sorry ben, if i irked you ina nay way, from what i have read on the pboards, it was more on the shifting that diswayed you form the cgt. but if it is a matetr of not being able to park your car at your home.. well thats a another thing.. it would eb a waste of hard earned $$$ if you can park your car in your garage..

i do hope that you get your deposit back though...

 

it was a combination of things but i have been slowly rationalizing them away for the last three months (probably not real smart). truth be told, i can probably get used to the clutch though it's going to result in a lot of tire smoking (hopefully i don't get a reckless driving ticket spinning the tires in a high profile supercar) when taking off from inclines. the lateral hop was a major biggie for me to but many claim not to have experienced this and i'm hoping they have really put the car through the same paces i did on uneven pavement in curves before reporting back that the lateral hop was not present. additionally, the rear sway bar is supposedly 3 way adjustable and comes full "stiff" from the factory which would indicate the lateral hop can be dialed out anyway - if present. the clostrophobic feel of the interior with that all consuming sloped center console is indeed a wart for me i hope i can learn to live with. lastly, the ride height is very much a problem given my garage and how and where i plan to drive the car. if that can be fixed (as well as lateral hop), i think i can live with it. i think i was saying to myself earlier "why would you want to put up with all these negatives in a $500k car"? for some reason, i've rationalize my gut reaction to driving the car away - for now. that's usually a very dumb thing to do but we'll see.

and no, the dealer won't voluntarily give back the deposit (or any portion of it).

 

I have a driveway gutter as well, and have enough space to approach at an angle with no scraping. BUT, there are many people that don't have that luxury, especially with an uphill driveway with narrow entrance. The people have gotten plate steel placed over the gutter so water flows through and cars get a smooth ride except for the 1" lip of steel.

Example while it's up on Ebay...Steel Plate on Ebay

 

that's me. my drive way is downhill on the entrance and uphill on the exit and the entry into the garage must be made straight on. this will be doubly the case once the lift is installed.