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I have a Mk7.5 GTI for a daily and I'm really hoping they fix all that touch and capacity bullshit before I'm in the market to replace mine. GTIs are perfect daily drivers for me because I do a lot of driving in NYC and it makes parking easier than a sedan would be and it's still relatively sporty.

Plus a $2100 gas guzzler tax.

Seems par for the course for cars these, no matter the manufacturer. This is how I had to keep my column shifter from buzzing on my old AMG.

I’ve done the same with my dealer. I’ll say it again here too. King O’Rourke Cadillac on Long Island sells absolutely everything at MSRP, no questions asked and no negotiations needed. Ask for Howie.

Oh same here, it just seems like that's the absolute least they could do and they haven't even said that. It's still all just vague statements about things being "worthwhile" and being in line with the "market."

I also think it’s funny there’s a thread on this board warning people not to flip Blackwings, and then in the MSRP thread there’s dealer who is trying to sell a used Blackwing for $20k over MSRP.

Didn’t mean to start such fuss when I first criticized this dealer lol. Based on my searches I highly disagree. You had the highest markup of any dealer I saw with the exception of one in Tampa wanting $50k over a Maverick Noir. Everyone else was at 2.5k to $20k. At $25k I didn’t even give you...

The bad news is that the shipping companies have said they won't cross the picket line and ship completed cars. Not sure exactly what the strike looks like as far as which plants are striking, but you may be in for a little bit of a wait.

I always have it on but rarely look at it. It's just reflex to look down at the gauge cluster. And I can never seem to get the brightness right. What's bright enough during the day is way too bright at night and what's a comfortable brightness at night is too dim during the day.

I have yet to meet someone in real life who knows what I have. I sold a C63S for my 5BW and when I told my sister she thought I was crazy. My best friend is still befuddled as to why I sold an AMG for a Cadillac. My wife’s family teases me about how the car is “cute.” My wife told her coworkers...

The markets in February 2022 and September 2023 are very different. I got a factory order for a manual 5BW at MSRP from a local dealer and my dealer played zero games with pricing. It didn't matter if it was a manual or automatic, customer order or car already on the lot, it was going to be...

I planned to just use the template to align the blackwing badge under the V, but wasn’t sure if there was a guide and exactly where the V position is. Guess you just eyeball it.

Does anyone know if there's a template for the correct position of the V badges on the fender? I got PPF and didn't bother having the detailer put the chrome badges back on because I was getting black ones. The rear badges came in the foam template, but the V badges for the fenders didn't.

With all due respect, a potential buyer shouldn't have to call and mention this forum and then discuss pricing. In 2023 these cars can be found at MSRP easily enough. I looked at your dealer's inventory and was completely put off by the markups and went elsewhere. I was a SINCERE buyer with cash...

The MSRP of your used 120th Anniversary Edition was $135k and you're selling it for $155k? Advertising "Price Reduced!" on 5BWs that are still listed as $15k over MSRP? Give me a break. This thread exists to avoid dealers like this, not to promote them.

Took mine up to the Adirondacks for the weekend shortly after hitting 500 miles. Took it easy for as long as I could, but definitely had some fun on some back twisty roads once I got up there. Holy shit is this thing fun. This car is everything I was hoping my AMG would be but never was.

This is exactly why I just learned to live with the interior of my old C63 rattling and buzzing. Dealers are just such a pain in the ass to deal with.

Taking a spin up to the Adirondacks for the weekend.

Even if they did work, I can't imagine a world where it's easier to press the voice command button (or say hey BMW or whatever the trigger phrase is) wait for it to respond, say the command, wait for it to understand, and then execute the command than it is to take half a second and just press a...

I like it from a distance, don't think I do up close.