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No experience of previous M3’s but my highland RWD is exceeding my expectations. Just done a 133mile drive averaging between 60-65mph, 12 degrees outside temp, heating/AC on with luggage, wife, kids in car annd only used 49% battery. So a 100% range of 270. At slower speeds it would easily do...

2nd charge of the road trip was much slower, assume down to the shorter 15 min drive to the SC (with no pre-conditioning) compared to my previous charge which was after a 2.5hr drive. Still, topped up 20kwh in under 20mins which was fine with me. So, that’s 2 out of 2 positive SC experiences. To...

Why do you need gloves as the steering wheel is heated…

Just to update on this. Did my first charge away from home today in Bristol Cribbs causeway SC. My journey there was more efficient than I originally planned (130 miles used only 49% battery of my M3 highland RWD) so didn’t actually want a super fast charge as wouldn’t be enough time for kids to...

Got a road trip coming up with the family in the M3 and looking for recommendations on what cheap Bluetooth controllers to buy so my kids can play the games on the back screen. I tried connecting the switch joy con controllers that I have and although they connected they didn’t really work that...

This is really helpful, thanks!

I don’t have the ability to charge at my end destination, will be using SC’s for the 4 days I’ll be away, will probably need 3 charges I think. Hence I think I’ll just aim for a SC near where I want to go and charge back up to 90%, and if I have to wait then so be it. I don’t want to be diverted...

Perhaps I am over thinking things. I’ve had an ev for a year now (4 weeks with a Tesla) so just want to be prepared for my first charging experience away from home. I did have a brief experience at a SC when I first got the car at a SC near my home…I got the last bay and it was broken! Then by...

Thanks, that is my fear of using too much energy pre-conditioning. How much in advance of charging is sufficient preconditioning? 10 mins? I have. M3 RWD, so think charging speed is limited to 175kwh

Doing my first long road trip in a few weeks which will require me to use the super charge network (Cardiff or Newport) for the first time. I’m aware that if the car navigation is used and it directs me to a SC it will pre-condition the battery prior to arrival so optimal charging speed can be...

13,500 a year seems a lot to me. My point being though that they aren’t a small (real) niche manufacturer like Pagani or keonigsegg. Ferrari are mainstream luxury, pretty much what everyone thinks of when you say supercar. Share price also up almost 50% in a year…buttons on steering wheels are...

I’ve had my highland for over 3 weeks now and to be honest I actually prefer the buttons. They are literally by your thumb so easier to use. I don’t actually think stalks are any better now I’m used to buttons. Quite a lot of lazy drivers out there who will only start indicating when the...

Arent indicator buttons on the steering wheels of Ferrari’s? Hasn’t stopped them shifting a lot of cars and having the highest operating margins in the industry…indicator buttons on a steering wheel are a non issue.

“I have to locate the correct scroll wheel which can be anywhere within 360-degree arc” The button doesn’t float around…it’s stuck on the same part of the steering wheel, it’s not hard to find and will obviously been on the opposite side of the steering is turned more than 90 degrees. Also...

Obviously they don’t move, but hand and foot co-ordination involved in changing gears, finding clutch biting point, feeding in the accelerator (so 2 feet and 1 hand involved) etc is more difficult than working out what button to press (1 thumb involved) when the steering wheel is turned and the...

I’d say a manual car with gears and a clutch are more difficult to master than buttons on a steering wheel, people seem to have no issues with those. Operating buttons when the steering wheel is upside down isn’t difficult, you just press the other button!! It’s something you just learn (like...

Ha, cool, will give them the benefit of doubt. As I say only a couple of quid extra every charge, so not breaking the bank, just a minor annoyance.

I have and they advised this is a Tesla “quirk” and that it is consistent with out M3 owners. They are working with Tesla to resolve…apparently.

I have a pod point charger which isn’t compatible with charge ovo anytime so I have to use the charge anytime app as that controls charging directly with my car. The latest charge last night showed a 30% difference! Over the 3 charges I’ve done the actual kWh difference is 7-8kwh, so I’m...

I picked up my M3 from Brent Cross a few weeks back…surprised by the lack of “handover” by the staff. They literally do not leave their desk, you go to the car and inspect on your own then come back to confirm if ok. Then they give you the key and that’s it. With mine their approach was so...

I ordered my car 8th Feb (M3 highland RWD, white, 18inch wheels) via Tusker, got order confirmed a week later and picked up car 23rd Feb from Brent Cross. I had to check I was getting a highland as was surprised I was getting it so quick, but guess I was lucky they just had one in stock.

I’ve had my M3 highland for 3 weeks now, the indicator buttons are a non issue as I’m completely used to them now. When negotiating smaller roundabouts you just learn where to place your fingers so can press the correct button to indicate out without looking down. More of an issue I find is the...

Hi, I’m a recent M3 highland owner and am having issues with OVO charge anytime with ovo charge anytime not registering all kWh used for charging and thus giving me a reduced credit. For example my most recent charge was 35.kWh as per pod point app, 33kwh as per Tesla app, but then only 26kwh...