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I only know that i9 is probably going to have:
I am top of the list at my dealer, and at least near the very top of the UK overall list. If I learn more, I will share it. But I am sure any news will leak online instantly anyway |
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I've heard anywhere from $250-400k, think LFA money, that puts it out of my price range so I'll stick with the i8 for now. I'm sure it will be well sorted but they've only got a quarter of the time they had to design, develop, and produce the i8 so saying the i9 is going to be rushed might be an understatement (approved a few weeks back, debut the end of next year...and the fact that they abandon their naming conventions whenever it is convenient (i9 should be a sedan) trigger something OCD in me. Also, the design might be more conventional since it's going be their 100th anniversary car and have cues from the past through the lens of the future (and they will need to balance reducing lift for performance and reducing drag for economy) but we'll see...probably a closer interpretation of the M1 Hommage. Last edited by Carac; 10-15-2014 at 09:39 AM.. |
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10-15-2014, 01:47 PM | #137 | |
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Thanks for the original post, very helpful in my own deliberations - mine's coming in April, I'm told.
I ordered mine after a brief test-drive in July/August, but borrowed my dealer's demo car yesterday & kept it overnight. A few observations I had, in no particular order:
That's it - a bit random, but maybe helpful to some. Cheers! Last edited by AndyDubbya; 10-20-2014 at 01:49 PM.. |
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ah, another UK based fellow future owner! I did write a post similar to yours not so long ago. I borrowed the i8 from bmw Parklane the weekend before last. Conclusions are pretty similar to yours.
The one thing i would add is that in London, people went mental for the i8. Never had a car that polarised people's attention. Good review! |
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Ah, to be fair, mine's got a case on it, but it looked like it wouldn't fit even without the case on. Guess I misjudged it!
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I have avoided this site for a few months, and just logged back on today I felt that reading here regularly would make the wait for my i8 more unbearable.
Anyway, I just picked up my i3 a week ago, and was told by the dealer that my i8 is coming at the end of March. The bad news was that BMW intend to pass on a price increase to me! |
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Wait, what? Can they do that? Surely you've signed a contract like me, with the price fixed on it?
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Then when my i3 was ready for collection, that came as a bit of surprise (it was early), and I started thinking lots about the i8 again! |
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"Jeremy Clarkson tests the new BMW M4 at the track before switching to another BMW, the space-age, hybrid powered i8, for a revealing trip up the A1 to Whitby. When he gets there, and fuelled by a portion of fish and chips, Clarkson must decide which of the two he would rather take for the drive home." |
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From my second post in this thread, about selling the Ferrari.....well... I was about advertise it for sale today, to make room for the i8....but couldn't bring myself to do it So, the Ferrari stays, as does the Lotus. And the i8 joins them...along with the i3 I got last month! |
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My i8 is built
I was just informed that my i8 is now built
It's currently "waiting to be cleared by product control". It should be in the UK later this month |
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I too got my confirmation that the car has finished production and is awaiting assignment to its ship; asked my salesman to see if he could tell me which ship and he's looking into it; waiting is such a pain and I have no patience
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