[GrannyShiftG80]

Update:

Got my allocation and deposited and signed for HEA M2 ZB 6MT. Coming in 2 weeks but will not be able to be delivered until April 1.

Dealer wrote down on bill of sale that if my custom allocation shows up before April 30 I can refund the HEA deposit and just wait for my custom M2.

Otherwise I can trade in my hea (for MSRP or even higher) when my custom gets here. Either way it's a win-win scenario. Also by taking the HEA I don't get bumped down the list for allocations on the customizable vehicle

[FryCookOnVenus]

Originally Posted by Allenssmart

Update:

Got my allocation and deposited and signed for HEA M2 ZB 6MT. Coming in 2 weeks but will not be able to be delivered until April 1.

Dealer wrote down on bill of sale that if my custom allocation shows up before April 30 I can refund the HEA deposit and just wait for my custom M2.

Otherwise I can trade in my hea (for MSRP or even higher) when my custom gets here. Either way it's a win-win scenario. Also by taking the HEA I don't get bumped down the list for allocations on the customizable vehicle

Congrats! Sounds like either way, you'll be among the first to get a new M2.

Did the dealer write into the contract that he'd buy back your HEA for "MSRP or even higher" or are you counting on being able to flip it privately for a profit?

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by FryCookOnVenus

Congrats! Sounds like either way, you'll be among the first to get a new M2.

My money is on zero21 getting his first barring any holds placed by BMW NA when it arrives at Rick Hendrick BMW - Charleston, South Carolina.

[YS1]

Congrats! Quick question: was your delivery date of April 1 a typo? I ask because you mentioned being able to back out of your HEA deal if your custom allocation shows up by April 30.

Originally Posted by Allenssmart

Update:

Got my allocation and deposited and signed for HEA M2 ZB 6MT. Coming in 2 weeks but will not be able to be delivered until April 1.

Dealer wrote down on bill of sale that if my custom allocation shows up before April 30 I can refund the HEA deposit and just wait for my custom M2.

Otherwise I can trade in my hea (for MSRP or even higher) when my custom gets here. Either way it's a win-win scenario. Also by taking the HEA I don't get bumped down the list for allocations on the customizable vehicle

[GrannyShiftG80]

Originally Posted by YS1

Congrats! Quick question: was your delivery date of April 1 a typo? I ask because you mentioned being able to back out of your HEA deal if your custom allocation shows up by April 30.

Car is actually arriving to dealer in 2 weeks. But won't be able to be delivered till April 1. I can choose to wait and not take delivery until April 30 (might be going on vacation in April).

For example if I come back from vacation April 28 for April 29 delivery but let's say my custom allocation is filled mid April then I can just skip the hea

[GrannyShiftG80]

Originally Posted by FryCookOnVenus

Congrats! Sounds like either way, you'll be among the first to get a new M2.

Did the dealer write into the contract that he'd buy back your HEA for "MSRP or even higher" or are you counting on being able to flip it privately for a profit?

If I can flip privately I'll do it if dealer can do MSRP I'm fine as well. As long as I don't lose money. But no they didn't write that in for obvious reasons

[YS1]

Gotcha... So I'm taking that to mean that M2's will be released by dealers on April 1st (at least in Canada). Thanks

Originally Posted by Allenssmart

Car is actually arriving to dealer in 2 weeks. But won't be able to be delivered till April 1. I can choose to wait and not take delivery until April 30 (might be going on vacation in April).

For example if I come back from vacation April 28 for April 29 delivery but let's say my custom allocation is filled mid April then I can just skip the hea

[zero21]

Originally Posted by T_U_D

My money is on zero21 getting his first barring any holds placed by BMW NA when it arrives at Rick Hendrick BMW - Charleston, South Carolina.

I'm honestly flattered. I would love for this to be the case.

[IL Pete]

I am getting my Dealer's HEA car, ZB Manual. Chicago area.

