i8 has arrived!!

[tobybmw535i]

Well its finally arrived and its F**king awesome!

Picked the car up on Saturday.

My dad hasn't stopped driving it since so i haven't had chance to have a go yet but she is gorgeous and seems to go well!

various pictures sorry they are abit rubbish

Edited by tobybmw535i on Wednesday 21st January 16:49

[tobybmw535i]

a4cabrio said:

Very very nice, you'll have to come back and let us know what you think when you've had a drive, love the look of the i8. That's the 1st white one I've seen, I'd only ever seen blue and black.

Thanks everyone for the comments... Really happy with the white its a great colour and when its clean it has a real pearlecent look to it!

Right on to the driving of the car!

Firstly can i say i didn't pay for the car so my views are simply on driving it and living with it, not on cost which does seem to be causing some people problems!

Ok so getting in and out of it is not easy at all! I am a fairly big lad or (powerfully built) and i haven't been able to get in and out of it without looking like a tit!

see pic



once you got over this though and you get into the car its a really nice place to sit and it has some nice little extra details which can help people justify the price!

once out on the road the first thing i noticed is the weight, you can really tell its lighter than your average car. this also helps with the ride which i think is very good and due to the carbon tub feels very solid and nimble. I think it really does handle well but do agree with people its needs bigger tyres to be able to really throw it around. To be honest though due to my lack of driving skills i found it very fun and it seemed to go fast!

In town its great and you can feather it around in electric mode and feel quite the Greenpeace person.. But as soon as your out in the country its impossible to stay in electric only mode and you end up in Sports mode enjoying the petrol engine. even though the noise is passed through the speakers i don't care it still sounds great and the blips on the down change are addictive! This is coming from a family who have owned most of the M car range including v10s V8s etc.

The next thing to talk about is the amount of attention this car gets... its stupid you can drive around and you will get people coming up alongside filming and nearly crashing just to get pictures films etc. Now if i was single i would probably use this to my advantage but i'm not so if your shy don't get one for a few years!

Overall cost not taken into consideration this car is great, it's quick enough for me it handles well and its looks gorgeous. It will be the future so embrace it and go out and drive one you might be surprised!

ps. sorry for the shocking spelling etc i spent far to much time looking at cars at school then learning

[tobybmw535i]

Blaster72 said:

Don't these weigh about the same an M3 or M4?

Anyway, good write up. I hadn't realised how titchy they were inside, I've always seen them review by skinny small chaps and they make it look quite spacious.

I know this chaps presentation style and voice is a bit marmite but he does do a thorough review. Looks great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAyrz32rEeU

Yes but we are used to an F10 M5 and 6 series etc so it's light in comparison.

It's not too small once your inside its just getting in and out of it.

[tobybmw535i]

CRA1G said:

You've got me worried now with the doors.....I'm over six foot and shall we say XL..... And I haven't sat in one yet.... And I can't wait to see my wifes face,she will expect just normal doors..... Roll on the 1st of March....

Like I said above once your in it there's loads of room it's just the door sill is awkward I think women with skirts on May have issues too :thumbup :If you have long legs you might be ok though, the doors are great so cool and take up less room than you think!

Off topic but can I say your car collection is awesome I love Dakar yellow and we had a 840ci a few years ago in the same colour with only 30k on it when we sold it! Really miss that car and I'm sure we would buy it back in an instant if we got the choice.

I can't wait to see them all lined up with the i8

[tobybmw535i]

mybrainhurts said:

MikeGoodwin said:

tobybmw535i said:

I am a fairly big lad or (powerfully built)

You are overweight in my opinion I am amazed you can even fit in the i8

Sensitive and tactful, tactful and sensitive...award yourself a Mars bar...

He drives a ford and his girlfriend wants a bigger man he is just jealous.