ELROY
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The local BMW dealership had a Andesite Silver BMW Mega World i3 arrive today.
Heated front seats ($350)
Sticker Price: $43,175.
Heated front seats ($350)
Sticker Price: $43,175.
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Valdemar
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ELROY said:
Were buyers camping there overnight to be first in line to snatch it?
ELROY
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Valdemar said:
I didn't see anyone, it just got unloaded off a truck.
Surprised it wasn't a loaded Electronaut Edition though.
TomT
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Are there really more than, say, three people that are THAT excited for the i3...
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ELROY
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TomT said:
Its in Camarillo, not too far from Granada Hills, or Oak Park.
Valdemar
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ELROY said:
Ok, are suggesting we should rush there?
I actually kind of like it, but it's hard for me to rationalize buying one.
TomT
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The i3 is not even on my radar at the moment... I currently find the MB B Class EV much more intriguing and a better deal...
Valdemar said:Ok, are suggesting we should rush there?ELROY said:
EVDRIVER
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It won't surprise me if a bunch of people buy these from SF BWW at way over the MSRP like when they sold MINIs for $5K over all day long month after month. Even standard BMW pricing is like the "small plates" racket used at most restaurants and I expect to get what you want will be difficult. Regardless I can't get excited for a variety of reasons and the Mercedes seems too heavy being close to a RAV weight with a smaller pack.
TomT
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I think that anyone who pays over MSRP for anything is daft!
With Range Mode, the MB numbers look pretty good - much better than the Leaf or i3... And it is a much more enjoyable car inside. Now if it only had QC...
With Range Mode, the MB numbers look pretty good - much better than the Leaf or i3... And it is a much more enjoyable car inside. Now if it only had QC...
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ELROY
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TomT said:
I can't believe it doesn't have DCQC, same goes for the RAV4.
TomT
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It kind of makes sense for the RAV4 since it is strictly a compliance car with a very limited number to be built, and Tesla likely would have charged a pretty penny for QC...
It makes far less sense for the MB...
It makes far less sense for the MB...
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TonyWilliams
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TomT said:
It would not have cost that much to add a CHAdeMO port (Toyota is a founding member).
TomT
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The salient point is that it is strictly a compliance car and Toyota doesn't give a rat's ass!
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TomT said:
Like Mercedes with the B-Class ED, they had to be snickering to offer a reasonably decent EV without a readily available DC charge option.
TomT
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Except - and it is a big exception - that MB plans to sell it in all 50 states, build more than 2,600, and will offer QC next year. That takes it firmly out of the just-a-compliance-car category like the RAV4 IMHO...
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Title: BMW i3 Versus BMW ActiveE – Real-World Range Test
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Berlino
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TomT said:
afaik, no official announcement has been made regarding availability in Canada, except to confirm that it won't be offered this year. Unlike in the USA, the ICE B-class IS sold in Canada.
I didn't know about the QC, that's interesting.
TomT
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Yes, but it may well be the SAE Frankenplug version which would make it all but useless in the U.S....
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TonyWilliams
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TomT said:
If it's Frankenplug, it may be possible to build a CHAdeMO adaptor like Tesla has done.
Valdemar
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This morning on SB 101 in Agoura Hills.
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