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That's OK, it was a fair question. Once you see the sequence of events, it makes a lot more sense. It's just the prospect of getting the M2 its plates for $1500+ that makes this a short fuse decision for me. It's not that I'm buying a track car per se, rather I want a car that handles like a...

Holding value isn't really all that important to me as the intention is to hold onto this vehicle, whatever it may be, until my next vehicle is long, black and I'm riding in a box in the back. :clap: Discounts aside, from a purely MSRP point of view, a GTP optioned the way I want it according...

Here's the story: I cancelled the GT because I felt the M2 was the better choice, and the dealer I had ordered the GT from and four other local dealers all told me if I wanted a DH, it would be a 2027 because they got an allocation for one per model year and theirs was already spoken for. They...

X Plan would have got me $3K off on an order of a new GT.

That's not true. The GT I had priced out was only about $3K less than the equivalent DH once you add the 701A, B&O stereo, MagneRide, the Performance Package and Anti-Theft packages to the GT, and the Tremec is well worth that.

It's not usually a choice. Especially for the DH It's only been recently that you could get one for under MSRP. Right now there are deals on new 2025s, but to me those cars are already one year old regardless of whether they have ever been titled. The best discounts I've seen on a 2026 DH are...

I mentioned elsewhere that a $76K BMW M2 is worth $65K if you drive it out of the dealer's driveway and immediately turn around and drive it back in. I would imagine that same ~$11K hit would be true if you did the same with any S650 V8 of equivalent price level.

This one was all on me. I didn't seriously consider a DH and a GT optioned the way I wanted would have been just a few thousand dollars short of one. However, five different Ford dealers near me I checked with said they got allocations for one DH per year, so if I wanted to order one it would...

I shift 1 -> 3 -> 6, that confuses DCTs no end. 😆

If you're going to drive an automatic, you might as well get a Tesla and let it apply the gas and steer for you, too… 😁

I have never owned, nor will I ever purchase a vehicle with an automatic. Shifting a manual is part of the joy of driving and why I buy cars for fun rather than a Camry. An automatic just takes away all of that for me as do vehicles that have things like auto rev-matching that cannot be...

To me, the Tremec is worth $5K or more for its sharp, almost gated shifts. The GT I had been looking at had MagneRide and the Performance Package so it was a de facto DH anyway. No Recaros on either.

Oh, I know that, same as with any other car. Actual loss of value on the car is $11K, the other $6K taxes. The same would be true if you turned around and traded in a new 2026 DH for something else.

The $17K is based on selling a 2026 M2 and using the proceeds to buy a 2026 DHP.

Looking at 2026 vs 2026 for warranty purposes.

Even if maintenance and parts are more with a European car, it takes a lot to add up to $17K. 😁

I've asked a similar question elsewhere: Cost to get out of a BMW M2 and into a DH would be around $17K including tax and title. That is quite a lot, but on the other hand I'm at an age where this may be my last new car, and it's almost definitely going to be one of the last 500 HP NA V8s...

The Sport exhaust mode rattles I heard while driving a GT all seemed to be from the rear, perhaps where the rear seats latch. They went away with the exhaust in normal or quiet modes.

No update, still says last update 1/12 and "In Production." 🤷‍♂️

Could be; it's certainly possible the subwoofer is causing the rattles rather than the exhaust itself.