When did the BMW i8 price go up to $140,700?

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 10/21/2016 at 13:21 • Filed to: None

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That’s a hell of a lot.

CB > TheHondaBro 10/21/2016 at 13:24

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It starts at $150k in Canada, which I think is a $12k price jump. I dig the car, but I don’t dig it that much.

Gamecat235 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2016 at 13:30

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But it sounds GLORIOUS and is really really comfy (though ingress/egress is a BITCH). I had the chance to ride in one at my wife’s 20th HS reunion, someone showed up in one and when I marveled at it, he was like “wanna go for a ride?”

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2016 at 13:30

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Where’s Battery Tender when you need him. I know they were charging markups before, then they were discounting them to move them. Are we back to normal pricing yet?

Roadster Man > TheHondaBro 10/21/2016 at 13:30

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$140,000 base price for a 3 cylinder car. Welcome to the end of the automotive industry.

jasmits > TheHondaBro 10/21/2016 at 13:33

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Say what? I always thought it was like 80,000- which while not cheap by any means puts it at a very tempting price point(for someone with that kind of money).

CB > Roadster Man 10/21/2016 at 13:36

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“$140,000 base price for a 3 cylinder car”

Which can also hit 60 in 4.4 seconds, according to BMW. And is made of carbon fibre. And has electric motors.

Gosh, it’s almost like judging a car solely on engine size is a foolish thing to do!

jasmits > jasmits 10/21/2016 at 13:37

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Don’t mind me, I did my research, it was always a mid-130 grand car. They bumped the price after adding bigger batteries. Apparently they always go for above market value anyway.

Roadster Man > CB 10/21/2016 at 13:39

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NO REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT.

Tripper > Gamecat235 10/21/2016 at 13:45

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Those are the best kinds of people

Rico > TheHondaBro 10/21/2016 at 13:49

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I can think of so many cars I would much rather have for the money.

Gamecat235 > Tripper 10/21/2016 at 13:51

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They really are. I need to remember all of those occasions if I ever get something that people want to ride in. Surprisingly very few people want to ride in a 2000 New Beetle, a 2002 Rav4, or a 2012 Mazda3 S GT. LOL.

TheHondaBro > Rico 10/21/2016 at 13:53

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Spend a little bit more and you get a machine 100x better.

bob and john > CB 10/21/2016 at 14:20

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>Americans

TheJWT > Rico 10/21/2016 at 16:30

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Couldn’t agree more. Though I loathe the term “driver’s car”, the i8 is just not a driver’s car.

Variance > CB 10/21/2016 at 18:25

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And it feels significantly quicker than that, I imagine due to the unfamiliar sensation of electric motor torque. I was quite surprised at the acceleration when I rode in a friend’s i8.