2016 BMW i3: 4 months 4k miles | Daily Driver/Family Car Review
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One of the best videos I've seen on the i3. I have a 2014 Giga and love it!
I am an owner of a BMW i3 and I want to thank you for this video. I appreciate the level of professionalism you have displayed when creating this video and it has proven to be incredibly useful. Thank you!
Thank you Jamie! Loved driving that car and miss it now that my lease is over!
Love the way you covered the vehicle from A to Z, almost can do away with the user manuel. Great job!
Just a really high quality video, man. Keep it up!
Nice Video thank you - I'm proud new owner of BMW i3 for two weeks now ❤ Love from London xxx
Great review, I have driven one for the last year and I can confirm it's a great city car to have especially if you have a young family.
Best i3 review ever. Been looking for a family-based review for some time now. Got two kids myself (4½ and 3 years), and i want this car so bad :)
Olliver Stensbøl no you don’t, you get t boned in that and you’ll be... well, fill in the rest.
Absolutely great review and video is of high quality resolution! I will wait and see in the coming years regarding any styling changes and range extensions. These are the early years of full electric vehicles and I anticipate major improvements in the future. For now I'm happy with my 2015 328i. I still get great mileage and I really don't have to visit the gas station that much.
Amazing review! So genuine and informative. I’m getting the solar panels first and then the car. The i3 proves that the future is here and it is attainable. Thanks.
Totally agree with your End summary .
I recently bought a second hand 2017 i3 REX .Low milage and loaded with extras . Have been driving it for 10 days now .
Can only recommend it .
The EV driving experience . Quality finishes and BMW design .Open space and visibility not to mention how relaxing and confortable it is to drive .
Me too
Advice for winter. USE THE SEAT HEATER! The heated seats use a few hundred watts of power, as compared to the thousands of watts required for the motor moving the car. Heating using the cabin heater uses a few thousand watts, whereas driving is up to 20 thousand watts at highway speeds. In the winter, we typically see 30% more energy usage here in Ontario Canada vs the summer.
Great tip! ua-cam.com/video/6dFWVnJEIMQ/v-deo.html
yep i never use the regular heater only the seat heater
Very comprehensive review, nice job! I've also owned an i3 REX since June. Couldn't ask for a better car.
Went back through and realized it's not a REX, just assumed since you said you do 50 miles/day. Winter might be a little tough, but the car has been averaging around 100 miles per charge for me as well.
michaeldproject the chevy bolt get better mileage
So having ani3 REX its not a true electric car. I have just bought the i3s in Liquid black with NO Extender. A true dream to drive
Great review, lots of details overlooked by others. And very important 'real user' stuff. Looking forward to the 6 month update.
This is a great review, you kept my interest all the way through good tip about the solar panels too. Well done 👍🏾 keep it up
Nice video! I slept outside for a Tesla reservation for a Tesla Model 3. I was Tesla dealership on Saturday and now I don't have much hope my car's not going to be delivered until the second quarter of 2018. In addition to that I have little hope that I will get the $7,500 rebate. Thanks for the video and it was very informative and I love the car!
Nice job! I bought a range-extender version (same colour, same wheels as yours) 9 months ago. Having owned a succession of BMW convertibles over the last 30 years - and still enjoying my current 640i - I have to say that, although the i3 is something of an ugly duckling, it's an absolute hoot to drive! Great acceleration, great handling and eminently practical for daily errands or longer commutes, the electric drivetrain is a technical masterpiece. It offers totally intuitive one-pedal driving that's genuinely fun to use.
most comprehensive review i've seen (perhaps of _any_ car)... well done... thanks...
Thank you! 2 year review coming soon!
Another excellent presentation with heaps of very useful information.
I have the exact same car setup. I totally agree with you on everything you said in this video.
It's an amazing car! Have fun.
great video, I would love to buy one of these. I see you just turned your lease i3 back in... are you getting another one?
Great review, saw it till the end!
Great review! It's great to see people adopting electric cars and solar panels. Did you ever do any updates to this video? I'm new to your channel.
Excellent review! Well done!
Very nice review..I love this car too and get mine in a few days...First I also dream of a Tesla Model 3, but I live in Berlin and you need to find parking places and have a nice small turning cycles and room to transport. So this is the much better alternative.. I absolutely love the room space inside and the the stunning doors...You also can sleep in the car with some tricks..Thumbs up!!!
Awesome video and well detailed info, thanks
Please keep us informed of your experience with your i3 in the winter! I'm in Michigan and am anxiously awaiting your further review.
mikern10 this car no good for winter
I’m getting one soon. I can’t wait.
Light23K Did you get it yet I’m getting one this week I drove one there fun mine has the range extender
what a great review! thanks!
Thank you so much for your video, great info for people like me looking at this car to be the next we would like to drive!
good review! i do have to say when driving the I3 and the volt there is no real comparison comfort wise its like going from a stiff uncomfortable ride to a limousine. thats how big the difference is to me.
still a larger battery and not so much weight make it more efficient.
great review Sir! Practical and real!!
I have this car 4 years ago, simply the best car ever!!!
Thumbs up on the Diono car seat. Diono is one of the car seat I currently own for my daughter.
Can we STOP calling them suicide doors, it's connotation isn't exactly positive for those who may have poor mental health... At the same time, great review and great intro to this car which I'll rent for 3 days in about a weeks time!
Excellent point, and I'm open to suggestions for alternatives: front-opening? reverse-opening? I unthinkingly used the term "suicide doors" in describing the rear doors on my Honda Element to a coworker whose husband I knew had committed suicide some years earlier. To complicate matters, she was not a car person, was unfamiliar with the term, and asked me what it meant. I explained it, but also wished the earth would have swallowed me up at that moment.
Awesome review man! You and I have some things in common. I plan to lease the i3 or iX soon if I cannot afford the Tesla Y. However, the Tesla X is the goal. The BMW i4 is a beauty too! I’ve had the Tesla solar panels for some time now and it has been one my best investments-especially during the summer! Happy Holidays and Be well!
Hey, how do you feel about the i3 after 3 years?
excellent review, thanks
I'm looking to buy a 2019 with range extender, your video is very good, complete and well spoken, thank you
Great video mate
this is a perfect company / commuter car. Leasing one of these in london is a no brainer
Excellent Job! Thank you!
"My wife drove this last night so I didn't get that good of a score" That's a burn.
that's fine that's fine we know that you drive more efficient hehe
Great video!
This is exactly the review I've been looking for! Would be nice to know how much stuff you can fit in the boot without putting the seats down
I cringed when he threw out that gas cap.... other than that great video man! Love bimmer my self as well. Ive owned two so far and my current is a 2011 535i which i love!
I was sceptical to get an all electric i3, but watching this video made me feel a little better, I need one for local use, 20-30 miles a day, a couple times a week, I think it will be more than enough, great video, thanks for the info
Comprehensive. Thank you!
Great comprehensive review! Please do a 6-month recap. I'll be watching 👍
30k Miles with the BMW i3 - End of Lease Review ua-cam.com/video/x8WkOzRgXjw/v-deo.html
very great review! i might buy a 2014 with the range extender. Im 20 years old so I'm iffy. You helped make my mind up. So hopefully it happens and i can buy it.
JW Studios you bought it?
Hi, thanks for the video!
I am thinking of getting a used 2016 and I wanted to know how it's doing maintenance wise?
Also I was wondering how the app connects to the car do you need to get a data plan for the car?
I really want one. Can’t wait until my lease is up next year.
Great review and vid. Please continue with i3 vids. 😀
Have another one planned for this week ;-)
Yes to all your comments just got a second CPO 2014 BEV Tera World..could not pass it up at $24K ...having second thoughts now about the Mod.3..just don't need all that extra battery capacity here in PHX. With the second car we went to level 2 and PHX area has get DC fast charging by EVgo.
You are my life saver! :D boy oh boy. I knew about this car and your story fits mine perfect! And i really like the whole electric car idear aswell. But you had me sold by far! And funny thing i dont like bmw at all. Its the gettho car in my country. But this little car gives me all that i need! :D i love it! :) Only part is i would like an electric exstension version. And not just the rex. Just personal preferance.
I just stumbled on your channel and I love your posts. I'm also a huge fan of quality in everything I own, shelling out extra cash to make sure what I have is top notch. Question regarding the charge distance. Do you know if there is a portable charger to carry in the car, just in case you need a small charge to get you to the next charging station?
Welcome, Gabe! I haven't looked into a device like that, but it is a good idea. There is a charger that comes with it which plugs into a regular wall outlet which is nice and small to fit into the "frunk" and you can plug in anywhere you access a wall outlet. I have yet to need anything like that yet but would be handy to have..
Well done review.
I love this car so much,I wish they sell it in my country
OH MY GOD!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
U r ccrrraaazzzzyyyyyy BEAUTIFUL!
Like... I'm obsessed.