Production is complete, awaiting to be released for shipment - as mentioned on another thread apparently they are going to hold them all until they release them all to be shipped at the same time. Does anyone know when?

I got the VIN this morning and added it to "Track My BMW" on the BMW NA Website. It shows as "Ready For Transport". It feels more real now, LOL!

[zero21]

Originally Posted by IL Pete

I am getting my Dealer's HEA car, ZB Manual. Chicago area.

Production is complete, awaiting to be released for shipment - as mentioned on another thread apparently they are going to hold them all until they release them all to be shipped at the same time. Does anyone know when?

I got the VIN this morning and added it to "Track My BMW" on the BMW NA Website. It shows as "Ready For Transport". It feels more real now, LOL!

Congratulations. It should only take a couple weeks to arrive at NJ port. It does seem however that they are being held at port for a period of time before being shipped to dealers.

My dealer tells me mid-March they expect delivery and to be held there for a couple weeks until the stop sale is lifted and I can take delivery.

It is a painful process when you want your shiny new toy.

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by zero21

Congratulations. It should only take a couple weeks to arrive at NJ port. It does seem however that they are being held at port for a period of time before being shipped to dealers.

My dealer tells me mid-March they expect delivery and to be held there for a couple weeks until the stop sale is lifted and I can take delivery.

It is a painful process when you want your shiny new toy.

Just an FYI, the last I saw there was not a ‘Stop Sale’ on any of the G87 units currently on U.S. soil at VPCs nor on those that are en route.

[zero21]

Originally Posted by T_U_D

Just an FYI, the last I saw there was not a ‘Stop Sale’ on any of the G87 units currently on U.S. soil at VPCs nor on those that are en route.

[mzcp]

Originally Posted by IL Pete

I am getting my Dealer's HEA car, ZB Manual. Chicago area.

Production is complete, awaiting to be released for shipment - as mentioned on another thread apparently they are going to hold them all until they release them all to be shipped at the same time. Does anyone know when?

I got the VIN this morning and added it to "Track My BMW" on the BMW NA Website. It shows as "Ready For Transport". It feels more real now, LOL!

Wow you're getting another one. Bravo. The transmission is pretty much the same as the G80 we had. I am eagerly waiting for your review. l will be test driving one soon. New M2 at Thermal.

[Kingsingh15]

My hea is at the New Jersey port, it doesn’t have a stop sale on it but it now has a release hold as of today according to my dealer. What does release hold mean exactly?

[sl0m0]

Originally Posted by Kingsingh15

My hea is at the New Jersey port, it doesn’t have a stop sale on it but it now has a release hold as of today according to my dealer. What does release hold mean exactly?

It probably means that bmw wants the first wave to hit dealerships at roughly the same time so that there is limited FOMO and any negative reviews get drowned out by the overwhelming positive reviews.

[IL Pete]

Originally Posted by mzcp

Wow you're getting another one. Bravo. The transmission is pretty much the same as the G80 we had. I am eagerly waiting for your review. l will be test driving one soon. New M2 at Thermal.

Hey there mzcp ! Great to hear from you.

Yes, I am a glutton for punishment, with regards to trying the Manual again, LOL.

This time around at least there is a Short Shifter Kit, the Future Classic One. Should work on the G87 as well. I will do the CDV delete, Clutch Stop and SSK, and hopefully I will like it better this time around.

I already have a deposit in for a second M2 for a later custom order - as I am pretty certain I will want the Carbon Buckets, based on having 2 M3 Manuals last year, one with M Sport Seats and one with Carbon Buckets. So I can give this first HEA M2 a go, and then later decide whether the second one will be a Manual or a ZF Auto.

There is another nuance as well - if you recall, last year one of the challenges I had was that my other car at the time was a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 in a Manual, and I had a hard time jumping back and forth between the 2 cars, the feel of the clutch and shifting was so different, as was the gearing - 1st in the M3 was so short, and 1st in the 718 is so long, which exacerbated the issue with the 1-2 shift in the M3 being difficult.

