Of Happenings! Picking up the 228i today

"B_dol" (bdolan40)
05/09/2014 at 14:59 • Filed to: None

Today's the day. Better half and I will be picking up her fresh off the boat BMW 228i later tonight. Specs: Msport package, Estoril blue on terracotta leather, 6MT.

DISCUSSION (49)

William Byrd > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:01

Excellent! Congrats, beautiful color, good specs.

offroadkarter > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:01

that is a nice shade of blue for sure

UKGTR335 > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:02

Awesome looking ride. Great color combo. Very jelly.

PS9 > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:02

Today's oppo challenge; Find a pre-E90 era 3-series, park next to it, and try to convince someone that you just brought the 2014 3 series.

Brewman15 > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:05

Gorgeous color! Congrats!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:05

So jealous. That's probably the car I'm lusting after the most right now. It's like a modern E46 coupe, just prettier.

I think a 220i model should be offered. The true Jalop Edition BMW.

Manuél Ferrari > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:06

It's impossible to stay mad at BMW when they made this car at this price and still offer the 6MT and Estoril Blue

mike > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:07

thanks for taking the initial sticker hit for me..... youll be ready to sell in a 3 or so years? ;)

PS9 > Manuél Ferrari
05/09/2014 at 15:12

Kinja'd!!!

The MR successor to the M1 died so this could live.

alexotics > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:41

Great spec, congratulations! Wise choice going with the 228i as the 335i, 435i, and 235iM have all gotten too soft anyways. The all natural straight six is an often unappreciated peach! Nice sound as well.

Rico > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 15:41

Kinja'd!!!

This is dangerously close!

asindhidude > alexotics
05/09/2014 at 15:42

228 is a turbo 4 idontthinksotim.gif

alexotics > asindhidude
05/09/2014 at 16:03

My bad. I was living in the past. Harping back to the days I had a 128i as a company car for about a month.

B_dol > Rico
05/09/2014 at 16:44

Its going to be a constant battle. Female driver, watch out!

B_dol > Manuél Ferrari
05/09/2014 at 16:44

It's even better after you find out we knocked $3K off MSRP.

newton > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 16:48

Woo!

newton > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 16:49

On behalf of Oppo, we request a steady stream of photos over the next several weeks.

cabarne4 > PS9
05/09/2014 at 17:08

And then, if they notice the "2" badge on the back, pretend-rant that the plant must have badged it wrong, and storm off.

Manuél Ferrari > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 17:36

WHAAAAA?

How did you pull that off on a new hot model?

Amazing!!

B_dol > Manuél Ferrari
05/09/2014 at 17:37

Here's the kicker. All we did was ask what wiggle room there was, and the guy was happy to oblige (perhaps for such a kickass custom order). We got $2K off that way, and another $1K for the new grad discount.

Manuél Ferrari > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 17:38

Lol what's my excuse then? I'm a male driver and I've hit the M3's front bumper on stuff way too many times...

B_dol > Manuél Ferrari
05/09/2014 at 17:41

I drive an FR-S, soon to be lowered 1"... constant struggle, I tried to teach her how to angle driveways. At least conceal the scratches underneath the bumper!

Manuél Ferrari > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 17:41

That is awesome!!!

Can you post a pic of the interior?

Manuél Ferrari > B_dol
05/09/2014 at 17:43

It's so hard not to make mistakes!

I'm more careful now. But sometimes I still get some scratches.

asindhidude > alexotics
05/09/2014 at 17:58

i wanna work for your company ;(

BeaterGT > Manuél Ferrari
05/09/2014 at 18:06

Yea even if it is an Msport

alexotics > asindhidude
05/09/2014 at 18:09

Haha well, I was working there under fairly special terms:

http://alexotics.blogspot.ca/2011/04/round-…

Rico > Manuél Ferrari
05/11/2014 at 19:47

That is one of my fears with my car but I know it's going to happen one day.

Brian Silvestro > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 19:22

THERE IS NO GOD

I'm so sorry for your loss

jkm7680 > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 19:23

Awwww man!

signintoburnerlol > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 19:25

Time to sucker them for free warranties, i'd bleed them dry for wasting my time.

BeaterGT > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 19:29

D'oh!

B_dol > signintoburnerlol
05/12/2014 at 19:32

We made sure to get some compensation... they are losing money on this car.

webmonkees > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 19:45

Oh man.. at least you have provided someone with taste a good choice..

(with the one exception, perhaps they lack a left foot from a sorted racing history)

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 19:49

Oh boy. I mean, it's one thing if you bork two similar paint colors, but borking the gearbox section of the order?

