[jliuod]

Well, bit the bullet and traded in my S5 and order a 2021 M240I. Got almost 14% off msrp on the M240I. However, I will have to finance it in order to get the discount. I probably will finance it for a few months and then pay it off as there is no penalty.

Will be a 6 speed, in Mineral gray metallic, premium package, black out front grill frame, black 18" wheels with all season runflats. I didn't want the runflats, but that was the only option if I wanted the black 18" wheels. I figured it will be cheaper to replace the tires than the wheels.

The dealer I ordered from actually has an allocation and has a production number already. Should be a tad over two months with some luck.

2021 will be the last year for the 2 series. This may be the last of the BMW with manual transmission. Really looking forward to it.

I did take a hit on the trade in. I probably can get a bit more selling it privately, but the convenience out weights the hassles.. I guess if you want to play you have to pay.