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It's infinitely amusing how much better and "GT-R" that is vs the newer R35./ Just the right size too vs the boat that is the R35.
Picked this up yesterday after looking at quite a variety of stuff. Really very impressed. 4 hour drive home was spot on, loving the combo of character it has.
Few tiny niggles sorted today around the App, the display key and some window resetting, but all good now. You go round and round sometimes trying to find what you like or want, and sometimes its not nessesarily what you think it might be on first thought. Impressed.
At the opposite end of the scale, my little Suzuki Carry Turbo arrived at Newcastle and has left the port, yay!
Few tiny niggles sorted today around the App, the display key and some window resetting, but all good now. You go round and round sometimes trying to find what you like or want, and sometimes its not nessesarily what you think it might be on first thought. Impressed.
At the opposite end of the scale, my little Suzuki Carry Turbo arrived at Newcastle and has left the port, yay!
Underboss
i haven't seen an i8 for ages..........
lovely looking car
lovely looking car
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Soldato
Feeling a little out of place in this thread, but went to a local car meet with my old man the other night, my Astra and his RS2000.
Same, whatever happened to them? I’m sure a dealer principal told me they struggled to shift them but Wikipedia would have you believe otherwise.
BMW I8 - How Many Left?
Statistics for BMW I8.. See how many cars of any make and model are left on Britain's roads.
Not loads of them about and of those that are out there, I doubt that many are being used as daily cars
Soldato
Funnily enough there's one down the road from me that gets used daily and a shop owner in the next town also uses one.
It's Z4s that have disappeared for me. They used to be a more common sight.
Interesting car the i8. I wonder if ~30k is the bottom end and they become a future classic. IIRC they were too expensive vs the alternatives when new.
It's Z4s that have disappeared for me. They used to be a more common sight.
Interesting car the i8. I wonder if ~30k is the bottom end and they become a future classic. IIRC they were too expensive vs the alternatives when new.
Picked this up yesterday after looking at quite a variety of stuff. Really very impressed. 4 hour drive home was spot on, loving the combo of character it has.
Few tiny niggles sorted today around the App, the display key and some window resetting, but all good now. You go round and round sometimes trying to find what you like or want, and sometimes its not nessesarily what you think it might be on first thought. Impressed.
At the opposite end of the scale, my little Suzuki Carry Turbo arrived at Newcastle and has left the port, yay!
Lovely cars, truly way ahead of their time, carbon tub, hybrid and quite an effective solution.
I think 30k is the bottom, I'd also not be buying a 30k i8 to be honest unless I was truly confident about its history and condition, do not forget though they are generally quite reliable they do and can throw hefty bills.
Will they reach classic status, a little unknown the market is still reacting badly to EV/Hybrid sports/supercars it is one of the reasons I have contemplated buying an Artura a few times as people turning their noses up at a truly epic car to drive on road, the Artura drives better on road than my 600 LT for example, I preferred Artura to drive over the faster Ferrari 296 as well. Thing is these hybrids are crashing so hard value wise in such short time, Artura's can be had already for £130,000 - £140,000 and trade offers on them are around £110,000 now bear in mind this is for a car around 18 months old with a 5yr manufacturers warranty, 7yr battery warranty and 3yr service pack as standard, as such the only true cost is depreciation, I've often contemplated selling the 600 LT whilst I can essentially get back what I paid for it, drop into an Artura with 20-30k in my pocket and have no warranty or servicing cost for next few years.
Ferrari 296, similar typically over 300k cars now already dipping sub 200k and plenty for sale. Older F8's cost more for example and the 296 is a far better drive, sounds better too, so what gives.......
They could be the cars to buy as market might shift to favouring them but right now people seem put off for reasons of maybe not pure enough or worries over reliability etc. Corvette E-Ray looks a cracking car too but now looks like UK won't get this model.
Yes i8 great cars, great buys but buy well and have an emergency few grand spare just in case.
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Caporegime
Crazy how cheap they are. 35k will get you something with sub 40k miles. Get a BMW warranty on it and run it for 3 years then move it on. I doubt it would lose that much.
Good buy and peace of mind motoring, they feel quick and handle nice, low grip skinny tyres makes them quite fun to drive, you have done it right, buy approved and on condition, cost you a little more but in long run you will probably save money by doing so.
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Picked up my new Golf R estate the other day, absolutely loving having a powerful car again but also adding practicality makes it the perfect wagon for me.
I'm not a huge fan of the wheels, so will likely change them, but with the crap winter weather incoming and most Golf R wheels that I like being diamond cut, I will likely keep them for winter and get another set of wheels come spring time.
I'm not a huge fan of the wheels, so will likely change them, but with the crap winter weather incoming and most Golf R wheels that I like being diamond cut, I will likely keep them for winter and get another set of wheels come spring time.
That's fantastic, they are a great used buy. I would love one if I didn't need 4 seats and a boot.
Caporegime
Anyone know what year it is currently?
(none of us know each other)
Old cars attract other old cars. Its one of the cool things about owning them. You park somewhere, if someone with a classic car spots you, they park near you in a kind of unspoken nod of solidarity or appreciation.
I do the same when I can.
I've lost count of the number of times I've come out of a shop or something to a carpark and another classic is parked next to mine. Once or twice, another E30. That is a special treat!
I always take a picture. I often wonder if they do as well.
(none of us know each other)
Old cars attract other old cars. Its one of the cool things about owning them. You park somewhere, if someone with a classic car spots you, they park near you in a kind of unspoken nod of solidarity or appreciation.
I do the same when I can.
I've lost count of the number of times I've come out of a shop or something to a carpark and another classic is parked next to mine. Once or twice, another E30. That is a special treat!
I always take a picture. I often wonder if they do as well.
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Underboss
1984 ?
@Defy Belief good point about the practicality, I do wonder whether I should just have one car i.e. an estate sometimes. Having a daily and a weekend car is just more hassle and costs.
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