's the one car I'm unlikely to sell anytime soon. It's brilliantly easy to park, incredibly fun to slice through traffic in it, and it costs about ¢12/mile to run including electricity, maintenance, depreciation, and insurance.
I got one last fall, best car I’ve ever owned or driven! I even like it for road trips.
I own a 2014 I3 absolutely love it!
This is one the the few repairable EVs and built for longevity. Maybe it will become a collectible one day...
Great stories Mr. Moloughney.
TOM is lacking Testicular fortitude.
Love the i3 hybrid concept where the electric range is greater than the 'gas range'. I would like to see more hybrid choices along this line
Good to know!
Itz nice, esp pre noisemaker, stealth mode. Mi esposa loves her i3 rex. Don't listen to fools that never drove 1. Carbon fiber + al u mini um frame
I love my 2016 i3. 120k miles strong.
Maybe its why i'm now divorced....... Oh well. lol
I bought it too
but for the impractical rear doors…
more practical than regular if you don't have passengers often
MUNRO - good luck ever getting that BMW i3 repaired , after an Accident.
EZ repair for Model 3/Y w/ Gigacastings.
While I agree that the i3 was ahead of its time and is a great car; I would never purchase one now because BMW has already said that there won't be any replacement parts available as it is a discontinued 'projects' vehicle. Several dealerships here in California (where the i3 sold well) have already discontinued offering to service them. Then there are those no-one-else-uses Bridgestone Ecopia tires that are nearly impossible to find and when you can they are $300 each.
So boring the chopped ones
the BMW i3 today is a very Crappy car, compared to TESLA.
What’s not to love? Another tiny $hit box with the price of a normal car, which is cheaply made and poorly engineered, with the sticker price coming mostly from the brand labels.
And unlike normal BMW’s which just leak oil, fail regularly and drop parts everywhere until they hit the 5 year old mark where they’re not even worth fixing yet again, this flaming disaster will actively try to electrocute or burn you.
And don’t ask about the resale value, since these don’t have one.
MUNRO live - TESLA offers their 2009 Roadster REPAIR manual Completely FREE.