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DDave,
I personally wouldn't buy one of these cars without a proper warranty (i.e. a factory BMW or extended BMW warranty)
These cars are simply too specialist with lots of new, bespoke technologies involved - and that means most repairs need to be done by BMW Dealerships.
The extended warranty is very good value in my opinion and I would question any i8 that doesn't have either it's original warranty (all US cars are still under warranty?) or the extended warranty. I'd be keen to know the reasons why anyone who owns an i8 wouldn't cough up for the extended warranty (not much more than $1000).
The i8 is a very inexpensive car to run - especially in countries where fuel and vehicle taxes are high, but any problem could quickly change that. This is true of any car of course but alternatives like the Nissan GTR, Audi R8 etc have been out for 10+ years and have large groups of specialists that can help keep costs down. The existence of the 330e and X5e might mean that will change for the i8 but they're all still under factory warranty for a few more years to come.
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2014 i8
2002 x5 4.6is
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