[dedica]

Hey Everyone, I am new to this forum and am pulling the trigger on an i8 here within the next two weeks. I have a couple of questions for this forum and was hoping that it could guide me in the right direction.

1) When buying an i8, what mileage do you want to stay around?
2) Do you look at low miles more or do you look at how many owners it had?
3) Does anyone have any information on a good extended warranty company? I am noticing a lot of the 2015 i8s are almost out of warranty, and BMW financial services are quoting me $7800 for extended warranty. I was hoping there was something cheaper out there and reliable.


I'm finding some great deals between 60-70k and thought it would be best to come here and ask some questions. I've pretty much read every post on this forum since 2016 as well.

Thank you guys in advance, hopefully, I can join the group soon!

[dedica]

Good talk, Good Talk lol

[chris_1M]

It all ... really depends ...
Will it be your daily ... or 'fun' car?
How long are you intending to keep it?
Are you worried about depreciation?

Assuming it will be your daily drive.
I myself prefer a car from the 1st owner. As a daily car I really do care less about mileage.
But if a very low mileage car does not come with a premium, sure I'll take it.
If you are gonna put 20 to 50K miles on it, any used car with 10K - 40K miles should do.
Do realize though some owners can make a 40K miles car look like a 10K miles car and others like a 100K miles car.

Myself I would stay away from the boring colors. Sophisto grey and black - which was available in some countries).

Oh ... and make sure the fuel tank (malfunctioning pressure sensor) has been replaced. That's a costly one if not replaced under warranty.

This is a great time to get a very special car at a very attractive price (all those lease vehicles flooding the market)!

[fbuzila]

Originally Posted by dedica

Hey Everyone, I am new to this forum and am pulling the trigger on an i8 here within the next two weeks. I have a couple of questions for this forum and was hoping that it could guide me in the right direction.

1) When buying an i8, what mileage do you want to stay around?
2) Do you look at low miles more or do you look at how many owners it had?
3) Does anyone have any information on a good extended warranty company? I am noticing a lot of the 2015 i8s are almost out of warranty, and BMW financial services are quoting me $7800 for extended warranty. I was hoping there was something cheaper out there and reliable.


I'm finding some great deals between 60-70k and thought it would be best to come here and ask some questions. I've pretty much read every post on this forum since 2016 as well.

Thank you guys in advance, hopefully, I can join the group soon!

My lease ends on June 30 and live in Ponte Vedra,FL..if you like it you can get some deal with the dealership before he will post the car for sale....

[dedica]

Chris_1m,
It will be a daily for me, around 12,000 miles a year will be driven on it and I will be keeping it for a while. There is a great one for 59k with 30k miles 1 car owner. but something tells me I should get with something around 10-20k miles.

[dedica]

fbuzila,

Can you send me pictures and do you know how much he will be asking for it?

[chris_1M]

30K is just fine ... I would not worry too much about mileage.
Condition and history are much more important IMHO.
Enjoy the search, which is half the fun.

[fbuzila]

Originally Posted by dedica

fbuzila,

Can you send me pictures and do you know how much he will be asking for it?

Some on my phone

[fbuzila]

About the price, really no clue; it has 23k miles and in good condition; it had some issues with AC but they replaced pretty much all AC components and it's fine now...

[chris_1M]

Blue exterior and light interior is a great combo !!

[dedica]

Originally Posted by chris_1M

Blue exterior and light interior is a great combo !!

Love the blue, but i absolutely love the sophistic grey and then add black rims to it. Making it really feel like a batmobile haha.

I have two options.

1) 2015 bmw i8, 30,400 miles, 1 car owner, clean carfax , $59,900, fully loaded/sophistico Grey. Warranty expires January 2020 which then i have to buy extended warranty

2) 2016 bmw i8, 10,200 miles, 1 owner, clean carfax, $68,900, fully loaded/sophistco Grey, has 18 months left on warranty

My question would be, is it worth paying an extra $80 a month for the newer/less miles?

[Mr.SugarSkulls]

Somewhere around here I read something very comforting ...don't stress about the miles because let's say it's got 30k miles. In all probability it's been driven half on the motored engine, and the other half with the electric.

I don't know why, but that just made sense to me and made me feel better about my purchase.

[JasH]

To be honest, at 30k miles it's likely mostly on ICE not electric. But I'd buy on condition & history anyway, and 30k miles is not high.

It's perfectly possible for a 5k car to have an engine in much worse condition than a 50k engine.

[dedica]

Originally Posted by JasH

To be honest, at 30k miles it's likely mostly on ICE not electric. But I'd buy on condition & history anyway, and 30k miles is not high.

It's perfectly possible for a 5k car to have an engine in much worse condition than a 50k engine.

Hmm, you may be right! Saves me tons of money as well. By any chance do you know of an extended warranty company other than BMW? I can't seem to find one, and would rather use one people on this forum have used.

[dedica]

Originally Posted by Mr.SugarSkulls

Somewhere around here I read something very comforting ...don't stress about the miles because let's say it's got 30k miles. In all probability it's been driven half on the motored engine, and the other half with the electric.

I don't know why, but that just made sense to me and made me feel better about my purchase.

Good point, I will probably pull the trigger this week.

[JasH]

Originally Posted by dedica

By any chance do you know of an extended warranty company other than BMW? I can't seem to find one, and would rather use one people on this forum have used.

Sorry, I've no info on the USA. Here in UK, I've got the BMW extended warranty. It was £950 or £995 for a year I recall. Very reasonable IMO.


I would not own an i8 without a proper extended warranty as there is so much to go wrong.

[Ionicsilveri8]

Originally Posted by JasH

Sorry, I've no info on the USA. Here in UK, I've got the BMW extended warranty. It was £950 or £995 for a year I recall. Very reasonable IMO.


I would not own an i8 without a proper extended warranty as there is so much to go wrong.

My dealer said not to worry about the extended warranty because BMW will always assist with an expensive repair as long as the car has always been in the BMW dealership with full service history, more so apparently with the i8 which is seen as a halo car.

My warranty is about to expire so this is a risk I’m going to have to I’m going to have to think about long and hard!

[emmfive]

Originally Posted by Ionicsilveri8

My dealer said not to worry about the extended warranty because BMW will always assist with an expensive repair as long as the car has always been in the BMW dealership with full service history, more so apparently with the i8 which is seen as a halo car.

My warranty is about to expire so this is a risk I’m going to have to I’m going to have to think about long and hard!

Is that really true for UK cars? In the US they may honor the warranty if it's just over the expiration date or miles. After that they may do a goodwill discount but that's about it.

[JasH]

Originally Posted by Ionicsilveri8

My dealer said not to worry about the extended warranty because BMW will always assist with an expensive repair as long as the car has always been in the BMW dealership with full service history

Do you really believe this Honestly?

If yes, I've got this uncle. He is a Prince, in Nigeria, and he would love to have a word with you

[Ionicsilveri8]

Originally Posted by JasH

Do you really believe this Honestly?

If yes, I've got this uncle. He is a Prince, in Nigeria, and he would love to have a word with you

I believe!!?

[emmfive]

Originally Posted by JasH

Do you really believe this Honestly?

If yes, I've got this uncle. He is a Prince, in Nigeria, and he would love to have a word with you

All this time we've been mingling with Nigerian royalty and didn't know it!

[JasH]

Originally Posted by Ionicsilveri8

I believe!!?