I love my sunroofs, wind-free fresh air.
Supply has caught up with demand on M2C's. Factory ordering one would take two to three months, since it's a German car. It's a PIA to get the latest figures for "invoice" pricing. But, when we bought an X3 in 2018, invoice was 93% of the base price, 92% of option prices, and 100% of destination charges. You're not going to get as good a deal on an M2C as you would on a high-volume 330i or X3. My favorite dealer is so loaded up with 330i's that they're parking them at their Chevrolet dealership. But, if somebody here got $4k off, you should be able to also, especially with a factory order.
If you go to a dealership and make an offer, they can either accept it or not. You're lucky in that you have "dealerships" (plural). Here in NW Floriduh, BMW dealerships are 50 to 100 miles apart. So, round-robin to get the best deal is a PIA.
Back when M235i's were something special, a friend of mine would go down and try to haggle when on came in. But, the dealership would hold out for the next guy walking in the door and paying more. As soon as he decided to factory order one, he got the price he wanted.
Look up Jon Shafer, Bimmerfest founder and BMW salesman, on the Ask-A-Dealer board here. He might cut you a deal on Spartanburg, SC delivery. He specializes in "internet sales," and I think his dealership is now allowing him to sell cars to people outside of California.
The shortage of M2's was always artificial, to limit the loss of sales of more expensive M3's and M4's. With literally a click of a mouse at the Leipsig factory, they can magically turn an upcoming 230i into an M2C.
I like new BMW's. I agree that people with short automotive attention spans don't take particularly good care of their cars.
If you're too busy, I'll go pick it up for you at Spartanburg, deliver it to SOFL, and pay my own airline ticket to Spartanburg and back to Bubbaville. I have 100,000,000 miles with SWA. :thumbup: