u/tikkamamama

I was going to a wedding across the country, and a couple days before heading there, I saw this i3 for sale close to the destination. I reserved it a few hours after the dealer listed it for sale, got a PPI done, and then I flew out to get her!

Luckily I was able to drive it for 5 days before I needed to decide if I was going to trust it on a road trip from NC to TX. It was incredibly fun to drive the bride-to-be around in this thing.

I know I might be insane for it, but I ended up deciding to drive it back instead of ship it. Definitely did my homework beforehand, and I’m not new to EVs so it wasn’t that scary of an idea to me. I didn’t have any issues except when trying to charge w/ Electrify America (but thanks to y’all I was prepared for that not to work ahead of time).

I used bimmercode to enable full screen CarPlay + REx Hold. Both definitely came in clutch for the journey, but I don’t imagine needing REx hold very often now that I’m back home. Super nifty for long hauls though.

CAR SPECS!
• 2020 120Ah w/ REx
• 27.5k miles at purchase
• REx only had like 8hr of use on it but had regular maintenance and performed well!
• 3-4% battery degradation according to ABRP+OBD
• Fully loaded: sun roof, tech package, parking assistant, etc. (the works)
• cup holder INCLUDED! 🎉
• unused OEM ash tray INCLUDED!
• also came with original charger still sealed in plastic

TRIP SPECS!
• 1399mi
• NC -> TN -> AR -> TX
• ~210kW of charging (about 12 sessions)
• ~10gal gas
• ~850mg caffeine
• ~90% driven in Eco Pro (and 1hr of Eco Pro+ after the EA letdown)
• 32ish hours on the road including charging time
• done in 2 days! Stayed in a hotel halfway

It’s in wonderful condition and I cannot believe I found it after keeping my eyes peeled for this spec for almost a year. It was truly divine timing

The only thing I was anxious about on the drive was the tires, but luckily the damn thing is so small it’s easy to swerve around any potholes. Also TN has some beautifully maintained roads! (Cannot say the same at all for Texas) Need to figure out how to determine when they’ll need to be replaced but I know it’s more often than other cars so I may buy them preemptively for when that time comes. Would love recommendations on where y’all order them from.

ALSO I posted about the leather wear the other day — turns out it just needed a scrub! Looks good as new now.

Hey y’all! These pics are from a PPI (I’m out of state, but flying out to pick up my dream ‘20 REx at the end of the week!)

This isn’t going to turn me away from buying at all, but I’ve heard about how easy it is for this olive tanned leather to get discolored. That being said, do y’all think this is simply discoloration/dye transfer, or do you think it looks like deep wear? If I’m being honest, I don’t have much experience with real leather, so I’m not sure how bad this is, or if it’ll just take some elbow grease and leather conditioner to restore. I can’t tell if this is layers of residue or if this has just been worn down heavily from friction. It’s just pretty low mileage which makes me confused at how it could wear down this badly at less than 30k mi.

Does this look consistent with damage any of y’all have experienced, or would you say I’m out of luck?