BMW i8......order is in.
Discussion
LotusJas said:
slippery said:
5to1 said:
slippery said:
Don't don't show her the size of the boot! 
Unfortunately one of the first things she'd look at, as fortunately we're expecting a new addition to the family 
Being a typical man I still think I can justify one if I put my mind to it I did the same, although admittedly, my wife was perfectly happy with my i8 purchase. I ordered her an i3.
slippery said:
LotusJas said:
slippery said:
5to1 said:
slippery said:
Don't don't show her the size of the boot!
Unfortunately one of the first things she'd look at, as fortunately we're expecting a new addition to the family Being a typical man I still think I can justify one if I put my mind to it I did the same, although admittedly, my wife was perfectly happy with my i8 purchase. I ordered her an i3.
Think I got off very lightly! 
Ali2202 said:
Citreon Cactus for me! Think I got off very lightly!
I got my wife an iron. It did come with a new ironing board cover though. She seems happy. Think I got off very lightly! Funny thing is, I spent more time in John Lewis deliberating over that iron, than I spent 'thinking' about whether to buy the i8!
kryten22uk said:
Ali2202 said:
Citreon Cactus for me! Think I got off very lightly!
I got my wife an iron. It did come with a new ironing board cover though. She seems happy. Think I got off very lightly! Funny thing is, I spent more time in John Lewis deliberating over that iron, than I spent 'thinking' about whether to buy the i8!
A bigger faster i9 now on it's way for spring 2016 it would seem.
http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/09/27/bmw-i9-reported...
http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/09/27/bmw-i9-reported...
kryten22uk said:
A bigger faster i9 now on it's way for spring 2016 it would seem.
http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/09/27/bmw-i9-reported...
If the company car tax situation remains similar, I'll probably order one. http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/09/27/bmw-i9-reported...
kryten22uk said:
A bigger faster i9 now on it's way for spring 2016 it would seem.
http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/09/27/bmw-i9-reported...
Given new i8 orders are being delivered mid 2015, and they're already talking about a bigger, faster one maybe only 8 or 9 months later.. hmm... would I order an i8 now? The "special" bubble the i8 could burst pretty quickly.http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/09/27/bmw-i9-reported...
Jon1967x said:
Given new i8 orders are being delivered mid 2015, and they're already talking about a bigger, faster one maybe only 8 or 9 months later.. hmm... would I order an i8 now? The "special" bubble the i8 could burst pretty quickly.
If my i8 gets delivered next May as predicted, it would probably be nearly two years old by the time the i9 got delivered, if I ordered one when it was launched and there was a similar lead time. Bearing in ming the i8 would probably then be worth about 75k (ish) and an i9 is likely to be well over 120k, I don't think it's worth worrying about. Jon1967x said:
Given new i8 orders are being delivered mid 2015, and they're already talking about a bigger, faster one maybe only 8 or 9 months later.. hmm... would I order an i8 now? The "special" bubble the i8 could burst pretty quickly.
Thats just like saying that noone would buy an M3 because an M5 is available, etc. They are different cars, at different price tags. So I dont believe the i8 will be obsolete.kryten22uk said:
slippery said:
If the company car tax situation remains similar, I'll probably order one.
No chance. This is going to have a large petrol engine, so it'll be nowhere near the CO2 output levels that make BIK workable.My biggest concern with the i8, i9 and all of this stuff is that the technology can change very quickly and what looks cool one day is old hat the next. I learnt this in the hifi world jumping into mini disk and goodness knows what those who bought the philips digital tapes must be thinking. I'm sure the i8 will be around for a while, but anyone dropping 100k into a car like that must, if they have any sense, have a tinge of apprehension that something isn't going to come along very quickly and blow it away - especially when you're not even taking delivery for 6 to 9 months. I hope I'm wrong for all you that are taking the plunge. I'll stick with a large engined, normally aspirated, none symthetic exhaust noted car that falls apart in other ways
Jon1967x said:
kryten22uk said:
slippery said:
If the company car tax situation remains similar, I'll probably order one.
No chance. This is going to have a large petrol engine, so it'll be nowhere near the CO2 output levels that make BIK workable.My biggest concern with the i8, i9 and all of this stuff is that the technology can change very quickly and what looks cool one day is old hat the next. I learnt this in the hifi world jumping into mini disk and goodness knows what those who bought the philips digital tapes must be thinking. I'm sure the i8 will be around for a while, but anyone dropping 100k into a car like that must, if they have any sense, have a tinge of apprehension that something isn't going to come along very quickly and blow it away - especially when you're not even taking delivery for 6 to 9 months. I hope I'm wrong for all you that are taking the plunge. I'll stick with a large engined, normally aspirated, none symthetic exhaust noted car that falls apart in other ways
We were in one over the weekend, was really quite impressed.
Quick 'practical' things I noticed
It's initially quite hard to gauge the width of it, takes a few miles to learn where to place it.
The seats are built to a weight I think, the grip the car offers doesn't match the support of the seats, especially the base.
Both the inner and outer rear screens get dusty / dirty in not much time.
