Living with the BMW i3s // Ash Davies on Cars

[@AshDaviesonCars]

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[@nitramluap]

Tesla’s ‘user interface’ is actually very bad design for a vehicle and it’s dangerous. You have to take your eyes off the road for quite a long time to look at the screen to do the most basic of functions. Compare that to reaching over and feeling a dial or a button without even looking at it. There is a reason commercial jets don’t have touch screens and have physical knobs & buttons. The only people that think it’s ‘great’ are people who haven’t really thought about it very much.

[@nosoupforyou425]

On my second one. I actually love the look.... Finally something different looking. Camry, accord, model 3 all look so similar

[@AshDaviesonCars]

Completely agree. Refreshing to see a car like this on the road. I've grown to love the looks

[@xXBLACKOPS28Xx]

I enjoyed the talk y’all had in the car. Really smooth convo.

[@henrik-j1l]

It’s a cool car and fun to drive. T3 is more like watching tv all day while driving. And it’s not so expensive anymore. Sadly bmw is discontinuing them. Btw you and your brother has a great relationship. Admirable. Good review!

[@pussygalore5947]

Came back to watch this again because Im considering buying one used. The range extender version is a must-have, along with a 220 charger...then it's just fine.

[@senormorrissey]

You have something here. It's the free flow review which is great.

[@AshDaviesonCars]

Thanks! That’s certainly the goal - to make entertaining car content where you accidentally learn something :)

[@intermarer9145]

Man, polar opposite of my views. Touchscreen-everything in cars - I'm over it. It's so clumsy when driving. ICE/EV combined platforms - That's a major turnoff for me. Means the car will be fwd and have loads of compromises like raised floor for drive shaft, no frunk, and other stuff. I'd rather have a car designed as a pure EV from the get-go.

[@kevins718]

Wait... did you charge the car in the end ?

[@AshDaviesonCars]

We couldn't find one. iDrive's maps were outdated, and the two we looked for no longer existed. Lesson learned: use third party charging apps like PlugShare, where there's an active community keeping the locations and plug types up to date.

[@kevins718]

Ash Davies on Cars I can seconded that!

[@xenomorph1317]

25% more juice over 8 hours on 230 volts?? Seems very low. You can set the charging speed in the car, and on the charger itself. On 8 hours you can charge at least 50% if you set up everything properly. On 230 volts an a fuse of 16amps you can use about 3,8kw/hour. 3.8Kw x 8 hours = about 30kw so much more then 25% of range. I love to calculate it all out because next year i will take the leap of faith from my F80 M8 onto an I3. Why and why not oot on a model 3 or model s? Really don't need the power anymore and you would be surprised how fast an i3 is on rolling starts, and for the model 3 or s its simple really, No American crap in my garage.

[@Set22Kill]

Well said brother

[@vanderaj]

There is a current model of the i3 that has blue belts. ;-) I love my i3. I will have another before they finish producing them. The i3 has to be flat bedded if it completely runs out of juice, but you would have to really ignore warnings to do that, just like a petrol powered car these days. How often have you run out of petrol in the last 10 years? I tend to charge mine after it’s < 10-30%, and it’s always ready in the morning, zero range anxiety. I rarely if ever charge out and about. My longest drive is from San Jose to Colorado Springs over 2.5 days (about 2200 km).

[@pussygalore5947]

You are a natural at this....I subscribed!

[@AshDaviesonCars]

Thank you :) Hope you enjoy!

[@Nobody_Famous]

Are you sure it doesn’t park itself?

[@nosoupforyou425]

Technology Package one does, Also has TJA or self driving under certain conditions

[@antster7]

The last normal looking grill for BMW

[@brandonpollard8928]

Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom lol

[@AshDaviesonCars]

Shit you’re right

[@AmyLeeActive]

I’m dying 😂😂😂

[@egilandersen1844]

by a second hand to half the price

[@AshDaviesonCars]

Would absolutely recommend second hand. New is hard against the Tesla.

[@dobbiesmith8314]

what as nice review.. well done..

[@AshDaviesonCars]

Thanks bud, appreciate it 😊

[@rogerrhodes5702]

You could not be more wrong about software. I don't want autonomy I want to drive myself. Otherwise it's just a taxi I sit in.

[@CandycaneBeyond]

Wait, extension cord?? That can't be good.

[@CandycaneBeyond]

Most people only yell out when they see a cow 🐄🐮 you yell out when you see a dog 🐕 🐶😂

[@nitramluap]

Actually, almond milk is terrible for the environment. ;)

[@brygram]

...about to sneeze!!!!

[@stevewalsh-balshaw1727]

Great ev but way way too expensive

[@TheThomas888]

Don't like the idea of flashing light when it is charging, it is a waste of precious electricity. Just a small indicator on light would be best and conserve energy.

[@Nobody_Famous]

TheThomas888 it turns off soon after you plug in.

[@Ameylynn]

When you hit the lock button, the flashing light goes away in less than 10 secs.

[@kevins718]

It’ll turn off when you lock it and walk away from the car.

[@nitramluap]

Yeah, because a few LEDs chew so much power... 🙄 Besides, when you lock the car, they switch off.

[@chinzeeyuen1628]

Ha ha ha chu! Lol

[@_TbT_]

I don‘t like the look, I think it looks like a smaller car on top, glued together with a bigger car below. This color combination is the best I have seen up to now, but still: my subjective opinion is: I don‘t like the design, never have. And the range is not competitive anymore to cars like the Model 3, eNiro, Kona, etc. - the „new breed“.

[@_TbT_]

John Edwards Jeah, sure. But there simply are better EV manufacturers than BMW and definitely better EVs than the two BMW has to offer. So why should you explicitly want a BMW EV?