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   My job situation changed, and I sold my BMW i3 EV. I'm driving 150 miles   
   round-trip 1-2 days a week, and driving a subcompact car on crazy freeways   
   with skinny tires wasn't a great experience.   
      
   With the tires being special order (different front and back sizes, one   
   manufacturer makes the tires) meant that the tires are expensive, wear out   
   quickly because you can't rotate them, and if you get a non-pluggable puncture   
   on the road it's a day or two process to get a replacement. No spare tire.   
      
   I bought an off-lease Lexus ES300h - drives like a dream, uses r   
   adily-available tires, has a spare, and I got 52 MPG on the way to work last   
   time.   
      
   Just in time for a gulf war and gas prices to soar...    :(   
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