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The time has come and Ford has repurchased my vehicle. I had a host of issues from paint, sync 3 headaches, and smoking on cold start up. I enjoyed the vehicle for the time that I had it but paid entirely too much money for the hassles. I wish you all favorable warranty actions and long lived transmissions after your tunes.
 

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I have Dale. I picked up a 2024 BMW M2. My wife really wanted and SUV and I wanted something that had good performance. In the end I don't need a vehicle that large. So I went pure performance.
 

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bosephbarking said:
The time has come and Ford has repurchased my vehicle. I had a host of issues from paint, sync 3 headaches, and smoking on cold start up. I enjoyed the vehicle for the time that I had it but paid entirely too much money for the hassles. I wish you all favorable warranty actions and long lived transmissions after your tunes.
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There are many out there with ZERO problems including ours but I am sorry you got a lemon. The transmissions hold up to a lot, ask @UNBROKEN or Tyler Clark, you just got a lemon. Good luck with that M2 though! Those things are quick!
 

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2020FordRaptor said:
There are many out there with ZERO problems including ours but I am sorry you got a lemon. The transmissions hold up to a lot, ask @UNBROKEN or Tyler Clark, you just got a lemon. Good luck with that M2 though! Those things are quick!
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I definitely ended up with a lemon and I am glad I was able to have Ford rectify that with the repurchase.

I have already taken the M2 up to the mountains and it graciously accommodated my thrill seeking. Just getting to know the car I was able to pull 1.02gs on those windy roads. I will definitely be taking it to road Atlanta for chin days.
 

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Best of luck. The new M2 rear end is hideous. IMO
 

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bosephbarking said:
The time has come and Ford has repurchased my vehicle. I had a host of issues from paint, sync 3 headaches, and smoking on cold start up. I enjoyed the vehicle for the time that I had it but paid entirely too much money for the hassles. I wish you all favorable warranty actions and long lived transmissions after your tunes.
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I dont blame you .........I think Im going to the new refreshed 2025 Tahoe RST next year.......I just cant do anymore recalls that last a year to resolve.

Plus my vehicle has 15 module updates the dealer wont do without a complaint for each one, no more begging to get the vehicle to work properly.
 

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Sgt1411 said:
I dont blame you .........I think Im going to the new refreshed 2025 Tahoe RST next year.......I just cant do anymore recalls that last a year to resolve.

Plus my vehicle has 15 module updates the dealer wont do without a complaint for each one, no more begging to get the vehicle to work properly.
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I hope you can get your hands on one. My buddy we never able to get a slot to get an RST so they just gave up.

If you are looking to spend that much money and enjoy the ST, check out an X5 comp.
 

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bosephbarking said:
I hope you can get your hands on one. My buddy we never able to get a slot to get an RST so they just gave up.

If you are looking to spend that much money and enjoy the ST, check out an X5 comp.
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BMW makes a nice product, curb appeal doesnt work for me, never liked anything BMW.
 

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Sgt1411 said:
I dont blame you .........I think Im going to the new refreshed 2025 Tahoe RST next year.......I just cant do anymore recalls that last a year to resolve.

Plus my vehicle has 15 module updates the dealer wont do without a complaint for each one, no more begging to get the vehicle to work properly.
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A bad dealer can change everything. Thankfully we have always found good dealers, after finding the bad ones.
 

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