The doors are fantastic, however they render modern size parking spaces useless. Passenger has to get out first of course before the thing is parked, you really want to be parking it at the end of the car park in empty space though.
Normal mode offers enough overtaking power, sport mode is more than needed in any situation, sport and manual shifting is controlled mayhem and is the only chance you get to get a good note and popping out the the engine.
There's more tyre roar then anything else when cruising, I suspect the sound insulation isn't a priority, not a bag thing.
We have a decent tunnel near us, I was looking forward to downshifts and windows down, the noise outside was pretty similar to what was going on in the cabin, I really didn't get to understand the level of 'enhancement' going on in the cabin.
The styling is pure drama, we were undertaken for photographs, people do stop, stare, and point. Pulling into a small village, it's too tempting to get out and ask a passing local what the year is and exclaim 'Great Scott !'.
Whilst the interior is fantastic, it's strangely unfortunate it's not *as* fantastic as the exterior, you can be guilty of forgetting the madness outside on occasion as a passenger. The driver gets reminded he's commanding a concept artists reality by the brilliantly bonkers dash
It's a car that's way beyond my means unfortunately, If I was in the position it'd be hovering at the top of the list though.
If anything above seems overly negative, I'm really nitpicking, I enjoyed a good 300 Km as a passenger, and about 30 (nervously initially) behind the wheel. The roads we were pushing on are similar to B roads in the UK, however after a while you realise you'll not easily get to the limit of the car (especially the grip) The recently tarmacced potholes you see rapidly approaching get less worrying after time ...
As we got home, the young boy next door was kicking his football about. It said it all when his jaw dropped and he was working out how to get his backside over the huge sill with a big grin on his face when offered a seat.
Quick 'practical' things I noticed
It's initially quite hard to gauge the width of it, takes a few miles to learn where to place it.
The seats are built to a weight I think, the grip the car offers doesn't match the support of the seats, especially the base.
Both the inner and outer rear screens get dusty / dirty in not much time.
The doors are fantastic, however they render modern size parking spaces useless. Passenger has to get out first of course before the thing is parked, you really want to be parking it at the end of the car park in empty space though.
Normal mode offers enough overtaking power, sport mode is more than needed in any situation, sport and manual shifting is controlled mayhem and is the only chance you get to get a good note and popping out the the engine.
There's more tyre roar then anything else when cruising, I suspect the sound insulation isn't a priority, not a bag thing.
We have a decent tunnel near us, I was looking forward to downshifts and windows down, the noise outside was pretty similar to what was going on in the cabin, I really didn't get to understand the level of 'enhancement' going on in the cabin.
The styling is pure drama, we were undertaken for photographs, people do stop, stare, and point. Pulling into a small village, it's too tempting to get out and ask a passing local what the year is and exclaim 'Great Scott !'.
Whilst the interior is fantastic, it's strangely unfortunate it's not *as* fantastic as the exterior, you can be guilty of forgetting the madness outside on occasion as a passenger. The driver gets reminded he's commanding a concept artists reality by the brilliantly bonkers dash
It's a car that's way beyond my means unfortunately, If I was in the position it'd be hovering at the top of the list though.
If anything above seems overly negative, I'm really nitpicking, I enjoyed a good 300 Km as a passenger, and about 30 (nervously initially) behind the wheel. The roads we were pushing on are similar to B roads in the UK, however after a while you realise you'll not easily get to the limit of the car (especially the grip) The recently tarmacced potholes you see rapidly approaching get less worrying after time ...
As we got home, the young boy next door was kicking his football about. It said it all when his jaw dropped and he was working out how to get his backside over the huge sill with a big grin on his face when offered a seat.
Jon1967x said:
Ahh.. and nothing to do with next generation technology you know nothing about?
My biggest concern with the i8, i9 and all of this stuff is that the technology can change very quickly and what looks cool one day is old hat the next. I learnt this in the hifi world jumping into mini disk and goodness knows what those who bought the philips digital tapes must be thinking. I'm sure the i8 will be around for a while, but anyone dropping 100k into a car like that must, if they have any sense, have a tinge of apprehension that something isn't going to come along very quickly and blow it away - especially when you're not even taking delivery for 6 to 9 months. I hope I'm wrong for all you that are taking the plunge. I'll stick with a large engined, normally aspirated, none symthetic exhaust noted car that falls apart in other ways
What's the worst that can happen? You lose money hand over fist as you would with any other new car My biggest concern with the i8, i9 and all of this stuff is that the technology can change very quickly and what looks cool one day is old hat the next. I learnt this in the hifi world jumping into mini disk and goodness knows what those who bought the philips digital tapes must be thinking. I'm sure the i8 will be around for a while, but anyone dropping 100k into a car like that must, if they have any sense, have a tinge of apprehension that something isn't going to come along very quickly and blow it away - especially when you're not even taking delivery for 6 to 9 months. I hope I'm wrong for all you that are taking the plunge. I'll stick with a large engined, normally aspirated, none symthetic exhaust noted car that falls apart in other ways
slippery said:
5to1 said:
What's the worst that can happen? You lose money hand over fist as you would with any other new car
Exactly! It's better than wasting your money, isn't it?!! 
On the other hand may be not...
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