[FrannyB]

Hi All,

The dealership here said BMW does not support an European delivery for the i8 Has anyone else checked this out? Sounds like it would be pretty sweet! A fun factory tour, a little tootle through the German country side in a super sweet i8. They said it is because it is built in Leipzig... That feels lame to me...

Franny

[drlonline]

I've also heard they aren't doing ED for i8's, but for a different reason. I was told when the cars first came out that BMW didn't want to hurt the dealerships from getting a decent profit on a high margin car. Not sure if that was the real reason, but one would think that over time, it would be less of a concern.

I too hope they'll do it at some point, as I have my eye on a 2018 model once they do the LCI and would love to take a ED trip with it.

[FrannyB]

Wouldn't that be awesome? We are looking at the same thing. A little trip up to Stuttgart, down the Romantic Road, see a few relatives... It would be sweet!

[megabmw]

The real reason for this is the difference in the chargers, on a European delivery you won´t be able to charge your i8. So instead of having unhappy customers, BMW just say no ED on i8.

[CattyT0mboy]

According to our local dealership they are not really happy to offer customer European Delivery. But they said that all vehicle build in Germany can be offered a European Delivery (Exclude X series, Mini, some 3 series.)

[FrannyB]

Well, that's actually good news! So, all I need to do is find a dealer that will work with me...

Thanks for that!

Franny

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by drlonline

I've also heard they aren't doing ED for i8's, but for a different reason. I was told when the cars first came out that BMW didn't want to hurt the dealerships from getting a decent profit on a high margin car. Not sure if that was the real reason, but one would think that over time, it would be less of a concern.

I too hope they'll do it at some point, as I have my eye on a 2018 model once they do the LCI and would love to take a ED trip with it.

That seem like an odd explanation. The sale still comes from the dealer. There's no cash exchange during an ED. It's not a "factory sale", just a different delivery mode. So, I wouldn't expect the dealer to get hurt by it in any significant way.