[Sladester100]

So,

Ive managed to convince the wife she wanted a BMW - not going to lie it was the Adaptive Xenons with HBA on mine that sold it to her really! Shes getting a 2 series Active Tourer, what that does mean though is that her Fiesta needs to go!

So excuse the shameless plug for my advert but, anyone want or know another that wants a 2012 Fiesta Zetec. Comes with bluetooth, parking sensors, halogen projectors, tinted windows among other things. Full spec in advert

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...01502150969857
£6600 brand new MOT and Service as of today as well as 12 months ford roadside assistance (AA)

Her 2AT should arrive in March hopefully and I'm interested to see the difference in the LED lights with my own eyes!

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Congratulations, are you getting some special treatment from BMW UK for your purchase of their first 2AT sale?

[teaston]

Sladester100 what are you doing posting this early?! Usually you don't post untill after midnight!

[Kal101]

Good luck with the sale !!
Just watch out for scruttters who email you saying they've seen your car advertised at half the price with a link requiring your log in

[Sladester100]

Originally Posted by teaston

Sladester100 what are you doing posting this early?! Usually you don't post untill after midnight!

Hah, valid point!

I'm on a secondment at the moment with work so not doing lates and nights!! ;-)

Originally Posted by Brigand

Congratulations, are you getting some special treatment from BMW UK for your purchase of their first 2AT sale?

lol, I've seen one. Today actually!

And yeah - special treatment... it's called waiting 5+ months for it!

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Sladester100

Hah, valid point!

I'm on a secondment at the moment with work so not doing lates and nights!! ;-)



lol, I've seen one. Today actually!

And yeah - special treatment... it's called waiting 5+ months for it!

I'd never heard of secondment before, so i've googled it and learnt something new! I think i'll go on secondment! Oh hang on, i'm self employed.

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Originally Posted by Sladester100

Hah, valid point!

I'm on a secondment at the moment with work so not doing lates and nights!! ;-)



lol, I've seen one. Today actually!

And yeah - special treatment... it's called waiting 5+ months for it!

Do you know why it's a 5 month wait?



It because the robots forgot how to make them

[Tengocity]

I saw two this last week actually. They look ok for a "people carrier".... God, that really does capture how dull that segment is!

[magic77]

the 2AT is very tempting especially in 4x4 version only thing that put me off was the cost. Lot of money to jump from a 3 year old B200 tempting though.

[JustChris]

Good stuff Sladester, 5 months seems a very long wait, has production just started. Saw my first in the wild last week, car looked good.

[Sladester100]

Yeah 5 months is forever. We were told 3 or so and then told they were struggling to get build slots due to demand

Since then more delays and a call saying it could be JULY unless we were happy to drop the rear camera from the spec list - mind of annoying that they can't deliver what they've sold to the customer - not the end of the world however as it cam was part of a pack that she wanted other things from IIRC.

Actually it's not a bad car... Personally I woulda been happier with her getting a 1 or possibly an X1 (albeit I dislike the idea of the 'small suv' we seem to have - I also dislike the term suv for the UK market - but that's a different topic!) but - she just didn't like them - this one she did. Each to their own ;-)

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I posted on one of the other threads that a AWD 3.0d with 8AT would make a great 2AT.

Great for those long holiday trips, couple it with ACC and pro media then put in the Magic lights, HK sound, climate seats.

Most family groups would like one.

[Tengocity]

Originally Posted by Brigand

I posted on one of the other threads that a AWD 3.0d with 8AT would make a great 2AT.

Great for those long holiday trips, couple it with ACC and pro media then put in the Magic lights, HK sound, climate seats.

Most family groups would like one.

And maybe make it a little lower and longer to look and handle a bit better, perhaps have it on a native RWD platform too?

[DaveA]

Originally Posted by Brigand

I posted on one of the other threads that a AWD 3.0d with 8AT would make a great 2AT.

Great for those long holiday trips, couple it with ACC and pro media then put in the Magic lights, HK sound, climate seats.

Most family groups would like one.

I had to double-take the other day when I was at the dealers as I reckoned the 2AT M Sport was the best looking of the various demonstrators that they had lined up... The inside looks like it might (in a good spec) be pretty decent as well... I would definitely look at the more powerful AWD models as an option in my ongoing humming and ahhing about "what next" for an all-rounder... (especially as I think I have decided that my speed kicks will come from a cheaper track day car in future)...

So you can all remind me of this when I take delivery of my M2 next year...