i8 plans dead. Now what?

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Zed Five

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For God's sake! Despite a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty on an i8, the battery is only warrantied to 100k miles. That's pure crap. What's the point in that?

At the moment, unless I can negotiate a better deal, i'm out. Grrr, of frustration with bmw! :x
 
TomK said:
You're planning on putting more than 100k in 3 years on an i8? :o
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I can get an almost new one for under 70k. A 911 is more than this, but very dull. I really use my cars so depreciation is a fact of life, covered by a good car allowance. :)

yes. 100k miles plus :D
 
Wondermike said:
M2 CS if it comes with the S55 engine?
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Good car, but still not allowing my boat to float. I've even considered a used lambo, but that really would be very silly as a daily commuter. I8 seemed the best daft choice.
 
Zed Five said:
yes. 100k miles plus :D
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Fair enough! That's some mileage :)
It's one of my concerns with electric cars, what do you do when the batteries inevitably die? Is there any way to replace them on the i8?
To be fair I know someone who's had one of those lexus offroad hybrid things for 8 years or so and it's still going strong.
 
Yes, battery can be changed. For example, it could be faulty or defective under warranty.

I think that i need so pull out all of my typical dealer levers to get some deal on the battery. No rush, but the car change bug has definetely been awakened.
 
From what I know the battery isn’t that big anyway, so even if it did need replacing then it wouldn’t be the end of the world? Unlike breaking a used Lambo :cry:
 
Wondermike said:
From what I know the battery isn’t that big anyway, so even if it did need replacing then it wouldn’t be the end of the world? Unlike breaking a used Lambo :cry:
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I think that's probably true, so compromise will likely be either they provide an extended warranty in the price or share the pain upfront with a discount. I guess i'm just peeved at bmw's standard approach.
 
V10 Audi R8 spider? Go for a high mileage one and save yourself a huge depreciation hit. Similar to a lambo but up on the practicality as an every day car.
 
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