01-16-2021, 05:29 AM | #1 |
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I have been looking at the M8 Coupe and thought about getting one. The car is so beautiful, But after looking at all the problems everyone seems to be having I don't think I will buy one. I'm not a fan of all the electronic "gizmos". I guess I'm just a dinosaur.
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01-16-2021, 05:52 AM | #2 |
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Oh please, reconsider
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01-16-2021, 01:36 PM | #3 |
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In the context of major issues new cars can be plagued with, these problems are truly negligible
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Totally agree and some are not necessarily problems to begin with, e.g., BMW reducing the exhaust on the M850is as the car still drives and performs like day 1.
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It is very unlikely you will experience problems. In my experience BMW has generally been much more reliable than Audi in the electrical department recently (knock on wood ).
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I've had nothing go wrong. There are tens of 1000s of hassle-free 8s out there that whose owners don't contribute here or anywhere else. What you do see here is also more positive than negative but both are statistically insignificant in the grander scheme. |
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the Mercedes is a solid $40k-$55k higher, and Porsche is double the price of BMW. although I'm considering a 911 turbo S cab, it's nearly $250k fully loaded. |
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For what it's worth, I just bought a new M8 Comp a month ago and have never looked back. No issues with it yet, and driving this beast doesn't get old.
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13 months into my M850i lease and it has been 100% hassle free from the core perspective of any car, i.e., get in it and drive. Throw in the fact that the drive is amazing it is a flat out winner. The closest thing I had to impeding that was the "low coolant" alert but that tracks back to a VPC delivery issue and once again the absolute minimum hassle within the new car ownership spectrum. Granted I've bitched and moaned on the Connected Drive app and other superfluous issues like exhaust neutering but none of them actual impact the experience of driving an 8-series. If you think I'm tough on BMW's software competency as a distractor to the sheer joy of owning my M850i guess again. I do that in my professional life with Apple, Google, MS, Oracle, VMware, Citrix, SFDC, SNOW and the list goes on. The bottom line is that the car puts a smile on my face just seeing it parked in the garage and that ramps up 10X when I'm behind the wheel. Last edited by bloozemanAZ; 01-17-2021 at 07:56 PM.. |
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^^^ yup yep ditto
Plus within this forum - no names (aside from yours truly) - certain people at times are prone to exaggeration. For the purposes of humour, dramatic effect or shock value. I've had one gremlin, solved quickly with a software update. But it got me 27 posts and 12 likes..... |
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On my side I can say another 8 series owner (M850i) and ZERO regrets, only joy and happiness felt in car terms. I have had mine for 4 months now and I couldn't be more please by the overall package. Consider, as other rightly mentioned, EVERY car brand / maker might have little issues here and there (some worse than others) in their lineups as perfection does not exist here. BMW are certainly not in the "some worse than others category". Also if one was to read carefully and thoroughly into every forum, and go by the small amount of members who might have experienced an issue or two, one would not purchase anything and/or remain in constant doubt. Do not forget the M8 comes with a minimum repair/warranty of 3 years or 200.000 km that can be optioned to 5/200.000 km This is a long time and lots of mileage thus even if you were "unlucky", you'd be covered up for quite a while. Personally I would have no reservations about such as decision. But the latter is ultimately yours.
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01-18-2021, 10:44 AM | #13 |
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You know what they say about good news and bad news.... bad news travels THAT much faster especially here on the boards. I cant find, nor do I care, about problems that have occurred here with their M8's. The data or posts are negligible at best.
I love how these posts come from people who dont know how to extrapolate or research correctly the data. Imagine if all the people who liked their cars posted about every small thing they liked in a positive way.... the boards would be flooded.
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