Great review. Dream car
the Prius has a lot of these features like the Bluetooth auto play and the door sensors and day time and night/low/high beam LEDs all around and stuff like that. Do the mirrors auto fold on the i3 when you lock it ? How much on top of the battery's 100 miles do you get with an extender version ?
This is actually a very nice review. Thanks.
Thank you!
so it recharges the battery when you let off the pedal but if it did not do that how far would the car go taking that into account
Just got to drive a friend's a week ago. Impressive!
Great video, thanks for posting it! Do you find that having only two speakers (I think you have the model without the Harman Karman option) is a problem in terms of quality and/or loudness when listening to music at highway speeds or even when having a phone conversation?
Not at all, I thought I would regret the premium audio but the built in speakers are just great.
This car is on par with the Tesla's man. In many ways, the bmw is actually a bit nicer if you don't have to go beyond it's range.
I would have loved seeing this blue-lights at night. Why did´nt you do a record of that if it´s exciting to you? :) Nice review tho! Thanks for sharing and keep this great content comming!
I borrowed an i3 Rex over a weekend from my local dealership a month ago and my 4 year old son insisted that we should keep it. I liked it too even though it would not work as the primary family car.
All of his videos have really high quality audio and video.
That's my goal! in addition to being informative..
Nicely presented,thks.
Hey man, I'd love to hear your thoughts on BMW as an overall brand since you said you've been driving them since you were 18.
Great review - thanks. I'm collecting mine on Monday - can't wait! The only thing I'm thinking is that it looks like terrible access for a kid in a car seat? How do you get the kid in? and how do you do up those notoriously fiddly fasteners? Let alone make eye contact with a screaming kid?
Looks like a great car. I can see why you're so happy with it. I just got a Chevy Volt, and I also love it. It seems like everyone who gets an EV loves it. That's why I think EVs are going to take over way faster than people think. You can't argue with customer satisfaction.
Hmm, how hard is it to "transfer" from front to REAR drive wheels (as I have had so far all my vehicles with front drive - and I am seriously considering moving to electric and this treat has got my eyes for quite some time)
Thank You
P.S. Does this model have lane tracking ?
Super video - great insight into everyday use and some of the less publicised, neat features. I've just ordered an i3 pure electric (upgrading from a top-of-the-range LEAF - my first EV - I've had since March last year, which believe it or not was enough of a glimpse of the future to ween me off my 987 Boxster and its catastrophic fuelling costs in the UK, much as I loved it), and am a complete convert to electric motoring.
Quick question about the adaptive cruise control, (Driving Assistant Plus - don't know if the package has the same name or exact features in the US) an option I've not seen addressed in any other video. You're obviously a big fan, and I'm sold on its benefits on the freeway. It's advertised here as also working for city traffic jams with full stop-start low-speed crawling and steering assistance, and I wondered if you have experience of that and if so how well it works? I often drive from my town into central London, and if this aspect of the adaptive cruise control is all it's cracked up to be by BMW, I'll be ringing my dealer to add it to my spec. Any advice much appreciated.
Cheers!
Hi Jeremy,
If you slow down my commute timelapse, you can see that my first 6-7 miles of driving are stop and go traffic and the adaptive cruise control is INCREDIBLE. It keeps pace with the car in front from a reasonable distance and will even go to and from a complete stop. Once you sit idle you need to re-engage it with a button but it works extremely well for this type of driving, not just highway. During my commute I barely press go/brake pedal due to this feature and I genuinely miss it when I drive other vehicles.
I don't know if it was or wasn't an option on my model but I don't have any lane assist/steering correction, just acceleration and braking but that's all I need to be hooked.
I didn't know that it was not mentioned in other i3 videos maybe I should make a dedicated video on that feature based on how much I like it ;-)
So interested in this vehicle. Keep up the great work.
+ISLANDTECH PTX thank you! I'm still in love with it after 17 months of ownership. Adore it!
These are some of the most positive comments I’ve ever seen on UA-cam 🤣. You must be doing good work!
I’m very lucky!
I love hearing about the i3. I drive BMWs and I want the i3 next. Does anyone ever tell you that you look like Jim parsons from the show the Big Bang theory?
