Hi. I currently own a 5 series tourer and am thinking of PXing for an 8 Series Grand Coupe max 2-4 year old. I’ve had the 5 series for 7 years bought with 40k on the clock. It now has 207k. I’m not a petrol head but would like any opinions on how good and reliable the 8 Series is. I will not be putting the sort of mileage that I have done on my 5 series.
I got one recently and it’s bloody brilliant. As long as you don’t need all the convenience, go for it, you won’t regret it.
What do you mean “need all the convenience”.
The 8 series is a huge car without all the huge car conveniences. For example, if you get the Gran Coupe, there’s only really two rear seats, they’re very comfortable but in a 7 series you can actually seat 3 people properly. The other thing is the boot, again it’s a big boot but the opening isn’t very big.
It’s also a low car, so things like children’s car seats are slightly less easy to deal with than in other more practical vehicles.
I thought about buying one. But in addition to being expensive to buy those are very expensive to maintain.
I don’t think the maintenance is any worse than anything else in the same range, if you have a b58 engine then you’re in a good place anyway.
If you’re buying used then they are not as expensive as you might expect. If you’re looking for new then I’d lease rather than take ownership.