My concern with this is, what with stone chips or scratches in the paint, curb damage etc....
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My concern with this is, what with stone chips or scratches in the paint, curb damage etc....
They have guidelines as to what is considered general wear and tear vs damage. It's actually quite surprising exactly what is considered wear and tear.
Order placed on friday. Getting one fresh from China as the combo I wanted didn't exist. 2-3 months wait I guess.
I wanted the barest one (which is still pretty well equipped) with an automatic (dct). Stuff it doesn't have: glass roof, electric boot lifts, big alloys, electric adjustment on passenger seat, led headlights, "dynamic" tail lights, lights in the dash and door cards.
But it does have the same HVAC, same radio/screens and speakers, heated seats, same engine and same transmission and still on 17" alloys which is plenty big for me. The stuff listed in the previous paragraph sounds to me like it's an expense waiting to happen after the 7 year warranty runs out. I intend to run this car alongside the Alfa Romeo until the wheels fall off both. I might not be able to get a new ICE before long, and extra nannies are on the horizon, like speed limiter and an Event Data Recorder. This one likely will have that already but the Alfa doesn't.
I wanted the barest one (which is still pretty well equipped) with an automatic (dct). Stuff it doesn't have: glass roof, electric boot lifts, big alloys, electric adjustment on passenger seat, led headlights, "dynamic" tail lights, lights in the dash and door cards.
But it does have the same HVAC, same radio/screens and speakers, heated seats, same engine and same transmission and still on 17" alloys which is plenty big for me. The stuff listed in the previous paragraph sounds to me like it's an expense waiting to happen after the 7 year warranty runs out. I intend to run this car alongside the Alfa Romeo until the wheels fall off both. I might not be able to get a new ICE before long, and extra nannies are on the horizon, like speed limiter and an Event Data Recorder. This one likely will have that already but the Alfa doesn't.
The transmission is most likely ZF. Is it similar to the 8 speed dct in the C8 Corvette?
No it's a SAGW DCT 280. 7 speed wet dual clutch transmission. Made by Shanghai automobile gear works. I've been looking but no horror stories about this transmission
Interesting. I'm kind of surprised that it offers a manual transmission option. With automatic transmissions seeing better fuel economy than manuals over the last few years. It's a bummer that it isn't made in the UK.
