10-09-2019, 11:51 AM | #23 |
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Was hoping for better and it seems BMW did this to themselves. They made the M850i such a good car and value that the M8 is hard to justify for $25-30k more. I always prefer the true M car to these M sport or M performance models but it seems BMW held back rather than let loose like it did with the M5 and probably X5M models. I already have my order in and hoping that BMW and the dealer will make me a terrific deal. It seems the M850i should have been the M8 and then just the M8 comp model. Only time and more reviews will see.
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10-09-2019, 11:56 AM | #24 |
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I just hope the steering is more like the M2. The M850 I drove is a nice car with all the right “stuff” for a high performance GT besides its feather-light numb steering; it ruins the experience if you like driving hand (which the M8 should be all about).
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10-09-2019, 12:07 PM | #26 |
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Looks like steering has been improved? C/D who are steering snobs like myself said good things about it, but then again, C/D will usually rave about something during prototype/first drives, but then find it to be rather meh during their instrument testing/full reviews. It will probably be similar to the M5, but not as good as an AMG GT or 911. Looks like the problem will now be with the brakes!
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10-09-2019, 12:13 PM | #28 |
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It looks cool, it's fast, but doesn't seem to have any real world purpose, and for that reason, I'm out.
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10-09-2019, 12:28 PM | #30 |
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I was in the market for 3 cars few months ago. M8 Comp Cabrio, AMG GT63 S and 911 GT3. I would've had to wait for the first two but regardless I chose GT3 and I'm glad I did. I know the styles are completely different but they are my favorite from each company. For the price of each, 911 all day. No regrets and I won't lose 50% value in 3 years.
I think BMW's have taken a page from MB book. They seem to be more leasing type of vehicles than ownership. I would rather wait 2-3 years to pick one of these up. Plan on keeping GT3 for the long haul.
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10-09-2019, 12:33 PM | #31 |
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Size and weight rules it out for me.
After years of 5 series ownership, I am kicking myself that I didn't have something the size of the M3 and C63 S that now make up the fleet, years ago.
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Munich Bean counters be like “ooh, since the manufacturing cost is nearly the same as M5 we can still make profit with discounts. Cheers to za idiots who buy it in first year!” They called it M8 to get more money rather than revive the heritage.
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I get it's relatively close to the $200k mark, but that's for a maxed out M8 Convertible. A better comparison to the M5 would be an M8 Coupe (or Gran Coupe, now), and if you're comparing max to max, an M5 tops out at $142,280. A $30k jump, which is hardly the $60-80k jump it seems some people think there is. I'm not marginalizing how much more expensive the M8 is, but you can't say the M8 is a near-$200k car that's too similar to a $120k M5... |
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Maybe the price you are referring to is before tax?
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Yes! And therein lies (pun intended) the issue. The most maxed out M to date can also be maxed out with options flirting with a $200k price tag. You’d think it would be packaged better for the initial price shock. The operative word, “from” Is a another way of saying...good luck finding one on a dealers lot anywhere close to the advertised “from” price. Now, add M tax, dealer hustle taxes, perceived scarcity and other up sells such as paint protection, wheel/tire protection programs, and what most owners will do....springs, tint, ECU twerks, and full body wraps. |
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This summer, you could have had a 170K i8 (still Can of the few left out there) for 900 a month, W/ 7 MSDs- on a 2 year; 10k miles lease. Sales price/incentives to move old models will always force the dealers to show their hand. As consumers it requires patience however, which I am willing to wait until 2020 to pick one up at a much better price- than be one of the first few suckers stick with a 2200+ a month lease payment for THIS vehicle. In the mean time. I'm still enjoying my i8 so I'll be good.
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Conceptually it could be so amazing but I think the 8 series coupe in general is a failure. Such a shame really because there was a time I was such a hardcore BMW fan and crazy ///M addict. What happened to the e60/e63 days..
Only way they move these is how they move almost the rest of their product, lease incentives and huge giveaways.
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Competition isn't a package you add on to the car, it's a trim, and it adds exactly $13k to the cost of any non-Comp M8. Quote:
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M taxes come from the manufacturers. Well, if you go inside the mind of most men who purchase these machines, you’d know most buy these while also considering resell so, many up sells, to them, is the price of business. For example, NOT having CCB on a car like this seems counterintuitive.
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Also, the Competition Package on the M3/M4 was $4,750, and gave you 20hp, M Sport exhaust, revised front steering, revised suspension, revised rear diff, the 20" wheels, M seat belts, and extended shadowline trim. The Competition version of the M8 gives you 17hp, peak torque 160rpm higher, revised suspension, stiffer engine mounts, more front negative camber, rear toe-link ball joints to replace bushings, M Sport exhaust, a "Track" setting for in-car electronics and driving aids, M seat belts, and different wheels. For the sake of comparison, the Competition Package for the M6 was $8,300 and included similar upgrades. These same improvements on a much faster car with much higher levels of tech will cost more, but with this car competing a bit more upmarket, even further cost increase might have made sense to the company. |
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