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My Dealer has an i8 Roadster First Edition ON THE LOT
So, I have my i8 Roadster ED scheduled for the end of July. The order has been in since the very first day the ordering process opened up. I asked if it might end up being a "First Edition" and BMW told us all those were spoken for. It wasn't really a big deal cause it might be better to NOT get one of the first cars off the line...
So, my Sales Rep calls me Yesterday just to let me know they just got a First Edition and wanted to check to see if I wanted it. On the lot! I think she was pretty surprised (as was I) and I do appreciate her giving me the first option, but I declined as it didn't have the black wheels I wanted and my ED was now very much planned as a part of my BMW Nurburgring Driving Experience. It would be nice to have one right now in my hot little (er, impressively large?) hands, but I'm in-out of the country for the next several months anyway... So, it appears pretty odd that BMW had turned down First Edition requests from folks who ordered on the very first day the ordering system opened up, but then shipped them off to dealers to sit on the lot... Hmm.... (If anyone wants immediately delivery of an i8 Roadster First Edition - I think I know where you can get one...)
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Seems odd, that of all dealers in the U.S., mine should get the dropped order... Especially since we already asked about First Edition availability and was told "no"...
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Things happen. Maybe the guy wanted to pick up his car and the financing didn’t go through. Or he had buyer’s remorse before actually signing the papers. Or his wife got pregnant. Or he found a deal on a car he liked even better. You could just ask the dealer why they suddenly have one.
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And they failed to follow up on the names they took for it in Munich last year. Massive own goal by BMW. They still haven't called me |
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Oh yes there is: http://www.bmwblog.com/2018/04/29/ow...-bmw-i8-coupe/
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$176,795 for this First Edition Roadster... WOW!!!
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so I'm still confused. How did this 1st edition make it on the lot in Milwaukee of all places, when this car was supposed to be 1 of the 18 picked up at Welt?
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There were 200 produced world-wide. Only 18 of them were involved in the Welt delivery... That leaves 182 being delivered elsewhere...
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Good grief. I just don't see this as a $176,795 car. Are the 2019 i8s (non-first editions) going for the same $140-150k range or are they going higher as well?
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I don't believe there is any markup on the First Editions. I believe their price is optioned out exactly the same as the normal build. If you run the online configurator, I believe you will see the same pricing...
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