First Impressions

[rmorin49]

Originally Posted by jparnes1

I see you got the wind deflector on...how'd it go?

Piece of cake. I used a putty knife to start the separation of the black and silver roll bar covers. Once I got it started I was able to pry them apart with my fingers. No need to replace the black front covers, just installed the new rear silver covers, attached the supports using the screws and snapped in the deflector. Took less than 30 minutes. Don't know if it really makes any difference as I don't have enough hair to even blow around. The real test will be in a few weeks when the wife and I drive down to the Carolinas. I hope to do some top down driving in the NC mountains.

[tiborakos]

Wouaou....very nice white Z!
Are those the white nappa leather? It is a bit to sunny to tell....but at least i get to see one white-on-white Z ;-)
was one of the choices i thot about, but never sure how it would look like...snow-white!

[rmorin49]

Originally Posted by tiborakos

Wouaou....very nice white Z!
Are those the white nappa leather? It is a bit to sunny to tell....but at least i get to see one white-on-white Z ;-)
was one of the choices i thot about, but never sure how it would look like...snow-white!

My interior is the standard leather in cream beige. I know it's a little bland, but we like it. I didn't want black and the red was just a little over the top for my wife and I.

[alan64]

its not bland at all, its always been a very classy combination.

[rmorin49]

Big time bummer today. I found some damage on both my front and rear bumpers when I was waxing the car. Looks like damage caused by the tiedowns on either the ship or truck. I have already emailed my CA and waiting on a reply. I sure hope I don't get hassled trying to get this resolved.

[bobbydog]

Originally Posted by rmorin49

Big time bummer today. I found some damage on both my front and rear bumpers when I was waxing the car. Looks like damage caused by the tiedowns on either the ship or truck. I have already emailed my CA and waiting on a reply. I sure hope I don't get hassled trying to get this resolved.

I've never considered ED, but is it really worth the trouble? I mean since you have to take delivery in Germany and then have to wait a couple months for the car and risk the chance of having it damaged during transport.
When I get a car here and everything is not perfect when I take delivery, I don't have to argue I can just walk away....no headaches!

[jparnes1]

Originally Posted by bobbydog

I've never considered ED, but is it really worth the trouble? I mean since you have to take delivery in Germany and then have to wait a couple months for the car and risk the chance of having it damaged during transport.
When I get a car here and everything is not perfect when I take delivery, I don't have to argue I can just walk away....no headaches!

If you do ED it's because you want the experience of going to BMW Welt...the delivery process is the same for all cars, isn't it? They're all shipped here the same way and waiting 2 months for a spec car is not unusual. Any damage that occurs during shipping is repaired at the time of unloading, but I guess they missed this one on rmorin's car and neither he or anyone at the dealership saw it at delivery. It happens, but you're not at any disadvantage because of ED.

Hey rmorin, don't sweat it. I'm sure BMW will make good on it. It'll get fixed up and you'll never see the difference. Sure is a bummer though.

[rmorin49]

My dealer said they will fix everything to my satisfaction, no problem. Will drop off the car next Monday evening. They are giving me a loaner for the 2-3 days it will take to repair it. Damage is fairly minor but noticeable expecially on the front bumper. Looks like it might have rubbed on the tie downs from the car in front of it. I am somewhat surprised and disappointed that it was not noticed when the car was "cleaned up" either at the VDC or the dealer. I feel much better now.