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@scottallan6622

2 жыл бұрын

Know what’s a little sad Planet of dreams not being about winning stuff for free anymore 😰

@hellochildren69

2 жыл бұрын

Bad idea, BMWs have so many plastic parts that things break down all the time, especially after high mileage. Buyer beware.

@Brimstoneandfire

Жыл бұрын

All fine and dandy until a battery cell needs replacing…..

Can't be a bad car if the first owner decided to do 160k miles in it in 7 years - that's a lot of driving for a car like this.

@TJ-eq6dl

2 жыл бұрын

Meant too be driven )

@masoudhemayati2945

Жыл бұрын

Must have been owned by a taxi driver 😂

@CarsofGlasgow

Жыл бұрын

wonder why they got rid of it then?

@CarsofGlasgow

Жыл бұрын

@@masoudhemayati2945 or dr*g dealer doing delivers during lockdown

@ug0ts3rvd

Жыл бұрын

@@masoudhemayati2945 how did he do 23k miles a year? wtf lol

As someone who recently got an i8 and daily drives it, it is refreshing to see one with that many miles on it!

@OkOk-fx3ku

3 ай бұрын

Im thinking of getting a used one. What extra equipment should i look for before buying one?

Absolute perfect high mileage example of a car

Usually prefer high mileage well looked after to a lower mileage damage repaired or lacking history...thanks for sharing and for the effort that goes into making it

I thought the batteries would need changing after a while! Good to see a high mileage one still going! Hybrid or not 👍

I don't think you're "bloody mad" Calvin. It's a bloody gorgeous car! For the mileage, it looks like a excellent buy! I think that as a Grand tourer, it does the job beautifully. As a daily driver it has it pegged too.

Loved the video Calvin enjoyed the whole review aspect of it.

I got an i8 in Feb 2015, (64 reg) normally change my car every 3 years, but kept mine for 5 years. One of the best cars I ever had. Changed it for an 8 series convertible as the finance costs on a new i8 were stupid due to depreciation. Miss my i8 but do like the 8 series.

@johnnymaakana5344

Жыл бұрын

Hi Marc, I wish you could have sent that i8 to me here in South Africa. I absolutely loved that car from back when they showed the sketches and I thought it was going to cost millions. Well priced and practical. Never been in one though, 😁😁😁

@ananthgunupati4012

Жыл бұрын

Did you have any major maintaince issues?

Great video Calvin as always!🤛👏👏 I had loads of bmw ‘s.. love them ! My friend had an i8 and I drove it a few times ,but the inevitable happened….the head gasket went😩he had it repaired and sold it ..😜. But great mpg and power .. same as you explained!! Nice one Cal! 🤙👏💪🤛

Fantastic video Calvin 👏 for the age they still look so futureristic today. Amazing buy Calvin

Calvin is a breath of fresh air, you're killing it mate..I see you have gotten the Omega a brother, nice Rolex, there..

I actually quite like these. And I reckon hybrids are the way to go as a pose to pure electric so as to make longer journeys more feasible until the battery tech is all the way there. Thing is if for some reason the grid went down it’s not such a huge issue if you have a hybrid

@TheHoosiers2008

Жыл бұрын

If the grid went down you're not getting gas. You understand that, right?

@lucasd1646

9 ай бұрын

​@@TheHoosiers2008That's a moot point, you mostly have a tank full and you are pretty much fine until the power comes back. On the other hand full EV's need to be charged DAILY if you want to go further than the supermarket. The future is hybrid, and until battery tech makes a significant jump, it's gonna stay that way.

What a cracking piece of kit. Only 360 bhp but can beat an S4 after 161k miles. BMW quality shines through again. Love this car lots. £30k? Bargain.

@tonygarlingewarren7456

2 жыл бұрын

BMW quality is beyond a joke, cost cutting doesn't even hit the tip of the iceberg. Their quality it crap.

@Djpaul-lo1px

6 ай бұрын

@@tonygarlingewarren7456Almost as crap as your spelling.