Hi l enjoyed your review and l am considering moving over to an ev but l do have some specific needs. I have attempted to research the following on the BMW website but short of visiting a showroom I am unable to find out what I need. Can you help me out? My wife has mobility problems and so we often need to use a wheelchair. Can you tell me the sizes (especially the length of the boot, sorry trunk-British!) from the rear seat when upright to the lid/opening? Also if the drivers and passenger seats in the front are height adjustable, if so what's the minimum (lowest) and maximum height in inches. If these are typically within a certain range to suit my wife's needs it will certainly sway my decision to buy a i3. I particularly liked your comment regarding the i3 's size as our UK roads and parking spaces are compact and I think thei3would serve them well. Here's hoping to from you
I get the i3s in December 2020 and can't wait. Now the range is about double. Next year they will increase it yet again. Oh snap I'm getting the same colour. Lol
Surprised you didn't bring up the Range xtender.. may of bought one of these if I knew about that generator.
Would you consider a old classic car as a weekender if so what?
I loved you video. I just bought i3. I wish you could go over the how to on the inside of the vehicle.... Help
Nice. What do you own now?
Informative, thanks. Can the flashing LED around the charger connection be turned off during the charge (or does it time out)? For outdoor parkers, that looks like an unwanted attention getter at 3:00am.
That only shows up when car is unlocked. As soon as you lock the car the LED is off. Great callout!
I Have one and LOVE IT mine is a Rex version Great Car
The infotainment system(display) if the same as what mercedes use, that car uses many parts from automakers, this car is more for a city and battery will last much much longer, good review thanks alot, considering as my first car, used one is quite cheap
very well done video = hope the creator will understand how much his work was appreciated...
Thank you, that's my goal!
How much do you pay for car insurance?
What state is he is? Good car for the most part but I think it would be difficult to take long road trip?
how many kilometer it go?
How much does it cost to charge? Great vid thanks =)
does it have lane change assistant?
great video, I am really interested in this car.. when I can get one because they are very expensive in Australia..
I too am in Australia,
pre owned one with under 5,000kms
is $50k-$60k
can't afford one, increase your income...
That's what i am doing :)
I'm in New Zealand and have the same problem. I did some rudimentary maths and a personal import from Britain would get me an i3 that costs $55k in NZ, for $9k less. That's an all-in calculation, which makes it far more affordable for me, and because they hold there value very well, the total cost of ownership is considerably better than any other EV except a Tesla - which I can't afford to buy a set of tyres for, and even if I was that loaded, I can't wait the super long delivery times for.
In simple terms. How did you figure the cost per month you were paying to charge your vehicle. I am using the default charger that came with my car. I have seen lots of posts but seem confusing. Where we live in North Carolina the charging rate are the same through out the day. Do does not matter what time of day I charge. I think it's 10 to 11 per kw. I am driving the 2015 Rex edition.
I found this info and was wondering if this was a good place to start because this is math I could understand.
Reset your trip computer, drive for a week. See what it says for your "efficiency" - its displayed in mi/kWh. Know that its lower
in the winter than the summer, since it takes energy to heat the batteries and car. Depending on where you live,
it could be a 30% difference summer to winter.
Estimate your miles/month and divide by the mi/kWh shown. Multiply by 1.25 to account for inefficiencies, pre-conditioning, etc.
So, if you drive for a week and show 3.9 mi/kWh, and you estimate that you drive ~900 miles/month, you'd get
900/3.9 = ~230 kWh * 1.25 = ~288 kWh. @ $0.10/kWh, that's just under $30.
Great video! Sold the car to me. And gained a subscriber.
Great review of the i3. I commute into downtown Atlanta and have a roundtrip of 66 miles each day. Sounds like you do 50 and it works fine. Do you think it would be worth it to pay a little more to get the range extender version on this car or not? I guess I'm also thinking that if I drive the car for say 5+ years will the car still have enough range for me to make the 66 mile commute.
Sounds like it would be tight, especially if you want air conditioning I'd get the range extender.
@@The_Kavalier Sounds good. That's where I was leaning. The good news is my downtown office has a bunch of free charging stations.
Thank you for review of the car.// how is reliability of the motor, did you Evert have a error code so in that the car has stopped working for you? Im curious, thanks Topias
Nope, nothing in 2+ years. Putting together my complete lease review.
I live in Pittsburgh too ( South Hills area) my daily commute is between 25-45 miles a day. Would you recommend me to purchase a used 2016 i3 with low mileage?
are you putting solar panels on the car? or your house?
I have what might seem like a strange question. How stain resistant are the wool seats in that colour? I hat a white leather interior Audi with scotchgaurd protection and blue jeans ruined the seat. Great review ....hope to order a 2017 red model soon.
The wool has been quite stain resistant. I was most worried about it when I got a new pair of Raw Denim and turning the whole seat blue but after months of wearing different denim it has been okay. I am seeing more color transfer and wear on the olive leather than the wool but they have both been great so far.