I Bought a £1,000 BMW i3… Then DOUBLED the Battery Range
97K views · Feb 15, 2026 · Autos & Vehicles
Comments · 316
@Seubertronic · 7 months ago
Our i3s has now clocked over 90,000 kilometers and is our daily driver, preferring it to our combustion engine VW Touran. It's simply much more fun to drive and is 95% the better car for our daily commutes, shopping, etc. We're a family with two children (2 and 6 years old), and the battery is still like new! 🤍💙🔥
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@DB25k · 7 months ago (edited)
However many cars you recover from the dead, no drive, the excitement of " Ready" just keep you smiling and laughing with joy... excellent video as always....lovely jubbley 😊
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@paulruffy8389 · 1 month ago
It really is insane that modern cars can become effective write offs becuase of software corruption. Bonkers. Massive respect for saving.
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@rustybkts · 7 months ago
Another great vid George. The i3 is a great second car and with the larger battery well worth having.<br>Very poor service as usual from a main dealer. BMW clearly know of the issue yet a backroom guy can re-flash for little cost. Its about time this swapping of parts until things work is stopped.<br>The future is bright for garages who move on like OGS & Mechanics who seem to work wonders in a few old buildings with a bit of money invested in them. Keeps costs low which is good for all.<br>Keep it up lads.
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@ionix2000 · 6 days ago
It was a great project! Thanks for the video.
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@offgridipodobnesprawy5024 · 7 months ago
Uwielbiam twoj kanal .<br>Pozdrowienia z Polski
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@martingill6996 · 6 months ago
No parts but lots of time, patience and dedication, well done 👍
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@Snickers4211 · 7 months ago
People are so afraid of battery life in EV's (which isn't a real concern), but the real issue is the electronics. Great video George it's a shame there's so few like you that can repair rather than just replace parts.
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@184BHP · 7 months ago
It’s known fact we call it the GOM aka GUESS O METER 😂
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@stephenbarr6558 · 5 months ago (edited)
£4000 is well worth it.. iam glad you managed to get it done on the cheap .. i3 the original and the best
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@windyfarmer.6095 · 6 months ago
At nine years old my i3 started throwing all sorts of different faults, even refusing to turn on occasionally ,I put a battery off my quad on it and let it sort itself out, later I got the correct battery still going now in it's 11th year.
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@rcpmac · 5 months ago
I enjoyed this video but feel bad for the previous owner. I may be wrong but frankly, it felt a bit like a bad faith assessment of the problem that ultimately netted OSG considerable value.
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