Loved this vid 😁😁 Great enthusiasm and energy for the i8! Awesome. Literally just jumped on here to look for a couple review vids after seeing a couple on Trader. Thinking a 19 plate i8 might satisfy some car love and might also keep my employer with their ridiculously strict CO2 limits satisfied. How quickly did this one sell I wonder.

Love you dragging it out!

The E Drive exterior sound is the humming noise that comes from the car when moving off in electric mode(warns people around it by making a cool humming sound) . There should be a option to turn it off and on in the setting and you'll then be able to hear it

I had one of these for a bit and it was a great car, if charged you get some good MPG and there isn't anything else that looks like it on the road. It's funny when you catch the internal sound speaker out when giving it the beans 😂

You need a slot on Top Gear...guest appearance!!! You're enthusiasm is lit!!

Drove one at Bruntingthorpe on an experience day, and LOVED it. Would love to add one to my garage, sit nice next to my E60 M5 😉. Just booked tickets for the show, look forward to seeing you there fella 👍. Make my day and tell me the i8 is one of the raffle prizes 🤣

Great video calvin

These are such cool looking cars , they have the wow factor when you see one in the road

Great video thanks. What's the app you're using to get the spec with optional extras ? I think you said hpi check but I've not heard if a hpi check that gives such a detailed spec sheet

I see Calv has upped his wrist game, about bloody time!

One of the nicest looking cars ever made

@SuperNovaHeights_

2 жыл бұрын

@@tracktimevideos5164 you crazy man

@SuperNovaHeights_

2 жыл бұрын

@@tracktimevideos5164 your so wrong you don’t even know it

Just checked through the 20-70’s I’ve done and the 2014 S3 with some intake goodies did it in 4.57 exactly the same as the i8! 😁👍🏼

I believe the bargain price reflects the possibly crippling cost of any repairs especially electrical .

Future classic without a doubt

Brilliant video, I've made up my mind, i must get one as long as it's at a good price

Kudos! 🤙🏼 fantastic cars. I think these hybrids are far better than full-on electric cars. Would love to know how much you bought it for.

I've got one of the last examples made. It's noticeably quicker than this one, but I suspect after 161k miles a few ponies have escaped out the back. I use mine as the daily driver and apart from it being the same width as a Range Rover and a pain to park cannot fault it really.

Good luck with it!

I own a 2019 BMW-I8 Roadster with 19,000 miles. Thanks so much for posting this video! Because I have every intention of driving the crap out of mine and I can only hope to put 160k miles on it! I'm driving it two weeks through the American southwest this September.

Really rate these. Would be nice to have one for some fun see how they hold up against some newer sports cars

FairPlay to you Calvin, you do buy a really interesting variety of stock. That shows a true car enthusiast enjoying every part of what they do right up until the cars are united with the new owner!

@jameshunterford4099

2 жыл бұрын

@@philcliffe6909 Jog on buddy. There’s nothing wrong with him making profit. That’s his business and has f all to do with you or anyone else. The guy very clearly has a passion for cars and spends a lot of time creating content alongside that business and passion. He may well have a “private collection” for all we know, but if you think that having such a collection determines whether or not a person has a passion for what they do - then I agree with you that there’s one born every minute. Now take your negativity and bitterness and go and bother someone else’s channel Philip.

@jameshunterford4099

2 жыл бұрын

@@philcliffe6909 Hilarious... Seriously. What a weird little troll. Entertaining though

@08Nez

2 жыл бұрын

@@jameshunterford4099 if you can't see that 80% of the reason he does these videos is to promote himself and BINCA then you are very naive 😂

@LCOF

2 жыл бұрын

@@08Nez And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Other KZreadrs wouldn’t be doing this if there wasn’t massive amounts of profit involved through ad revenue. All the big boys may like cars but they do it for the ad revenue aspect. We all have bills to pay. I’m amazed this is actually intended some sort of criticism. You can be passionate about cars AND want to promote your business at the same time.

