2023 Order Guide
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03-01-2023, 02:27 PM
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sooo dope, so its in the states?
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03-01-2023, 02:51 PM
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03-10-2023, 11:26 AM
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2019 AMG C43
I have a 2019 C43 with AMG PE and love this car. Its a company car and I have to turn it in October. We get new cars every 4 years. Last time...back in 2019... I was looking at the M340i XDrive and the AMG C43. This time I cant see why I would not go M340i XDrive. The LCI M340i with idrive 8 looks great, the 6 cylinder B58 engine is proven to be one of the best engines BMW has ever made, and the ZF 8 speed transmission is legendary. Plus, I just saw where BMW was ranked #1 by Consumer Reports on Quality. On the flip side...my beloved V6 biturbo is now a 4 cylinder and I hear Mercedes having a terrible time programming the 9 speed transmission....plus...now there is no AMG PE on the C43. So please help me...I love my 2019 C43 but it seems the 2023 C43 has lost 2 cylinders, its PE, and went up in price? Plus, from what I have seen...Im not confident that the 2023 C43 could match the 0-60 of the M340i XDrive. It looks like the M340i....will walk away from the 4 cylinder C43. Like embarrass it. Am I missing something. Help me stay with the C43....but frankly...that M340i Xdrive looks like it has the clear win. Help!
03-10-2023, 12:40 PM
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I dont think you'll find your answer here, this is a GT sub/ and I think I speak for everyone on MBWorld when I say BMW is ***.
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03-10-2023, 01:08 PM
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03-15-2023, 12:50 PM
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03-15-2023, 01:01 PM
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03-15-2023, 01:06 PM
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oh man, I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully it'll get through soon. A few dealer across the country already have some for sale, its hard to understand whats taking them so long to process and ship.
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03-17-2023, 07:12 AM
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Well now I know of at least 2 cars built after mine that are in the US, while mine is still languishing at the Port. Makes no sense to me and no explanation either…
03-17-2023, 11:00 AM
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Separately, for all of you with custom orders, I recommend comparing the final build sheet with your originally input order. The dealership and I had input two (non-critical) options in the build and submitted as such (along with the rest which were critical). The final build did NOT include the two non-critical ones and the dealership was never notified of this change by MBUSA. After some digging around, the answer we got from MBUSA was "factory constraints". I can live without those two (my 212.2 E63S doesn't have those either) but it is still annoying that there was no notification.
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03-17-2023, 11:02 AM
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Sorry to hear this. Hope it is put on a ship soon. Mine is still at the VPC with no updates (checked yesterday).
Separately, for all of you with custom orders, I recommend comparing the final build sheet with your originally input order. The dealership and I had input two (non-critical) options in the build and submitted as such (along with the rest which were critical). The final build did NOT include the two non-critical ones and the dealership was never notified of this change by MBUSA. After some digging around, the answer we got from MBUSA was "factory constraints". I can live without those two (my 212.2 E63S doesn't have those either) but it is still annoying that there was no notification.
Separately, for all of you with custom orders, I recommend comparing the final build sheet with your originally input order. The dealership and I had input two (non-critical) options in the build and submitted as such (along with the rest which were critical). The final build did NOT include the two non-critical ones and the dealership was never notified of this change by MBUSA. After some digging around, the answer we got from MBUSA was "factory constraints". I can live without those two (my 212.2 E63S doesn't have those either) but it is still annoying that there was no notification.
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03-17-2023, 11:42 AM
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what was left off?
03-17-2023, 12:55 PM
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The two items were:
1. 581 - 3-zone automatic climate control.
2. U80 - 115V outlet.
The U80 was the more important one because that would have made it a true go-anywhere GT.
1. 581 - 3-zone automatic climate control.
2. U80 - 115V outlet.
The U80 was the more important one because that would have made it a true go-anywhere GT.
Last edited by us_cali; 03-17-2023 at 01:30 PM.
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03-17-2023, 03:11 PM
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03-17-2023, 05:10 PM
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@Dicecal I really hope they get yours on a ship soon. It doesn't make any sense why it's sitting there. I went to Sindelfingen to do a factory tour 2 weeks ago and they said they dont have any limitations/delays to the US right now.
@us_cali did you have the Executive rear seat package or standalone add-ons? I have those two items part of the package and it'll be interesting to see if it's added to the car.
@us_cali did you have the Executive rear seat package or standalone add-ons? I have those two items part of the package and it'll be interesting to see if it's added to the car.
03-17-2023, 06:12 PM
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@Dicecal I really hope they get yours on a ship soon. It doesn't make any sense why it's sitting there. I went to Sindelfingen to do a factory tour 2 weeks ago and they said they dont have any limitations/delays to the US right now.
@us_cali did you have the Executive rear seat package or standalone add-ons? I have those two items part of the package and it'll be interesting to see if it's added to the car.
@us_cali did you have the Executive rear seat package or standalone add-ons? I have those two items part of the package and it'll be interesting to see if it's added to the car.
03-17-2023, 06:13 PM
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@Dicecal I really hope they get yours on a ship soon. It doesn't make any sense why it's sitting there. I went to Sindelfingen to do a factory tour 2 weeks ago and they said they dont have any limitations/delays to the US right now.
@us_cali did you have the Executive rear seat package or standalone add-ons? I have those two items part of the package and it'll be interesting to see if it's added to the car.
@us_cali did you have the Executive rear seat package or standalone add-ons? I have those two items part of the package and it'll be interesting to see if it's added to the car.
Not exactly a warm fuzzy, seems kinda strange! IDK what local option change means either…maybe one of my options wasn’t filled either and the factory changed it to get the car out the door?
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03-17-2023, 06:30 PM
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03-17-2023, 06:46 PM
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