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@Sandman6472 said:
What is softex? Guessing it's something to do with the seating surfaces.
I do like the Mazda XC-30 but hate, really really hate their infotainment controls. They really stink and need to be "dumbed down" like my Golf. Our A3 has a similar infotainment system and it's also annoying. Luckily, I don't drive it that much as it's not my vehicle.
Ordering my next vehicle is probably the way it's going to go. If it's the Toyota, it's got to be an "XLE" model, not sure if they have a "Limited" for the "XLE" model. I only want three options right now, so should be a very doable order, that is if they even take orders. I asked the sales guy at the Delray store and he told me no, they won't take an order. Haven't asked at the store I used to work at as even though it is the closest to us, don't really want to do business there. When one drives up, the sales guys sit outside waiting to pounce on their next victim. I want to chose my salesman and want someone who didn't just start last week. The store where I used to work just feels so slimy, a big reason why I did quit. So many of their staff were super rude, which surprised me since I was a fellow employee. But ordering will most likely be the way things go & right now, a 2024 model is what I'm shooting for.
A shame Breld's wife sold their previous Mini Cooper as I had said in here that I'd like first dibs on it when this happened as it was outfitted the way I would've done one. But, that courtesy was never extended to me...whatever. Probably a sign from G-d as when the right time does come, he'll put it in front of me to just do it. I really believe in stuff like that for some reason...might not be logical but something is steering us along in our daily lives, some force or whatever you want to call it. And it's that timing in our lives that I let happen & follow.

Sandy, I think you probably should have contacted @breld by email or private message if you were serious about the Mini.

@breld and his wife seem to make split second decisions and go to “look” at cars and bring them home.

I had no idea that you were ready to get something as you were last talking about Toyota or Hyundai/ Kia and cheap to keep and were looking to buy a 2024. I suspect that @breld thought the same

There’s an Audi fan over on CCBA board who might be able to help you. He too had to replace the engine in his Audi.

To be fair, that was his S4. He also has a TTS, right?

Finally got to adjust the clutch on the Alto and take it for a spin. Boy, let’s see…

The good: I have never driven one before, but I suspect this one has been fiddled with. Seems to me to be a racing clutch. The grab is immediate and violent. I believe maybe it has been tuned. Granted, it is very light, but spinning the tires at will in first or second seems excessive for 64 hp. And that is not by dropping the clutch. I found I could start rolling along and then put my foot down and it would smoke ‘em. The interior is clean and the seats are great and very sporty.

The bad: oh, so much bad. We have the previously mentioned bad paint. The fuel gauge apparently doesn’t work. It rattles, it rides like an ox cart, the heat is nonfunctioning, and the shifter is almost impossibly vague. This would make a great track toy and an awful daily driver.

@breld said:
Can you believe it...I'm 21 payments in (on a 39 month lease)! Who says I can't keep a car?

Most of us here….😂

Seems like my decision to lease and lock in the residual was based on solid reasoning.

How much time is left on your lease?

BMW M and AMG both have websites that offer private forums for their owners. However, I was never able to join the M owners group because I owned an M Performance model and not a "real" M car- never mind that the M Performance cars are prominently featured on the M site. In contrast, I was admitted to the AMG forum even though I own an AMG "lite"(no hand built motor, for starters). Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but appreciated nonetheless.