Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Sorry its an AT, BMW is one of the few manufacturers who gear them properly to not be tiring in traffic.
Bummer on the orange peel. If that bad I wouldn't have taken the car. No way id want to have panels "repaired" (removing clear) or refinished, taking away the quality of the baked on OE finish.
Great car otherwise, congrats!
I'm not sorry at all. Read my OP about the ZF 8AT, it's outstanding and I have no desire for a manual in this car.
My delivery began in a parking garage at the dealership. By the time we were outside it was dusk. You're in a new place, excited, anxious to get out, you'll have to forgive me for not noticing until I got home. I'm not sure what I want to happen. Either BMW takes care of it without the dealership involved, we send it to someplace top-notch who I trust like Phil at Detailers Domain, or I address it myself at home.
Its your call. Not the transmission Id choose, especially in a BMW (which is why ive owned two MT BMWs), but its not my car and I wont be in the market for it used. Even if its some sort of revelation.
The issue with any "fixes" is that youre removing clear. The car is going to get dirty, chipped by rocks, even if you can avoid dents and scratches. Id wait ubtil there's some real other reason to correct the paint. Removing clear on a brand new car doesnt strike me as a good idea.
But again, its your car. Good luck.
This is the dilemma. I can't walk up to the car without focusing on the texture of the clear but the main fix is removing some. The problem is on the sides of the car, hood, trunk, and bumpers are OK, it's the quarters and doors that are afflicted.