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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by jandrese on Monday December 11, 2017 @03:38PM (#15900219)
At least you know you chose a good set of options. It just flew right off the lot.

Did they at least have the decency to refund your $1000?

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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by greggman on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @01:01AM (#15903312)
of course they refunded the $1k. They didn't pay for the 3 months of going without a car in West Los Angeles nor the 3 more months of having to wait if I ordered again.

I really wish the laws were such that I could more easily get the car directly from the factory like Tesla, no middleman. I know with BMW you can actually order a car, pick it up in Germany at the factory , drive it around Europe and they'll then ship it to the USA for you. No idea how much extra it would cost and not sure I want to drive in Europe vs taking public transit but at least I'd get my car

https://www.bmwusa.com/european-delivery.html

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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by ProblemFactory on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @05:28AM (#15904408)
> No idea how much extra it would cost

I thought the "European delivery" scheme's attraction was that it is cheaper than buying the same car in the US - because you are driving it around Europe, it's imported as an used car.

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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by stephencanon on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @07:00AM (#15904918)
Correct. Also it doesn’t count against the dealer’s allocation, so the dealer is more than happy to help you order precisely what you want.

We picked up our 328 wagon in Munich, great experience.

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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by sbalea on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @09:38AM (#15905808)
I did exactly that. It actually costs about 5% less. And driving the German Autobahn or some twisty mountain roads in The Swiss Alps is an unique experience.
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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by gamblor956 on Monday December 11, 2017 @05:34PM (#15901269)
Legally, they'd have to refund him for the $1000...
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