Congratulations on the car! I live in Blue Ash, and have only seen a handful of FL5 Type R’s in Cincinnati. I did see another Boost Blue R a few weeks ago.
I have noticed that the front end on the FL5 is longer than some of my previous cars. There is quite a bit of car in front of the front wheels. There is also a plastic strip that sticks out in the front by the belly pan. I am currently stock height, and it is fairly common for me to scrape the...
My car only came with one key. After two months of hassling the dealer, I received a second key. All of those things can be replaced. As long as you can get the dealer to put in writing that they will replace all of the missing items, I don’t think it is worth walking away from.
When I first got my Type R, I went to pick up my daughter at school. She gets in the car and says “Mr. So and So said your car is cool”. Glad to see that her teachers have good taste!
I have also had a few people pull up next to me taking pictures, or film. Several thumbs up. In 3 months...
I was open to any color besides black. I already have one black car, and hate all the extra work it takes to keep it looking good. I couldn’t deal with that in my daily driver. I wound up with BB, and couldn’t be happier!
Picked her up at the end of March. I spent 10 days calling all over the country to inquire about various cars. I wound up getting it in Kentucky for $5K ADM. I decided it was worth $5K over to get the color I wanted. This is my first non-VW in 25 years. So far I love it and have no regrets!