I get to post in the "Starting Line" section a 2nd time!

Hey folks,

Yesterday I drove all the way to Chicago, IL to drive and purchase an R56 JCW. not my first color choice(it's midnight black with matching roof), but beggars can't be choosers right now when it comes to getting an R56.

There won't be another JCW Hardtop for a year or more, but more importantly, I have too many design objections regarding the F56 to ever own one.

the R60 JCW is a ton of fun to drive, especially with the suspension upgrades, but the R56 is a whole other experience.

Will be driving back to pick it up when I know there won't be any snowfall or ice on the roads between Columbus and Chicago

 

Thanks, I'll be talking to you guys soon about parts......

First up is to get that way cool GP2 red shift knob. I got one from you guys for my wife's R60, now I need one !

 

Yea, tell me about it. i use to buy nothing but black cars, when I was younger and in better shape to constantly tend to them. :biggrin5:

PLUS, this new one is going to live outside....all the time! Only 2.5 garages...The R60 and Z06 are permanent garage dwellers...so, it's going to look rough quite often during the bad weather months around here.

If I had been in a position to buy it late last year when you could still build them, I would have gone with a Chili Red body and roof.

But, waiting til now did get me $2,000 off sticker.,

I will post up some picks when I get it home...planning to fly to Chicago a week from Saturday and drive it back....assuming there is no snow, of course!

 

Ha, yes indeed, but I am out of garage space! I did try them in fact. However, the Louisville, KY dealer was LISTING their GP2 at $35,500, and that's before any haggling would have taken place on my part, so that's probably where I would have gone, plus there are only 3 hours from me...