She's gone. Now there's room for the next.

"Battery Tender Unnecessary" (carac)
03/21/2015 at 18:44 • Filed to: None

Stay tuned. It's only a 6 week wait this time. The last two were year+ waits.

DISCUSSION (41)

Brian Silvestro > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 18:46

dat profit for other people's impatience

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 18:46

What has that kind of wait time? I'm guesstimating Ferrari or Alfa 4c.

CB > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 18:49

I will admit, the Range Rover would be my preference over the i8. Shame you're getting it after winter ends and there'll be no snow drifting until next year.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/21/2015 at 18:49

Range Rover SVR

Made aware my dealer's only allocation for the year was free a week before options were frozen and production began.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > CB
03/21/2015 at 18:50

Buying a Range Rover will ensure we don't see snow where I live for years to come.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 18:53

Wow, I didn't think that demand would be that high for it. Is it a limited production model, or is demand really through the roof?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 18:54

With their reliability, it might also mean that you'll never see your destination.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/21/2015 at 19:08

Each dealer in the US is getting one this year so around 200.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/21/2015 at 19:09

since Tata took over reliability has been a lot better. Didn't have a single issue with my 2010 and 2012 Range Rove sports

Steve in Manhattan > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 19:14

So wait - you sold the current (sorry) one and are buying another?

PushToStart > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 19:15

Just out of curiosity, how many miles did you put on it?

Bandit > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 19:17

The i8 is gone?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 19:18

Pretty sure I called this. =) How much did you net?

Sam > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 19:19

Oh sweet. That means I'll get to drive one at some point, whenever it arrives at the dealership. I'll ask my boss if he knows anything about it on Monday.

Sam > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
03/21/2015 at 19:21

As someone who works at a Land Rover dealership, I can tell you for a fact that these things are reliable. Anything made before 2010 is questionable, though.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 19:26

GOD DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMN IT!

Battery Tender Unnecessary > PushToStart
03/21/2015 at 19:46

5080

Battery Tender Unnecessary > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
03/21/2015 at 19:50

Broke even. Would have probably made a profit if I hadn't made it the highest mileage i8 in the country. But what's the point if you don't drive a car?

PushToStart > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:00

That's definitely a fair amount haha

What ultimately made you decide to sell though? just time for something different?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:05

too bad more owners don't have your mindset. I assume the SVR will have a healthy amount of miles as well? Did you get it in Blue cause that blue is awesome

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:13

Still haves the SLS I'm guessing?

If yes, is there anything that you might consider replacing it with? (Since, you know, I don't have anywhere close to that kind of money it's fun to talk with those that do and get their insight into a world of cars I can only dream about)

Thanks for sharing with Oppo.

thebigbossyboss > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:15

"what;s the point if you don't drive the car"

Don't ever change BTU

scoob > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:21

Just thought I'd say thank you for being part of my inspiration to (attempt to) work hard. :P

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:23

You sold the i8?

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:25

Finally, proof! Tata's make things better!

Battery Tender Unnecessary > scoob
03/21/2015 at 20:44

Hard work sucks, no doubt...but you forget about how much it sucks the first time you buy what you couldn't have gotten any other way.

Tom McParland > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:47

Wow...that was quick...you should do a write up on "Why I Sold My i8 After Owning For Less Than A Year." That would be a cool read.

scoob > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:50

What really sucks is paying back loans. Makes me feel like I won't have much left over for toys if my future goes as planned/hoped.

How did you do it, if you don't mind me asking?

Clown Shoe Pilot > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 20:58

It's far better to work diligently in a field that's ludicrously financially rewarding, like private wealth management or yacht sales.

PS9 > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 21:01

Jumping out of a supercar into 1 of 200 Range Rovers.

The envy is real.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > Tom McParland
03/21/2015 at 21:03

Working on a write up about it, how amazing it was and why that was a good reason to get rid of it.

Rico > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 21:48

AMG GT S please.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 22:07

Well done. Any regrets letting her go? Must not have been love...

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/21/2015 at 23:05

5080 miles is "high mileage"?! If you'd kept it, how many years/miles would a warranty on an i8 cover?

Battery Tender Unnecessary > gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
03/22/2015 at 00:30

High mileage for an i8, they've only been in the US for 6 months, and in my case it spent two of those in a garage due to weather. The battery pack is 10 years/unlimited miles and the car gets the usual 4 year, 50k mile warranty.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
03/22/2015 at 00:40

I'm working on a write-up about it for later. A lot of things rubbed me the wrong way, almost nothing to do with the car itself. Mostly the attention was way beyond irritating. The gap between the levels of attention you get in an i8 compared to the SLS is larger than the gap in attention between the Fiesta and the SLS. Walking out to find no one taking a picture or a group conversing about the car was rare. People at gas stations would step out in front as I was leaving to take pictures and wave me down to talk when I was obviously trying to leave. Getting out of the i8 makes getting out of the SLS feel as easy as falling off a ladder. The whole communication issue with BMW from the date of announcement in Sept. 2013 where they said it would be out in Jan/Feb to the actual release in very late Sept/early October was a clusterfuck. The order/option guide for the US came out in early July, literally 10 days from the start of production, then they ran out of the package they wanted 90% of cars to come with, etc, etc. But the car itself is great. I'll might buy another when they actually let me order it with a black interior, add the keyless locking/unlocking that my Fiesta ST comes with standard, add blind spot detection for some of the biggest c-pillars in the industry, add the adaptive cruise the i3 comes with, and all the improvements they'll make over the years.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/22/2015 at 09:02

Sounds like it wasn't quite fully baked.

maristgrad > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/22/2015 at 09:26

That's the best color combo for the i8. Its the only color I wanted but a guy in my car club got that color scheme when BMW sold out the first time. I tempted wait until September to buy a used one and do a custom all pearl white paint job.

Battery Tender Unnecessary > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
03/22/2015 at 09:31

It felt like they intentionally left out features they already had ready to be able to add to later model years, taking a page from the Apple play book. They already added keyless entry to the 2015 models and all the hardware for adaptive cruise is present. Again, I'll reinforce it with the article but the vacuum of information between announcement and orders opening up was like nothing I've ever seen.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Battery Tender Unnecessary
03/22/2015 at 12:04

Lame.

B_dol > scoob
03/23/2015 at 14:16

I feel ya, knee deep in educational loans as well. I've spoken to many folks (engineers, doctors) in the same situation, some with 3-4X my debt amount. They all recommend a balance of paying loans off and enjoying the present.

Living on ramen and taking the bus to work might help you pay off all your loans a few years early, but at what price. I struck a balance. Making a dent in my principal while living a decent lifestyle.