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In a rather interesting twist of faith, the popularity of the i8 seems to be working for it and its owners that had the courage to order one as soon as possible. The high demand recorded in various corners of the world turned getting one into a true adventure.
That’s because BMW is determined to keep the production volume low, to make the car as rare as possible without actually having to limit the numbers it’s making. Therefore, at the moment, waiting lists for the plug-in hybrid sports car are quite long, forcing customers to wait up to a year for their i8s to be delivered instead of the usual ‘few weeks’.
According to a study done by a British financing company, Magnitude Finance, the price of an i8 can go up by even 50 percent, AFTER it was driven off the lot. Basically, it doesn’t matter that the car is not brand new anymore, someone will be willing to pay a lot of money, just to have it.
It happened to one British client that bought his car for GBP95,000 (€119,000/$154,132) and ended up selling it for GBP140,000 (€175,598/$227,143). The two sides both came out satisfied as the buyer wanted to buy the car and the seller to get a nice profit out of it.
We’ve actually even heard rumors that various dealerships are actually taking huge down payments in advance just to book the cars. Others, while not confirmed, are even organizing some sort of auctions to see which customer will get his car first. It’s all going crazy out there...
According to a study done by a British financing company, Magnitude Finance, the price of an i8 can go up by even 50 percent, AFTER it was driven off the lot. Basically, it doesn’t matter that the car is not brand new anymore, someone will be willing to pay a lot of money, just to have it.
It happened to one British client that bought his car for GBP95,000 (€119,000/$154,132) and ended up selling it for GBP140,000 (€175,598/$227,143). The two sides both came out satisfied as the buyer wanted to buy the car and the seller to get a nice profit out of it.
We’ve actually even heard rumors that various dealerships are actually taking huge down payments in advance just to book the cars. Others, while not confirmed, are even organizing some sort of auctions to see which customer will get his car first. It’s all going crazy out there...
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