@08Nez

2 жыл бұрын

@@LCOF Where have I said it's a criticism or that it is wrong? It's a business model that works, however it doesn't detract from the fact that his content is great to watch. My main point is that if anyone thinks that any of these car channels do it out of the love of cars purely then they are mistaken. That's not a criticism, it's a fact.

It does still look good today and at least it has one owner with a full BMW service history.

Honestly you're more enjoyable than all the new Top Gear programmes mate 👌 👍 great content. !!

Calvin what is the app you use to check a cars spec? I'm looking g at a bmw 7 series and need to know cheers

I did 50k kms per year on my Citroens (for about 25 years) 90% highway driving. Will go past 400k kms easily with regular servicing and maintenance. Highway mileage highway cars are good buys

I have a protonic red one. Amazing car, the styling, the doors, the power to economy is absolutely great but the handling is just as good and it’s also very comfortable and full of tech (although blindspot assist would be a welcomed addition). For someone like me (27 years old, no kids, have to travel 40 miles 4 days a week to work) it’s the perfect daily/everyday sports car.

@Djpaul-lo1px

2 жыл бұрын

You've got an I8 at 27? Cool story bro.

@teletubbypo318

2 жыл бұрын

@@Djpaul-lo1px I had one at 25 blue but it got written off

@bigsamdaboss

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome man! What do you do for work?

@teletubbypo318

Жыл бұрын

@@bigsamdaboss thanks, me and my friend own a business selling citrus fruits lol

@jp6975

Жыл бұрын

@@teletubbypo318 Well done to you! Glad to see you're able to enjoy the fruits of your hard work!

HOW MUCH WAS IT!???????

Calvin you make me laugh how doing draggy times you clench the wheel ,,lean forward as if it’ll go faster lol

You just go one more sub. Great Vid pal

i love high mileage cars, a bit of a gamble but you can get a premium level car for working man money.

@cupra2Jock.

2 жыл бұрын

i know working men on 80k a year lol man makes the money the money doesn't make a man.

@jimbobalob2009

2 жыл бұрын

@@cupra2Jock. someone got offended by that phrase😂stfu and stop crying

@series1RS6

2 жыл бұрын

@@cupra2Jock. yeah so do I lol but average salary in the UK is only 29k p/a most people get what I'm saying 😂

@fayahmad9063

Жыл бұрын

@@series1RS6 29k? I thought it’s like 24 and that’s before tax

@dannyphantom121

Ай бұрын

@@series1RS6 R u talking Cheerios or dollars?

These look like something from Total Recall door pops open “welcome to Jonny cab” 😂

Can’t believe people still watch Top gear with Paddy and Freddy when there is Calvin’s Car Diary

Cracking amazing car, still cutting age today, beautiful, BMW knocked it out of the park with this

In sport charging it'll use more fuel so better off charging it with the cable if you want to maximise the electric mpg

How much is a battery replacement, I would imagine it’ll want a new hybrid battery soon?

My M2 OG has just over 81000 mile on the clock and thought this was pretty high for a 18 plate BMW. Just shows how well they made these cars with 6 cylinders and hybrid in this time frame.

The last 60 seconds was a pure sales pitch 😂.

what app do you use to do your back ground checks on the Used cars ?

Good luck on the overhaul

high miles cars either well looked after and then it doesnt matter or neglected. a guy i know had one and it never did anywhere near what the MPG was supposed to do lol

What a car. Great buy as ever 👍 👌 👏

That NaFFCo Throwie is boss man!

Nice looking car, I recon as it has fsh it should be absolutely fine as a proposition 👍

Id absolutely love an I8,I’ve always thought they’re stunning. I don’t think I could daily it with a puppy

I do like a high mileage car! Congrats on the purchase!

