SL/R232: Code 744
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Code 744
Before I drove an SL43, I ordered a well optioned one with a blue top, code 744. Well, since I drove the 43 and found it to be lacking I have tried to use the same specs to order an SL 55. Sales tells me there is no blue top now. How is it that previously there was one(code 744 blue top) and poof, now there's not? Any thoughts or ideas?
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Before I drove an SL43, I ordered a well optioned one with a blue top, code 744. Well, since I drove the 43 and found it to be lacking I have tried to use the same specs to order an SL 55. Sales tells me there is no blue top now. How is it that previously there was one(code 744 blue top) and poof, now there's not? Any thoughts or ideas?
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I was under the impression the blue top is a MANUFAKTUR option which will be coming soon, as announced with the Big Sur special edition. The only available “standard” tops are Black, Red, and Gray.
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Code 744 translates to "let's charge the client more because we feel like it" . I'm not sure about the "few takers" explanation............kind of hard to have takers if the color option isn't on the build sites or at the dealer.
The entire roll out of the R232 should be a case study in what not to do........and the saga continues with mechanical issues/impending recalls and lack of color selections.
The entire roll out of the R232 should be a case study in what not to do........and the saga continues with mechanical issues/impending recalls and lack of color selections.
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Code 744 translates to "let's charge the client more because we feel like it" . I'm not sure about the "few takers" explanation............kind of hard to have takers if the color option isn't on the build sites or at the dealer.
The entire roll out of the R232 should be a case study in what not to do........and the saga continues with mechanical issues/impending recalls and lack of color selections.
The entire roll out of the R232 should be a case study in what not to do........and the saga continues with mechanical issues/impending recalls and lack of color selections.
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