If you have a good dealer, they will put you in a new BMW in the meantime while waiting for the second car to go through production and transit to the US. It's the least they can do if they are responsible for the screwup.

B_dol > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
05/12/2014 at 20:14

We tried to swing a free loaner car but that wasn't happening. A steep discount was had though.

Slow4o > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 20:18

Ask for more money off now!

cabarne4 > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
05/12/2014 at 21:07

Borking two similar paint colors is NOT kosher.

http://jalopnik.com/internet-unsym…

cabarne4 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/12/2014 at 21:09

Technically, the 228i is a 2.0L turbo. BMW just firmly believes that Americans want bigger numbers (which is sadly true, I guess).

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > cabarne4
05/12/2014 at 21:15

Congratulations on completely missing the point.

While these things should not happen with computerized ordering, choosing between two options which are 91.6% lexically identical and two that are 0% identical is a degree of magnitude.

Plus one can generally repaint a car. However one does not simply swap the gearbox on a modern BMW.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 21:17

At least you get something out of it.

cabarne4 > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
05/12/2014 at 21:33

Yeah, I know... My reply was meant more sarcastic / tongue-in-cheek. You commented that "it's one thing if you bork two similar paint colors..." which instantly reminded me of the huge fiasco over painting a specially ordered M3 the wrong shade of blue. The guy who ordered it made plenty of valid points of why you can't really repaint a car and expect it to be the same. Most people just thought of him as a pretentious douche, though.

I honestly don't know how to drive auto (I genuinely freak out when it shifts itself. Still can't get over it). If I paid good money to get a 2er, and it came with the wrong transmission, I'd be pretty pissed. At least the dealer is willing to admit their mistake, and even take a hit on it to keep the customer happy... Can't imagine having to wait ANOTHER 8 weeks though. I'd try and convince the dealer to pitch in free Euro delivery while they're at it. ;)

Devlin Munion > B_dol
05/12/2014 at 22:15

This same exact thing happened to by friends mom and her new F30.....but the worst part is that the dealer didn't even have the wherewithal to tell her once they realized. They just replaced the order and assume my friends mom wouldn't notice the extra 8 week wait....

B_dol > Devlin Munion
05/12/2014 at 23:31

Yeah... sleezy move

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > cabarne4
05/13/2014 at 10:00

Ok, so what we agree on is that sarcasm is not effectively communicated via text. :)

And that's exactly what I was bringing up. Granted, he had additional issues (Model going out of production), which ended a few routes available to him (Such as building a new car with a brand new interior to his specifications), plus he was paying for BMW Individual. When you order a bespoke car (Audi Exclusive, BMW Individual, Porsche and M-B will do paint colors to sample for about $5000), you should get precisely what you want.

Most people thought of him as a pretentious douche because they aren't able to afford an $80K car. A few of the people who know what goes into a bespoke car thought that it wasn't unreasonable for him to ask BMW to build it right the first time, and not attempt to fix it after the fact.

Frankly, in his position, I would have asked for a full refund, including any "non-refundable" program fees (since it was BMW AG's screwup), and gone elsewhere.

At least when the dealer screws up an order (the case here), the dealer has the opportunity to make it right. Now if they had promised a delivery date, I would have pushed for the discount AND the brand new loaner until the correct car got in.

So I guess being a firm believer that you should get exactly what you pay for means I'm a douche.

cabarne4 > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
05/13/2014 at 10:11

Yeah like I said, I can understand the paint fiasco — it was an expensive custom order. Granted, it was an easy mistake to make (Atlantic vs Atlantis), but shouldn't have been made to begin with. BMW tried their best to fix it, since production had stopped... really was just a bad situation.

Automatic vs manual, though, I can't even imagine how that could get mixed up along the way.

And yes, yes you are a douche for being a firm believer that you should get exactly what your pay for. ;) (sarcasm)

Manuél Ferrari > Rico
05/13/2014 at 12:34

I got some wheel rash yesterday :(

I was parallel parking on a busy street and trying to get close to the curb to decrease the chances of a car or bicycle brushing up against the left side of my car.

How dumb of me. Anytime I get paranoid it makes things worse. It's better not to stress about stuff and just drive and park like you normally do.

Rico > Manuél Ferrari
05/13/2014 at 12:44

ARGGHH This happened to me over the weekend, I was trying to park and not scrape my rim ended up backing up a little too far and got a small dimple about the size of a pencil eraser in my bumper from a license plate. Not that serious but that's what I get for being too cautious!

Manuél Ferrari > Rico
05/13/2014 at 12:44

Don't you hate that!

I swear anytime I get paranoid about something in life the counter measure that I take ends up causing a different problem!