"Battery Tender Unnecessary" (carac)
10/06/2014 at 22:51 • Filed to: BMW i8
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"Battery Tender Unnecessary" (carac)
10/06/2014 at 22:51 • Filed to: BMW i8 | 7
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One of my biggest pet peeves is not knowing what the speed limit is when driving unfamiliar roads. Not only does it use historical speed limits from the Nav, it has a camera that reads signs and updates in areas like construction where the speed changes. WAZE tells me "Police reported ahead" look down, adjust speed. I can't wait until these are democratized throughout cars.
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/06/2014 at 22:53 |
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I mean if you don't want to dive the SLS anymore, I'll take it.
Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/06/2014 at 22:54 |
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So the NAV in the car updates the "65" on the screen to whatever the current speed limit is?
All Motor Is Best Motor
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/06/2014 at 22:54 |
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I'm confused. What's the problem?
PS9
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/06/2014 at 22:56 |
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So that's how it is? Bring a supercar or two and you can be a member of oppo's inner circle? Hmph!!
#Corruptedlock
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Battery Tender Unnecessary
> Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/06/2014 at 22:56 |
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On the HUD and the instrument display the speed limit is the number in the white box.
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Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> PS9
10/06/2014 at 22:56 |
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#modlife
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Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/06/2014 at 22:58 |
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LOL that's awesome! Hey, at least you have NAV. My JSW doesn't have it yet it has a freaking 7 inch touch screen radio!?! WTF Volkswagen?!?
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Battery Tender Unnecessary
> Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/06/2014 at 23:00 |
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Sometimes you're better off without it. It took me a day to figure out "prefer expressways" was not checked and it was doing things like a 10 mile detour on a 45 MPH road because it saved you one minute over staying on the interstate another 3 miles.
Leadbull
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/06/2014 at 23:00 |
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I'll translate...
Gib SLS or ban
CAcoalminer
> PS9
10/06/2014 at 23:03 |
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Tell me more about this "inner circle."
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Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/06/2014 at 23:05 |
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LOL silly smart NAV! Come to think of it the only reason to get the NAV would have been the premium audio with the Sub! Oh well *womp womp*
n54 & s38
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/06/2014 at 23:10 |
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sweet. When did you pick it up? I've been monitoring the whole delivery experience. I've got one more sleep until I pick up my E34 M5 tomorrow!
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PS9
> CAcoalminer
10/06/2014 at 23:14 |
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I cannot. You have to bribe the mods with a supercar (!!) to get in. The vehicle I currently ride in costs as much as a supercar, but the similarities unfortunately end there.
I'm part of what is know as oppo's 'outer circle'. Ever been to a foreign country where there are shanty towns with houses made of garbage and the floor is mud and there is no electricity or indoor pluming? Then there's that one guy in the lives in the woods naked eating bugs? I'm slightly below that guy. It's not all bad though, at least the outer circle is exclusive!
midengineer
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/06/2014 at 23:18 |
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I used to think that the only BMW I wanted to own was a clown show but the i8 seems insanely awesome!
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CAcoalminer
> PS9
10/06/2014 at 23:27 |
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Nope.
I'll start my own inner circle called "the outer yet inner circle" and allow everyone to join.
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Battery Tender Unnecessary
> n54 & s38
10/06/2014 at 23:38 |
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Picked it up Friday morning. Drove 880 miles visiting friends and girlfriend over the weekend. LOVE IT.
m2m, apex detective
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/07/2014 at 01:48 |
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Is that 34.8 mpg value momentary or averaged, possibly over those many miles?
Just curious what actual driving can get out of the hybrid system, since I despise the usual "fully charged run on a roll" numbers.
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Battery Tender Unnecessary
> m2m, apex detective
10/07/2014 at 02:00 |
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That was "The dealer didn't charge it and I drove on nothing but gas and recovered energy for 880 miles" average. With a fully charged battery it would probably be higher. I like to know worst case scenario numbers. By the time I got home it was 35.1
thebigbossyboss
> Battery Tender Unnecessary
10/07/2014 at 07:41 |
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Do you like having a HUD? Call me a traditionalist, but I could never wrap my head around one, not that I've ever used one.