Now my 718 is a GT4 with a PDK (which is amazing!) - so I wouldn't have that back and forth issue. (I do have a Manual GT4 on order, since they are going away forever after June production. But the PDK is growing on me, so I am not sure I will make that switch "back" from PDK to Manual, and getting the HEA M2 in a Manual even more so makes me think I should stick with the PDK in the 718.)

I am excited for the M2. That will be the Daily Driver, with the 718 being the "special car" for to and from the track and spirited weekend country road drives. (The GT4 was also the track car last year, but I got a dedicated track car over the winter to keep the miles and wear and tear of the GT4. A built Cayman with the 3.8L 911 Carrera engine with the X51 Power Kit, will be even faster than the GT4...)

I am headed to BMW Thermal in a couple of weeks for a Private Session, they do not have a G87 available yet for that (they are projecting September), so I need to drive something else. I will likely do a RWD M4 to proxy for the M2. (It weighs about the same, LOL, just a longer wheelbase and rougher on the eyes.)

I sure do make my life complicated! But all of this madness is great fun.

[VT Skier]

Quite the journey! Does BMW make a short-shift kit or are those all aftermarket?

[zero21]

Originally Posted by VT Skier

Quite the journey! Does BMW make a short-shift kit or are those all aftermarket?

All aftermarket.

Maybe we should all just buy the shifter and mechanisms from Toyota Supra

[mzcp]

Originally Posted by IL Pete

Hey there mzcp ! Great to hear from you.

Yes, I am a glutton for punishment, with regards to trying the Manual again, LOL.

This time around at least there is a Short Shifter Kit, the Future Classic One. Should work on the G87 as well. I will do the CDV delete, Clutch Stop and SSK, and hopefully I will like it better this time around.

I already have a deposit in for a second M2 for a later custom order - as I am pretty certain I will want the Carbon Buckets, based on having 2 M3 Manuals last year, one with M Sport Seats and one with Carbon Buckets. So I can give this first HEA M2 a go, and then later decide whether the second one will be a Manual or a ZF Auto.

There is another nuance as well - if you recall, last year one of the challenges I had was that my other car at the time was a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 in a Manual, and I had a hard time jumping back and forth between the 2 cars, the feel of the clutch and shifting was so different, as was the gearing - 1st in the M3 was so short, and 1st in the 718 is so long, which exacerbated the issue with the 1-2 shift in the M3 being difficult.

Now my 718 is a GT4 with a PDK (which is amazing!) - so I wouldn't have that back and forth issue. (I do have a Manual GT4 on order, since they are going away forever after June production. But the PDK is growing on me, so I am not sure I will make that switch "back" from PDK to Manual, and getting the HEA M2 in a Manual even more so makes me think I should stick with the PDK in the 718.)

I am excited for the M2. That will be the Daily Driver, with the 718 being the "special car" for to and from the track and spirited weekend country road drives. (The GT4 was also the track car last year, but I got a dedicated track car over the winter to keep the miles and wear and tear of the GT4. A built Cayman with the 3.8L 911 Carrera engine with the X51 Power Kit, will be even faster than the GT4...)

I am headed to BMW Thermal in a couple of weeks for a Private Session, they do not have a G87 available yet for that (they are projecting September), so I need to drive something else. I will likely do a RWD M4 to proxy for the M2. (It weighs about the same, LOL, just a longer wheelbase and rougher on the eyes.)

I sure do make my life complicated! But all of this madness is great fun.

Hi Pete, I have been following your Journey. Very cool that you are buying the last MT from each brand. I wish I could that. There are a few SSK released for the G8X but the one that I would get would be the Auto Solutions one. Unfortunately, the production of those has been delayed. I heard that the new M2 will be available at Thermal in the summer. If you are in LA in a couple weeks, we could meet. Feedback that I got so far is that the M2 handling is better than G80/2/3. More grip. Nothing about engine tuning or gear ratio yet. I can't wait to see the HEA reviews here.