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On a downward slope (or upward, for that matter), you can just set the emergency brake and take your foot off of the brake. The Emergency brake will automatically release when you press the accelerator to go. -RR

As others have also noted, polarized sunglasses make the glare totally disappear for me. -RRi3

Two weeks and 900 miles on a fully-loaded REX. No problems whatsoever. -RRi3

The i3 Giga comes with a one-year free subscription for SiriusXM. A specialist activated it when I picked up the car. -RRi3

I actually found a very good step-by-step for the HomeLink setup in the user's manual that's built into iDrive. -RRi3

Is it possible that Car & Driver had Eco Pro or Eco Pro+ driving modes engaged? Those will certainly reduce/eliminate the cooling. I've only had my i3 for two days but I haven't noticed any problems with the A/C. -RRi3

I picked up my i3 yesterday, so I'm now able to answer or confirm some of my own questions (above): Once the SiriusXM account was activated, the additional sports (and other) channels appeared. It looks like the free, one-year activation includes ALL channels. This is great news! The...

I wonder, why on Earth would BMW leave this out of the USA version??? I've had this in my Ford for 3 years. I still love my new i3 but I guess my expectations for the technology were a little higher, based on reviews from Europe. -RRi3

I just checked, and there is no "Office" menu available on my i3. Interestingly, "Office" shows up in the index of my Owner's Manual and references Page 6. However, that page does not have the word "Office" anywhere. If I look at page 19 of the manual under "Selecting menu items", there is a...

I'm an Android user, so I'll have to try this with the Android/Google equivalents. I'll report back on how this works. Thanks for the suggestions. -RRi3

Thanks for the tire advice, but I live in Texas. I need tires that won't melt in 100+F temperatures! -RRi3

My dealer just received delivery of the Ionic Blue Giga i3 REX I ordered, and I checked it out overnight to make a final buy/no-buy decision. If I approve, we'll close the deal tomorrow. It has all of the options except I specified the smaller wheels. I've come up with some questions that I...

Thanks, jadnashuanh and chrisn, for your insights. I've had 3 test drives of the i3, and loved it, but it seems difficult to find out anything about the remote app until one actually has it. Is it true that there is no web site that allows drivers/owners to access the same information as the...

I think we should at least be able to enable this if we want it (locating and tracking the car on a map). Ford does this, and I find it invaluable when my wife has the car and I just want to see where she is any time during the day. Or, just for peace of mind, I can look on the app and make...

Stuart, thanks for your reply. It's good to hear from someone who has experience with both cars. I think I can do without AM radio, but I will be looking for streaming apps that will allow me to hear those stations online. I would also just carry a portable AM/FM radio and plug it into the...

No, I'm certainly not making my purchase decision based entirely on the cost. That's the purpose of trying to accumulate a list of positives and negatives for both vehicles, with all of them taken into consideration. And, although I didn't list it, the "Wow!" factor is under consideration, as...

I have an ionic silver Giga REX on order, but am still trying to complete my buying decision. I've been driving a Ford C-Max Energi for 16 months and 30K miles. I've driven the i3 and studied its specifications and features in person and online for a couple of months now, comparing it to my...

After originally starting this topic, I had also asked my BMW salesman to research this for me. Yesterday he provided the following answer: "I have some great information for you about the battery warranty from BMW. I found that if at any time during the 8 year/100K mile warranty the battery...

MikeS, thanks for the reply and the references. (Really, I'm not lazy, I just somehow missed this!) I guess that my main hope is that the degradation is at least linear over age or mileage and doesn't drop 20% after only 28K miles. -RR

I've been lurking on this forum for quite a while but have not yet seen this subject addressed. I am considering leasing or buying an i3 in the USA and will be coming from a Ford C-Max Energi. For those that don't know, the Energi is a plug-in hybrid with about a 20 mile range in pure EV mode...