i8 and dogs

Arobotbrain · 04-09-2016, 10:58 AM

Just wondering, has anyone ever taken a dog into the i8? Guess the trunk is not an option

mptpa · 04-09-2016, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Arobotbrain

Just wondering, has anyone ever taken a dog into the i8? Guess the trunk is not an option

Yes but I put a towel down first.

Arobotbrain · 04-09-2016, 11:36 AM

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Yes but I put a towel down first.

Thanks. Front or back?

Louv · 04-09-2016, 12:10 PM

I took my cat on a roadtrip.
And some possums.
But a dog? That's crazy talk.

jhbi8 · 04-09-2016, 12:59 PM

I took my 75 pound dog in the i8. I put a towel down in the back and moved the passenger seat all the way forward. He just sat in one of the seats in the back. Laid down once. Quick 10 minute trip.

Twitch Massacre · 04-09-2016, 01:11 PM

I take my 14 lb pup all the time with me. I don't bother putting a towel down. He's so used to riding in all my cars, h never damages them. He even has his very own i8.

Arobotbrain · 04-09-2016, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Twitch Massacre

I take my 14 lb pup all the time with me. I don't bother putting a towel down. He's so used to riding in all my cars, h never damages them. He even has his very own i8.

Baron UK · 04-09-2016, 05:52 PM

Twitch

yer bonkers LOL

YWGT3 · 04-09-2016, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Twitch Massacre

I take my 14 lb pup all the time with me. I don't bother putting a towel down. He's so used to riding in all my cars, h never damages them. He even has his very own i8.

Damn Twitch Massacre. Even your pup gets an i8 and, it appears, laser lights to boot. I bet he doesn't even know how to use launch control.

mptpa · 04-09-2016, 10:21 PM

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Yes but I put a towel down first.

Thanks. Front or back?

Rear for the 65lb black lab and front for the little terrier mix

Aye-eight · 04-10-2016, 10:21 AM

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Just wondering, has anyone ever taken a dog into the i8? Guess the trunk is not an option

The trunk could kill a dog. No air exchange with the cabin, glass cover, and the engine heats it up nicely, too ...

mu2002cs · 04-10-2016, 10:36 AM

No dogs, but I have put other "non-friendly stuff" in the back seat. I use the back seat/trunk cover for the i3. While not designed for the i8, I use suction cup hooks on the rear and side glass for the loops. The only down side is that it blocks the woofer. But, if you have a bunch of stuff loaded back there anyway, it doesn't make much difference. The i3 cover is microfiber on one side and canvas on the other.

YWGT3 · 04-10-2016, 11:20 AM

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The trunk could kill a dog. No air exchange with the cabin, glass cover, and the engine heats it up nicely, too ...

Warning! i8 trunk + dog = hotdog!

In all seriousness, Aye-eight is right. Once the engine warms up, the trunk can act as a warming oven for a pizza run.

Twitch Massacre · 04-10-2016, 11:40 PM

Couple more of Oz in the i8 for good measure. With his safety harness that matches my interior.

MKSixer · 04-11-2016, 06:58 AM

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Couple more of Oz in the i8 for good measure. With his safety harness that matches my interior.

I do the same all of the time. He really prefers the i8 to the M6. He's gone about an hour in the i8 but doesn't like even 10 minutes in the M6. The Tubi is a bit aggressive for him.

Twitch Massacre · 04-11-2016, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Twitch Massacre

Couple more of Oz in the i8 for good measure. With his safety harness that matches my interior.

I do the same all of the time. He really prefers the i8 to the M6. He's gone about an hour in the i8 but doesn't like even 10 minutes in the M6. The Tubi is a bit aggressive for him.

Oz likes the i8 better than the M6 as well, except getting in. In the M6 he just had to hop on while on the i8 he has to jump over the Great Wall of China. But eDrive seems to be perfect for pets who get nervous with loud exhausts.

MKSixer · 04-11-2016, 09:26 AM

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Oz likes the i8 better than the M6 as well, except getting in. In the M6 he just had to hop on while on the i8 he has to jump over the Great Wall of China. But eDrive seems to be perfect for pets who get nervous with loud exhausts.

Same issue. I actually help him into the i8 then he settles in on the seat.

exclusivedetails · 05-16-2016, 02:24 PM

I have a 60 lb dog. I take him on 300 mile trips all the time (typically once a month) in the F80 m3. I've also did that in my 996tt. I plan on doing the same in the i8

williocom · 05-17-2016, 07:24 PM

We have a 55lb Shepherd mix and he goes in the back seat. Not as convenient as the m3 but it works for now and he loves jumping out with the sill to assist.

Vetsky · 05-18-2016, 08:49 AM

We have a very active Husky and she rides in the back no problem. Although the two large cup holders sometimes get in her way when she wants to lie down and look into the front.

Twitch Massacre · 05-18-2016, 09:24 AM

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We have a very active Husky and she rides in the back no problem. Although the two large cup holders sometimes get in her way when she wants to lie down and look into the front.

Those are removable and you can actually replace them with the small, flat rubber mat in the glove compartment.

StuM · 05-21-2016, 11:52 PM

Yep, take our 48 lb Goldendoodle all the time in the i8. She rides in the back and is perfectly fine, regardless of the trip length. Bought a full seat cover that clips into the baby seat safety hooks on top/back of the seats. Then put two cushy chair pads in the seats. She rides like a queen and no fuss or muss with the car.

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williocom Lieutenant 41 Rep 401 Posts Drives: 2017 SO M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NOVA iTrader: (7)	We have a 55lb Shepherd mix and he goes in the back seat. Not as convenient as the m3 but it works for now and he loves jumping out with the sill to assist. __________________ 2018 530e ///2017 M3 SO/Blk (Retired) 2015 i8 Sophisto Grey (RETIRED) ///2015 M3 MW/SO (RETIRED) ///2011 e93 M3 AW/FR (RETIRED)
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Vetsky Second Lieutenant 285 Rep 227 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	We have a very active Husky and she rides in the back no problem. Although the two large cup holders sometimes get in her way when she wants to lie down and look into the front.
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