[ORIGIN M.]

Tell your wife you will help her in and out of the passenger side.

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

Tell your wife you will help her in and out of the passenger side.

One should always do that anyway ...

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Aye-eight

One should always do that anyway ...

So you'd think, a lost art in more ways than one.

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

So you'd think, a lost art in more ways than one.

Agree. People forget it's the little, considerate things that reinforce your loved one's love for you ...

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by YWGT3

Couldn't agree with you more. The R8, in my opinion, besides being a bit tinny feeling (thin and light sheet alloy doors -perhaps in an effort to reduce weight in favor of performance driving), had the least interesting interior and the least advanced infotainment system of all the vehicles I test drove at the time.

I just watched Jay Leno's Garage episode on the R8 V10 plus. That is a very nice car. Really. But then the brand guy said it'll do 205 mph for 35 mins (on a 73 liter tank) and then it needs gas. I've done the math: that's 6.2 mpg. LOL!

I know, wind resistance grows exponentially with speed, but still. Geez...

[YWGT3]

Originally Posted by Aye-eight

Agree. People forget it's the little, considerate things that reinforce your loved one's love for you ...

Well put. In addition, the kind and considerate things we do for others, be it small or large, is what really matters in life. It's the difference between living and just going through the motion.

Speaking of motion, more often than not, I open and close the scissor doors for my wife. However, she prefers getting in and out of the vehicle herself.

[zagaboo]

Originally Posted by YWGT3

Couldn't agree with you more. The R8, in my opinion, besides being a bit tinny feeling (thin and light sheet alloy doors -perhaps in an effort to reduce weight in favor of performance driving), had the least interesting interior and the least advanced infotainment system of all the vehicles I test drove at the time.

Second that. Having spend the past 2 years in an R8, the tech was prehistoric and was one of my main bug bears of what was a truly great car. 2 months into i8 ownership and I have no regrets whatsoever.

With regard the doors, I have had no issues but think I am being overly paranoid. The car is my DD and I often spend time cautiously parking to make sure there is enough room, to find that there is masses of space available. The upshot is, if you could park a normal sport car in a gap, you can easily open the i8 doors.

[stressdoc]

I am sold on the i-8 but my fiancé is put-off by the attention that the doors bring. The doors? Geez the whole thing screams 'look at me.' For now I am being practical and keeping $ in non-depreciating assets. Well, except for the M3. And the windsurfers, bikes, etc. cheap fun.