[Argo]

Originally Posted by RigaTony1982

Could be, depending on options. When I ordered mine (a 2023), it was cheaper than the equivalent 2022 model. Between 2022 and 2023, ACC went from $1,200 to $550 and the Vernasca leather also went down (I think $200).

Looks like they no longer force you to get ambient lighting for vernasca.

[MadBullogna]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

$500 is a total ripoff, my shop did my middle console for free because I already did full PPF and ceramic with them. Find another PPF installer.

Definitely still shopping around and not ruling out any brand of film just yet. (Unfortunately we’re in a high COL area, and installers love to take advantage of that)….Though I ‘thought’ I recall that XPEL had some form of semi-standardized pricing their installers had to follow? 🤔

For ref, with three XPEL dealers thus far, the average has been ~ $7k full vehicle, ~$2.8k Track pack, each within a couple hundred of each other.

[Argo]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

my shop did my middle console for free because I already did full PPF and ceramic with them.

I wouldn't really call that "free".

Originally Posted by MadBullogna

For ref, with three XPEL dealers thus far, the average has been ~ $7k full vehicle, ~$2.8k Track pack, each within a couple hundred of each other.

Yeah, I experienced similar numbers here in the Bay Area when looking at mine. I determined it was not worth it to get PPF at those prices, since I could hold onto that money for 5-10 years and pay for touchups/blends in the future instead.

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by Argo

Looks like they no longer force you to get ambient lighting for vernasca.

Yep. And also noticed wireless charger is now $200. Was $500 on my build.

[Argo]

Originally Posted by RigaTony1982

Yep. And also noticed wireless charger is now $200. Was $500 on my build.

Yeah, at $200 I maybe would have considered (even if it seems to not really charge super well). Remote Engine Start is also a separate option (no longer in the Premium package).

My exact same build is $350 more this year ($74,170 vs $73,820) compared to 2024.

[Westside Guy]

$200 is still too much for an accessory that has been so problematic. 👎🏻

[MisanoblueZ4]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

$200 is still too much for an accessory that has been so problematic. 👎🏻

I LOVE my wireless charger. Has worked flawlessly. I have an iPhone 11 though, phone does not even get hot.

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by Argo

Yeah, at $200 I maybe would have considered (even if it seems to not really charge super well). Remote Engine Start is also a separate option (no longer in the Premium package).

My exact same build is $350 more this year ($74,170 vs $73,820) compared to 2024.

Yeah, my exact same spec is exactly $1,000 more (though mine’s a 2023).

[IcewaterPete]

What a great way to start the day!!

[IcewaterPete]

Here is how I’m leaning.

[Argo]

Also noticed they force red calipers for the MT, which seems like an extremely odd decision to make because (unlike the black trim, which has a different shape for the MT) there's really no reason to do that.

It's also weird to lock the 18" wheels out, should be available for those that want them even without "getting the $600 back".

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by Argo

Also noticed they force red calipers for the MT, which seems like an extremely odd decision to make because (unlike the black trim, which has a different shape for the MT) there's really no reason to do that.

It's also weird to lock the 18" wheels out, should be available for those that want them even without "getting the $600 back".

Yeah, the brakes are weird. Other than the color, there’s no difference. It’s not like the red are better performance or something that would make sense with the more performance-oriented suspension.

[vertigo corsa]

Originally Posted by MadBullogna

For ref, with three XPEL dealers thus far, the average has been ~ $7k full vehicle, ~$2.8k Track pack, each within a couple hundred of each other.

That's about market rate, a friend just paid just under $7k (including tint) for his new Emira.

[MadBullogna]

Originally Posted by vertigo corsa

That's about market rate, a friend just paid just under $7k (including tint) for his new Emira.

Unrelated, but damn, that’s a sexy car, never heard of it!!! Granted I’d never set foot in one even as a passenger, but still hot as heck! (Spent my first couple decades in LE, civilian, but on a night out with one of my troops had a wreck involving an Elise, and what I saw when we arrived, after losing my dinner, I swore I could never be in something so small, light & fragile. Driver wasn’t at fault, but no doubt it didn’t help his family deal with what they had too). Ugh, been in my thankfully brief share of wrecks, luckily no-fault, but the other bozos on the road terrify me at times. Was an admitted issue I had to overcome before purchasing the Z4 in the land of ‘overcompensation 1-ton duallies’ which never even see a construction site nor tow…..and live in an apt complex, lol, ugh.

[IcewaterPete]

Originally Posted by MisanoblueZ4

I LOVE my wireless charger. Has worked flawlessly. I have an iPhone 11 though, phone does not even get hot.

Eureka! We found the one guy on earth who likes the phone warmer!! 🤪.

Seriously, glad to hear yours works for you. Due to my experience with it I wouldn’t pay to have the feature. Plus it adds weight! .

Maybe you can cash in when the PR folks from Munich see this and ask you to be the global spokesman for the virtues of the wireless phone charger!!

[Bimmerfun82]

Finally!!!!

[IcewaterPete]

Originally Posted by Bimmerfun82

Finally!!!!

I’ve been waiting for your reaction!! And I agree, finally!

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by IcewaterPete

I’ve been waiting for your reaction!! And I agree, finally!

Ha! Thank you! I was still checking every other day, so I pulled the website up tonight to check on it and couldn’t believe my eyes. So I came over here to let everyone know but was 12 hours too late to the party.

[MisanoblueZ4]

Originally Posted by Bimmerfun82

Ha! Thank you! I was still checking every other day, so I pulled the website up tonight to check on it and couldn’t believe my eyes. So I came over here to let everyone know but was 12 hours too late to the party.

The early bird get the configurator

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by MisanoblueZ4

The early bird get the configurator

Yes. The really early bird gets the allocation and production number and delivery even without the configurator!

The configurator-obsessed finally get to have their fun, and I’m super late to the party

[Wynnsiensheng]

Originally Posted by boss2k

Great color but are you sure you like red seats and not black seats with it.

Have to say I like the red and purple together.

[iklo2]

High gloss black is not the same as Piano black. That was the lovest grade trim on my e46 320i 20 years ago. I suspect Vernasca is crap too. Like Dakota, no? Step below Nappa, two steps below Merino, that g80 gets standard. And no 18" wheel option, which, again, is standard on g80.