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ZM versus i8
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ZM versus i8
Thank you for responding Iain. I saw you and thought debate was necessary - and all in the best possible taste! Funnily enough I don’t consider the i8 to be an EV - it’s just another nice car. I am glad that it has an ICE. I don’t like proper EVs at all for all sorts of reasons real and imagined. And I intend to keep our little Fiat 500 until I can no longer drive. No more new (post 2022) nanny state cars for me unless I have got to the stage where I actually need it to drive me around….
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Apologies if I didn't make the distinction clear, but for me an i8 is a Hybrid - definitely not an EV!
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Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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ZM versus i8
I8 is meh, econobox mini engine makes it feel low rent and very impractical too. Do it properly and get an R8, preferably with a v10 

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ZM versus i8
At least the i8 has rear seats. OK, they're rear seats in the same way as a 911 or MG BGT, but you can get shopping on them.
I went to look at one last year as an alternative to the MC - it sold an hour before I got there. Then 2 weeks ago I took Ann to see an E-tron GT RS, missed that by 2 hours as well

2006 Imola Z4MC (wife's shopping trolley)
1990 Toyota Carina (Started as a free family heirloom, now apparently a Classic)
2016 Toyota Avensis 1.6D (yup, the *really* slow one).
2011 TDM900
1997 VFR750 project. 95% complete. Only 30% left to do.
1990 Toyota Carina (Started as a free family heirloom, now apparently a Classic)
2016 Toyota Avensis 1.6D (yup, the *really* slow one).
2011 TDM900
1997 VFR750 project. 95% complete. Only 30% left to do.