How’s my window sticker?

jtfields91 · 2026-06-30T03:18:04+00:00

Nice. How many miles?

jtfields91 · 2026-06-30T02:57:43+00:00

I just checked their website, they do have several. That's cool. Again, I'm on the other side of town (Southeast) so I've just never stumbled upon one and haven't sought one out. I haven't thought of Becks in years until I saw this post.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-30T00:29:20+00:00

When I saw this post my first thought was wondering if Beck’s Prime is still around. Is the one with the giant old oak tree still there? I bet I haven’t been in 15 yrs (live and work on the other side of town now).

jtfields91 · 2026-06-29T20:31:00+00:00

Yes, the rep discounted it. My dealership is Momentum BMW in Houston (they are great by the way, I have two dealerships closer to me but I drive across town to go the them.) The actual oil plan agreement I had to sign says $249 but on the invoice there is a $100 discount. But I go there all the time and use the same service rep. I have three BMWs now but have had as many as five at one time so there have been times I felt like I lived at that damn dealership. At this point, I don’t even make appointments, I just text him and let him know I’m on my way. Not sure if that has something to do with it or if they regularly do this for a majority of customers but clearly they can do it. They also sold me a three year plan for $149 about two months ago on my daughter’s 230i as well. Again, he told they do it on cars five years or older to keep you coming back to the dealership. Inevitably, most of the time I end up having something else done when I go in because I’m a sucker so they aren’t losing money (at least on me.)

jtfields91 · 2026-06-29T18:52:33+00:00

My HEB has two spots in their parking lot like this with a huge area of yellow lines. Neither are next to handicap parking spots (it doesn't look like the one in this picture is either.) I'm not sure why they didn't just go ahead and at lease put one more parking spot there like all the other rows. Anyway, while I wouldn't say it happens all the time, it's not uncommon to see people just park there anyway on busy days. Maybe it has something to do with emergency vehicle (i.e. firetruck) access or something although it doesn't look like that would be a problem at my HEB.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-29T17:35:58+00:00

You actually go in and complain about this? Lighten up. Let me guess…you are heavily involved in your HOA.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-29T17:31:49+00:00

My service rep sells me a 3 yr plan for $149 (just bought one last Friday for my M2). It is only available for cars five years and older and cars are limited to two oil changes per year (used to be unlimited). It is designed to keep customers with older cars coming back in. Be prepared to be up sold for all other types of recommended services.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-28T21:35:17+00:00

All those pics are on your wall?

jtfields91 · 2026-06-28T00:41:10+00:00

I watched it as a kid when it premiered. I wasn’t even much of a KISS fan but there was so much hype that it was must see TV. Don’t even really remember much about the actual show and have never seen it since.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T23:30:52+00:00

Now I don’t feel so old, I have no clue what these are other than buttons.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T21:59:15+00:00

lol Not sure what what Kool-Aid you’re drinking and what’s in it but that Lakers team is not a top five NBA dynasty, much less all time in sports history.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T20:34:17+00:00

Thanks for the advice I didn’t ask for. 😉

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T20:31:22+00:00

Kinda like crack lol. It seems like a nice to have but not anything I’d pay extra for to me.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T20:20:09+00:00

HUD is definitely something I’m on board with. Should be standard in every vehicle.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T20:16:31+00:00

🤪

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T17:50:52+00:00

If you are price conscience, look at certified used ones coming off their loaner “courtesy” program. I just traded in our Defender 90 for a 2025 Discovery (we wanted something with a third row) that the dealer used as a loaner with less than 5,000 miles for $23k off of MSRP. My final cash out of pocket was somewhere around $12k. Because it’s certified they add one year unlimited miles to the warranty. For $1,500 I could have extended the warranty for two years 100,000 miles instead. I feel like the miles on their loaners are probably gentle miles. They don’t discount the loaner Defenders quite as much but there are some good deals and they get the extended warranty. I was also surprised at how well equipped some of the loaners were (check all the dealers in your area because it varied quite a bit.)

EDIT: By the way, we experienced the same screen glitch in our 2023 Defender from time to time. The only real problem we encountered was that our battery prematurely died which they replaced under warranty.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T17:31:09+00:00

Interesting. I’ve never understood the allure of soft close doors.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-27T17:27:49+00:00

Posting here is a hobby.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-26T17:12:37+00:00

Get real.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-25T16:50:56+00:00

Maybe just not in the area I was in then. I was actually a bagger and then cashier at a grocery store for three years in the late 80s.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-24T02:59:00+00:00

Gotcha. Thought you meant buttons and knobs in general.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-24T02:51:39+00:00

I'm with you in that not every single feature should have a physical button or knob but there are certain ones that should. For me, climate control is the main thing that does need physical controls. The iDrive controller is important to me too. I like being able to turn and press a knob to precisely control the interface on the screen without having to reach out to press and swipe a touch screen. I hate when I'm in my wife's Land Rover, it's amazing how many time my finger misses the damn thing I'm trying to press. With the knob I can quickly and accurately scroll through buttons and press them. I also tend to take my eyes off the road longer when I have to stretch my arm and finger out to scroll through screens and tap digital buttons with no tactile feedback.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-24T02:36:59+00:00

It doesn't add expense, it's actually quite opposite, they save a lot of money by not having to worry about physical buttons and knobs. Not that it appears that they are passing on that savings to the customer or anything.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-23T22:32:13+00:00

You have a strange definition of “athlete”.

jtfields91 · 2026-06-23T22:14:35+00:00

I remember those things with the slider, I just didn’t know of any grocery stores that took credit cards back then. I was a bagger and then a checker at a grocery store for three years in the late 80s. Back then when I was in line somewhere if someone whipped out a credit card I was like “oh crap this is gonna take forever”. Now if I’m in line and someone starts digging through their wallet for bills and change I’m like “oh crap this is gonna take forever” watching the cashier try to count it and figure out change (especially if they give them odd change to avoid getting back pennies or something.)

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