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I got an i3 a few months ago and I completely agree. It's the best daily I have every driven. Quiet, smooth, torquey, spacious and so maneuverable. I still have my m3, but I much prefer the i3 for daily driving in Los Angeles. Cheers!
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Happy that u are happy my friend but I'm sorry to say this is a downgrade of epic proportions....x2
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I sold my beautiful Viper GTS also..............but I'm buying an R8. Nice thought to buy an i3 but I give you 3 months to regret the loss of massive internal combustion You will return to the dark side
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After driving turboed m3 I can say, NA or nothing. Seriously, if electric car gives good power, handling, steering and suspension , and doesn't look like alien at the same time, why not?
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What a thread!
Congrats on your new BMW and I'm happy that u liked it
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Instead of buying another thirsty car he opted for a less thirsty one. This means the used thirsty car market will be smaller in the future. Cars don't last forever, so over a period of time this is what matters.
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Just looked at mine sitting on the lot as it just arrived. It definitely has halogen bulbs for the high beams. Wonder if your dealership modified it?
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As a self admitted Viper fanboy this thread makes me sad but if the OP is happy that is all that matters.
I don't think we should kid ourselves on the electric cars helping the environment though. Every study done has shown that electric/hybrid cars don't become better for the environment until over 100k-150k miles of driving when compared to a similar size and age gas car. In OPs case if he was getting rid of the Viper and the S600 for the environment then it would have been better to buy a small sedan/compact the same size as the i3 instead of the electric/hyrbid i3. |
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12-13-2016, 05:54 PM | #60 |
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Just as a note...
No, you do not help the environment. Seriously. Electricity does not come free either; somebody pays for it, and it takes its toll to be produced. I wouldn't probably go for a Viper but not for an I3 either. A 2-3 series, or a even a very spacious and solid 5 with a diesel will do just fine. And with a diesel you will help the environment the most since you get the best energy/miles ratio. True Do the math: kwh battery capacity, $/per kwh charge, total $ per full charge to charge the battery. Divide by "pure electric miles" and obtain cost per mile. Take after that in consideration the cost of the vehicle. Compare that with the cost of a normal 2 series (which is bigger and has a trunk) and see where you stand. It was a test where the Volt cost $0.73/ mile and a normal gas 2.0 vehicle was $0.10/mile. Also keep in mind the max speed you can run on pure electric to get that range. Oh, did I mentioned that to build a "green" vehicle damages the environment more than making an internal combustion vehicle? Another thing, for example, a home charging system for a Tesla requires 75 amp service. The average house is equipped with 100 amp service. On a small street, the electrical infrastructure would be unable to carry more than 3 houses with a single Tesla, each. For even half the homes to have electric vehicles, the system would be over-loaded. There is also more pollution due to electricity demand, but you won't see it... You will be surprised. And all that, while you are sitting on top of an EMF environment which is as safe for your body as your cellphone is to the brain. |
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I came from driving some of the fastest N54 BMWs around years ago. I can attest, the i3 is so much fun to drive still. There is a whole different group of cars you an have fun running against. The car is surprisingly quick in real life driving, because it is always ready with seamless acceleration around town.
As far as engine sound, I love how quiet is it, because it is eye opening to hear how much noise and commotion other cars make next to you. I love the turbine jet type sound the i3 motor makes. Very addicting. I go around town just flooring the thing from 20-50mph for the awesome feeling it gives. All the while I am averaging 100mpge instead of 14mpg of all my N54 BMWs.
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Someone, somewhere is caning on that Viper and Merc. So if you're truly going to amortize the petroleum consumption of that car, it's better as a pleasure car that would be used on the weekends or 1 or 2 x per month. At 14mpg either car, put on say 100 miles a month, that's 7 gallons or so... Versus the MB daily driving.... who knows the OPs commute but let's assume 40 miles a day (I think that's average right?). That's 800 miles a month not including weekends. That's more like 56 gallons... as a conservative estimate of 3 tanks. So in the course of a year, like 10k miles so 700ish gallons. So i3 as a daily will save whatever the i3s consumption is to the MB Delta. And you drive the viper on the weekends and net a huge reduction in fuel consumption. All of this is moot as the i3 is in the OPs possession and I drive a TTV8 and couldn't give 2 hoots about mpgs.... let's worry about something else that may move the needle like say.... China's air pollution????
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