Awesome car Calvin

30,000 worth of repairs to cover is a no brainer Go the old girls time after time. 160,000 miles, is about 256,000 kms which in Australia has just been run in!!! I do 60,000km every year driving to work and back home. My "day drive" is a 2019 Volvo XC90 which has just hit 220,000 kms and apart from hitting a Roo last year and I had to drive it with one headlight for 9 months until the parts arrived from Europe. I have a 2003 Cayenne 955, and a Lexus SC430 (yes the dreaded worlds worst car, thanks Hamond) both with over 200,000km on them which are great "Toys" for the outlay. Good video mate Cheers from Oz

Isn’t the edrive option the electric tone so pedestrians in city’s can hear it? I’m not sure it’s the exhaust tone.

I am Looking at a i8 to buy soon though can you give some idea as to what to look out for >?

What app do you use for the HPI search?

Quite impressed with these.

Wouldn’t buy this much mileage i8 solid as it may be the problems will start kicking in soon considering it’s one of the first cars to probably hit this level of miles

Calvin my bmw f20 on a 15 plate has 202000 miles and still drives fantastic

*Calvin is always getting the juiciest stock in* 😲🔥

Man I want one of these bad mother busters! Any year to be honest. They all look so nice.

You need to get a w213 e63s on the channel and if you like you can use mine, I’m sure it would get second maybe even first on your 20-70 leaderboard 😜

think about how far can you drive electric in comparation with diesel or how far can you run

in the history whats been changed or re built ? batterie elec motor petrol motor ?

At least you fit in this one Calvin

it has been almost 2 years now....how do you rate the car now..? how about making another video of it after 2 yrs...?

It is not a Mini engine. It was developed specifically for the i8. Later down the line BMW decided to use it also in a Mini. Thus it is a i8 engine in a Mini, not vv.

I assuming you can swap Battery and Motor to make it faster and longer range?>????

Calvin got the best fade on YT, I need his barbers details

Nice car Calvin

Probably part of the reason the car was so cheap was because the steering wheel is on the wrong side. Also you forgot to use Launch Control for your timed speed runs and there is a fault warning displayed on the instrument display in one of your video shots. It would be nice to know what that was. Nice to know the car has held up well with all the mileage.

You have that the mileage is seriously high when comes from calvin

I keep looking at these , I think I’ll bite the bullet , nice watch 👍🏻

I really like these cars think they’ve always looked good

I see Leon many morning coming out of Toddington so can confirm it’s a daily for him

My mates old man recently bought a 70 plate Tesla model 3 with 75,000 miles on it, the things mint, miles don’t matter if the cars been cared for.

Still runs like a dream

Nice car crazy what you can get for the money

I'm getting one next year, they are around $50k for a 2016 with less than 60k miles🙌

Funky looking but I don’t see the point of the 15 mile range. Seems like it was bmw’s entry into electric but now it’s outdated ?

What a car for the money 😎🤙🏻 great content sir 💪

@CalvinsCarDiary

2 жыл бұрын

@hmplifeuk

2 жыл бұрын

What did he pay ? I missed that hit

@bigear7172

2 жыл бұрын

@@hmplifeuk retail is 31 bags with very high mileage, there's another for 40 with bout 50k on clock. Not a bad price for the tech 🤙🏻

My bmw e90 has 330.000 km at this moment and it's all mine. I bought it back in 2007 brand new

good luck with the repair bills, that's if bmw will even give you support.

I’ve seen these on marketplace for £5-7k, is it worth buying for this? Seems way too cheap

My friend had one with better turbo s and a tune and ex was his most reliable car he has ever had and had amazing mpg

Drop the 3 cylinder motor and the battaries, What you get is fast, light, with v8 4.4 mid engine BMW 👍

I wanna buy the baby blue golf on eBay on sale by binca but my missus ain’t having it

you should update the software in the car, thats the old software.

They do look very special

If you don’t mind me asking mate, how much did you pay for it ?

Full service history.. should be all good.

I am so curious how they managed to get to 160k miles in 7 years (especially with the recent years with people going no where)

@abdulkarim-xd5ls

Жыл бұрын

Possibly a company car