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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by Ocerge on Friday July 05, 2019 @06:23PM (#20366364)
I can't provide a source right now, maybe Matt Farah, but I've always heard i3s are of extremely high quality. Perhaps people like to project their range anxiety onto the rest of the vehicle?
Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by nvrspyx on Friday July 05, 2019 @06:37PM (#20366437)
I can’t speak for everyone, but it’s not so much the quality that puts me off, it’s the appearance. I personally think it’s ugly and there’s way too much “noise” in its aesthetics, for lack of a better term. But as the previous commenter said, to each their own. I’m sure it’s a fine car. It’s just not the aesthetic I’d go for, especially as far as BMWs go.
Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by evo_9 on Friday July 05, 2019 @09:13PM (#20367094)
It really is. The entire body is carbon fiber. We had a major hailstorm about a year back and it trashed everyone's car except mine at my office. No damage. I also had a joker run a light and clip my left-rear quarter panel - moving me about 1.5 feet in the process - also no damage.

I'm actually leasing mine and plan on buying one used. You can find them for sub-25k and quite honestly it's one of the best values EV-wise you can find.