Recent content by Magbarn

What manufacture that sells cars under $150k will paint a car whatever you want? If you walk into a BMW dealer and say you want a pink 5 series with green leather, they'll either tell you to kick rocks, or point you to their color palette, and say here are your choices; choose one. Maybe I...

Not sure about other states, but AFAIK, you can cancel a car order anytime. The dealer has to give you back your deposit. The only way they can force you to buy the vehicle is you've signed your docs for delivery. (One of the main reasons why BMW in other countries will allow you to order...

My wife and I were waiting for one, but the wait for our AWD grand touring color config was about 8-10 weeks! We went over to the Acura dealer and got $1500 off a base RDX, in contrast the nearby Mazda dealers wants MSRP or + for a SUV we have to wait for . Yes the gas mileage isn't anywhere...

Isn't it a better drive though? Just test drove a new 328i with 4 cyl turbo. Supposedly the mpg is just as good as my 335d diesel, but my diesel is definitely a much more relaxing drive as I don't have to rev the engine at all to get awesome power. I noticed I had to work the cx5 petrol engine...

It's not just the particulates that California is crazy about, they're also too obsessed with nox and HC. That's why the BMW diesels in Europe don't need urea like the USA versions do.

Interested in this too as I got a 8 year 120k extended Acura care extended warranty in my previous TL for only $1200. Came in handy when the auto tragic transmission died at 115k (3rd tranny!) so I got a new $4000 transmission replacement. Concerned a bit about the new trannyand direct injection...

I feel this is the case too. However, I did get a $900 tax credit in my diesel BMW 335d. Wife and I are looking for a suv type vehicle for her and our 2 year old. I'm disappointed that Mazda hasn't imported the diesel cx5 with the initial introduction. I think diesel torque/economy with Japanese...