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@marcogallo1986
It’s pearl white

@benjaminh
The MSRP was just shy of 50k. It has the heated rear seat package, but no advanced (auto-pilot) or B&W audio otherwise pretty well equipped.

Thursday night I had gotten down to what was rock bottom on this car $465 / $465 down 36/10.

Three other dealers ranged from $10 to $50 a month higher. This was about a 19% discount from sticker.

I spoke with a broker from LH and his deal was similar just on a higher MSRP car. @28firefighter and I even chatted over PM and he sent me some deals that were pretty awesome but when structuring the lease the same as mine came to the same payment once I added in the broker fee.

So Friday around noon my wife calls me and says “did you pull the trigger”

“No, it’s been a killer day in here and haven’t had time to call the guy”

I get out of a meeting at 3:00 or so and the dealer is calling me with another offer. Same car I just got but loaner for $422 / month. Wow, I’m just about about ready to pull out the check book. He tells me the stock #, I look it up and it’s black over black. I just really dislike black interiors but with a black exterior it’s even worse.

So now I have a decision to make. I text my wife with the details and she basically said I’d never be happy with it and that if I’m getting this may as well get exactly what I want and not worry about the extra money in this case.

So that’s a wrap. I really never considered any Volvo’s until last year when I had a rental S90. As I drive it more I’ll let you guys know more of what I think of it.

Also.. the seats. Yes they are one of the best things about the car.

One more thing... yes I know nearly white interior with kids? They really won’t be in this one much. Come Sept I’ll have to take my daughter to school two days a week. Those two days I’ll take the Enclave and my wife will get some seat time in this (well all ten miles round trip)

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I took the M340i back today. I was reminded back in 1991 when I drove the then all new E36 325i. It was fast and fun, and when I got back behind the wheel of my 1987 535is it felt slow and ponderous. I was afraid that might happen again when I drove my M235i, but fortunately that was not the case. In fact, I still prefer the overall feel of the 2 Series. I'm sure it would be equally quick with the M Performance locking differential. Now, having said all that, there were a few things about the M340i that I liked better, but it was mostly down to some of the minor electronic features, such as the SiriusXM display, the layout of the home screen, and the glass cockpit.I'd also add that the M340i xDrive is one of only a few AWD cars that I could see owning as my "fun" car- the others being the M5, the X5M, the X3 M40i, and the STI.