...and who's getting an i8?
Discussion
CRA1G said:
Mines sat in the dealership now.. But I'm not picking it up until the 1st of march,if the weather is good I'll go and pick it up in my 840 Sport and get some photos of two chalk and cheese 8's together..
Your willpower's better than mine would be! Mine's due in March now anyway, so I haven't got that dilemma. What's the spec of yours?AndyDubbya said:
CRA1G said:
Mines sat in the dealership now.. But I'm not picking it up until the 1st of march,if the weather is good I'll go and pick it up in my 840 Sport and get some photos of two chalk and cheese 8's together..
Your willpower's better than mine would be! Mine's due in March now anyway, so I haven't got that dilemma. What's the spec of yours?johnnyreggae said:
mr_tony said:
So if I dunp my 911 and order one when can I expect delivery?
I was told last week that there's fewer than a dozen of this year's allocation not ordered yetJon1967x said:
Speculators. There are 27 on auto trader, most delivery or few miles and not many are selling. I suspect orders will start being cancelled by the chancers or build slots available for a small premium.
I'm absolutely sure you are right.Ferrari are masters of managing waiting lists and preventing speculators, BMW are just not used to it, it's usualy stack em up and sell as many as you can for BMW.
Give it 12 months and values will realign to the normal BMW a pattern.
I couldn't wait either, get it now!
Jon1967x said:
Speculators. There are 27 on auto trader, most delivery or few miles and not many are selling. I suspect orders will start being cancelled by the chancers or build slots available for a small premium.
That's kind of my thinking. There are 7x the number of i8s available vs i3s on ph right now.That says lots have bought i8s with the intention to flip for a profit. They might sell at or around list perhaps but with build slots remaining and plenty of selection used already I can't see a premium in these at all...
at 75k next spring they will look interesting options..
Jon1967x said:
Hardly surprising when you have a petrol tank
How often do you charge from the mains and on a spirited drive does the electric side ever run out/low?
When the car is parked at home, it is always being chargwed. So all small trips around London are basically electric only.How often do you charge from the mains and on a spirited drive does the electric side ever run out/low?
On the open road, put the car in sport and batteries are fully charged with 20 mins (from completely flat). You literally cannot run out of batteries on the road whilst driving in sport. I mean in real life. It would be like running any car in any gear at maximum rpm for unlimited time.
You may get to that stage (flat batteries) on a track driving several laps of a long track at 10/10th. Drive 2-3 laps at 7/10th and your batteries would be fully recharged.
erics said:
Jon1967x said:
Hardly surprising when you have a petrol tank
How often do you charge from the mains and on a spirited drive does the electric side ever run out/low?
When the car is parked at home, it is always being chargwed. So all small trips around London are basically electric only.How often do you charge from the mains and on a spirited drive does the electric side ever run out/low?
On the open road, put the car in sport and batteries are fully charged with 20 mins (from completely flat). You literally cannot run out of batteries on the road whilst driving in sport. I mean in real life. It would be like running any car in any gear at maximum rpm for unlimited time.
You may get to that stage (flat batteries) on a track driving several laps of a long track at 10/10th. Drive 2-3 laps at 7/10th and your batteries would be fully recharged.
erics said:
Jon1967x said:
Hardly surprising when you have a petrol tank
How often do you charge from the mains and on a spirited drive does the electric side ever run out/low?
When the car is parked at home, it is always being chargwed. So all small trips around London are basically electric only.How often do you charge from the mains and on a spirited drive does the electric side ever run out/low?
On the open road, put the car in sport and batteries are fully charged with 20 mins (from completely flat). You literally cannot run out of batteries on the road whilst driving in sport. I mean in real life. It would be like running any car in any gear at maximum rpm for unlimited time.
You may get to that stage (flat batteries) on a track driving several laps of a long track at 10/10th. Drive 2-3 laps at 7/10th and your batteries would be fully recharged.
http://youtu.be/D3p8Ao26t1A
...and he says the batteries had gone flat but then I suspect they had been giving it the 10/10 treatment.
Jon1967x said:
That's interesting. I asked because I saw a review, without replaying I think it was this one...i8 v m4 track battle
http://youtu.be/D3p8Ao26t1A
...and he says the batteries had gone flat but then I suspect they had been giving it the 10/10 treatment.
That's the only scenario when you can really flatten the batteries.http://youtu.be/D3p8Ao26t1A
...and he says the batteries had gone flat but then I suspect they had been giving it the 10/10 treatment.
Very unrealistic in real life.
The i8 is not a track car.
It's just a very, very nice road car. I would not have anything else at any price point (modern car) today.
For me, the package, the size, the 4 seats (small at the back), the ride, handling, comfort, design, useability are all pure joy.
AndyDubbya said:
That's really good to know, thanks. I'm planning a trip to the Alps in June & another in Sept, and I'll be thrashing up mountain passes. Do you think it'll cope with that?
I may do something similar! Can't see why it would not cope. Can't wait for a 2k miles trip around Europe.erics said:
That's the only scenario when you can really flatten the batteries.
Very unrealistic in real life.
The i8 is not a track car.
It's just a very, very nice road car. I would not have anything else at any price point (modern car) today.
For me, the package, the size, the 4 seats (small at the back), the ride, handling, comfort, design, useability are all pure joy.
Yeah, but do you like it? Very unrealistic in real life.
The i8 is not a track car.
It's just a very, very nice road car. I would not have anything else at any price point (modern car) today.
For me, the package, the size, the 4 seats (small at the back), the ride, handling, comfort, design, useability are all pure joy.
Thanks, looking forward to it all the more now.
AndyDubbya said:
erics said:
That's the only scenario when you can really flatten the batteries.
Very unrealistic in real life.
The i8 is not a track car.
It's just a very, very nice road car. I would not have anything else at any price point (modern car) today.
For me, the package, the size, the 4 seats (small at the back), the ride, handling, comfort, design, useability are all pure joy.
Yeah, but do you like it? Very unrealistic in real life.
The i8 is not a track car.
It's just a very, very nice road car. I would not have anything else at any price point (modern car) today.
For me, the package, the size, the 4 seats (small at the back), the ride, handling, comfort, design, useability are all pure joy.
Thanks, looking forward to it all the more now.
Anyone got a view on the rear seats and fitting child seats back there?
My impression was that it could be done but it would be a tight fit. Anyone tried it?
I am toying with replacing my 911 with an i8 and wondering if it will work.
I need to get down to a dealer and check but if someone has already ruled it out it would be good to know:.:
My impression was that it could be done but it would be a tight fit. Anyone tried it?
I am toying with replacing my 911 with an i8 and wondering if it will work.
I need to get down to a dealer and check but if someone has already ruled it out it would be good to know:.:
Edited by mr_tony on Friday 6th February 16:19
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