2mAns Daily Driver Thread - who knows what it is today...

[2mAn]

A few clicks of the button and look what I have!..

[LateFan]

20 x 6 is a weird size, huh!

I've pushed these a bit to my B-I-L, who is interested in electric cars and uses a wheelchair. That side door would be useful in getting the chair in the back seat. He usually drives an automatic coupe with a large door - Golf 2 door, Accord coupe. There are getting to be fewer of those available.

[2mAn]

Hi Simon - Spending all my time on the Alfa forum.

The S version has some bigger / deeper wheels, which helps the proportions and the way it sits. And in dark blue or black, the blue trim and the contrasting black panels go away.

Does yours have the hardwood trim interior?

hmm...having trouble posting pic....error message "Path cannot be empty." ??

S-version has 20x6 wheels LOL biggest change is the summer tire vs the all-seasons. I have some plans for wheels... we'll see how bored I get lol More importantly Im trying to flash my car for the Sport button option. Drops 1 second off the 0-60 time, changes the traction control parameters and unleashes an additional 10bhp and 15ftlbs of torque haha

My interior doesn't have the obvious wood inside, but I enjoy the panels. Im slowly getting acquainted with the car, programmed some of the shortcuts and the first one was 1 click to the Traction control since they bury it in the settings

[LateFan]

Hi Simon - Spending all my time on the Alfa forum.

The S version has some bigger / deeper wheels, which helps the proportions and the way it sits. And in dark blue or black, the blue trim and the contrasting black panels go away.

Does yours have the hardwood trim interior?

hmm...having trouble posting pic....error message "Path cannot be empty." ??

[2mAn]

Sad to see the wagon go. I get the appeal for you with the I3 but I hate them.

The new owner is happy with the wagon, and I’m ok with it being gone. Might regret it later down the road but never came to trust the car

What kind of 2WD E30 weighs 3,000lbs? eww convertibles.

The 60ah BEVs come in at ~2700, the REx adds ~250#and then each larger battery is around 40# more than the smaller one. Show me another EV that weighs remotely near 3000#

[varg]

Sad to see the wagon go. I get the appeal for you with the I3 but I hate them.

It’s a 168bhp rear wheel drive BMW weighing in around 3000#... it’s basically an E30

What kind of 2WD E30 weighs 3,000lbs? eww convertibles.

Basically I don't mean the overall shape, mostly the weird "eLeCtRiC" styling:
Weird shaped windows/mirrors/trim
Excessive use of bright colours (especially blue)/Alternating colour paint schemes (basically Toyota/Hyundai with the strips of blue everywhere, or Mini with the lime green)
Deletion of elements like grilles without visually replacing them with anything else (IMO Mini is the worst offender of this one)
Minimalistic interiors marketed as "futuristic" (Staring at Tesla here)

Just make a normal car with an electric powerplant.

This really kills it for me. Down the road if I decide to buy an electric car, I will never buy anything with an interior that looks like an apple store counter.

[2mAn]

Whoops, meant to respond to you with clarification and I guess I didn't.

Basically I don't mean the overall shape, mostly the weird "eLeCtRiC" styling:
Weird shaped windows/mirrors/trim
Excessive use of bright colours (especially blue)/Alternating colour paint schemes (basically Toyota/Hyundai with the strips of blue everywhere, or Mini with the lime green)
Deletion of elements like grilles without visually replacing them with anything else (IMO Mini is the worst offender of this one)
Minimalistic interiors marketed as "futuristic" (Staring at Tesla here)

Just make a normal car with an electric powerplant.

The blue line accents seem to be a sign to the world that its an EV, as if the weird shapes of the cars aren't already a dead giveaway.

The reason why I've grown to appreciate the i3 is that they were NOT trying to make a normal car with an EV powerplant. There are a lot of ICE accommodations that aren't needed for an EV. Trans tunnel, larger frontal area, etc. I like that they started with a clean sheet and tried to make it as light as possible (seems to be a recurring theme with me, right?)

82eye go for it, wont hurt my feelings...

DEV0 E30 Yea, LA traffic and commuting killed the Wagon for me. E46 aftermarket was too tempting... Im happy, all things considered

[DEV0 E30]

Wow, wasn't expecting this turn of events!

[82eye]

i can't write what i want lol
it might come across offensive and i just don't wanna do that. notice a green shade emoji for jealousy though

i may never be able to have a nice affordable electric car. but i'm getting one in a heartbeat if it ever works out. really hope this one gets you piles of miles.

[Northern]

I am really impressed by that range though, and the front/rear are growing on me (no doubt helped along by the hideous new designs getting pumped out of BMW in the past year)

[Northern]

I think these would've sold way better if they didn't make them look like that.

Whoops, meant to respond to you with clarification and I guess I didn't.

Basically I don't mean the overall shape, mostly the weird "eLeCtRiC" styling:
Weird shaped windows/mirrors/trim
Excessive use of bright colours (especially blue)/Alternating colour paint schemes (basically Toyota/Hyundai with the strips of blue everywhere, or Mini with the lime green)
Deletion of elements like grilles without visually replacing them with anything else (IMO Mini is the worst offender of this one)
Minimalistic interiors marketed as "futuristic" (Staring at Tesla here)

Just make a normal car with an electric powerplant.

[2mAn]

Nice - will be good to hear about your experiences.

I was waiting until I had some details to reply to you, but I ran the battery down to 6 miles left and a few miles left in the R3x generator before I filled both back up. I was mostly trying to empty the fuel tank as I had no idea how old it was nor what grade it was. 2 gallons of 91 and ~$8 of electricity and the car was back at a full tank. 192 miles combined and under $20 to top it off. Im happy.

I also found out I can code the Sport mode into the car and gain 10bhp and ~15 ft/lbs and shave 1 second off the 0-60. I think theres also some traction control mods too. At the push of a button. $300....

In other news, Blueberry got kicked out of the garage and she wont be back...




Shes now on her way to Asheville, NC and the new owner is excited to take over. I gave him the link to this my E46 Fanatics thread, so hopefully the thread & path will continue on this car over there.





It was kinda fun while it lasted. Im sure if the circumstances were a little different this one would still be around... anyways...

[lukeADE335i]

Nice - will be good to hear about your experiences.

I’ve been eyeing off getting one for my wife for years down here, but due to their rarity the used ones hold their value too well. Due to our proximity to China + FTAs etc. it’s not much of a leap from a used i3 to a new Polestar 2.

[2mAn]

I think these would've sold way better if they didn't make them look like that. Not sure why every manufacturer other than tesla seems to compulsively do that.

Interested in your take on it as a daily. We finally have some incentives here for EVs, and my wife's commute is all city.
If there wasn't such a price premium, we'd have something electric now instead of the Mini.

Not sure where I read it but the goal was to give it 3 series interior 'volume' with a 1series exterior footprint hence the boxy shape. That said, it is quite a nice place to be sitting and theres enough space for a passenger to sit in front of my daughters rear facing baby seat. so win-win there. It was one of the reasons I sold my R50 Mini.

The goal with this is to not be tempted into modifying it. luckily its fairly limited.. the other goal is to make it less weird looking. I have a plan for that, but thats once the local utility company cuts me a check for $1k for being a good citizen lol

[Northern]

I think these would've sold way better if they didn't make them look like that. Not sure why every manufacturer other than tesla seems to compulsively do that.

Interested in your take on it as a daily. We finally have some incentives here for EVs, and my wife's commute is all city.
If there wasn't such a price premium, we'd have something electric now instead of the Mini.