{"id":938,"date":"2010-08-23T17:14:15","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T23:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcoupebuyersguide.com\/?p=938"},"modified":"2010-08-24T13:02:46","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T19:02:46","slug":"eager-anticipation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.mcoupebuyersguide.com\/index.php\/2010\/08\/eager-anticipation\/","title":{"rendered":"Eager Anticipation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Garage — Garage In Wait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
I just received word that my new M Coupe is in route! It left the dealership in Delaware and should hopefully be to me by Thursday or Friday. I first saw it and called on it on the morning of July 24th and made the decision to purchase it a few days later, so it’s been a long wait. Gambacorta Motors has been very helpful and easy to work with. The long delay is from a combination of my credit union wanting the actual title in hand, there being an existing lien on it, and the previous owner’s bank having to get the title to my credit union. The one plus side to it was that my credit union dropped their rates 0.75% the night before I closed the loan saving me a few hundred over the life of the loan.<\/p>\n
So what have I been doing in the meantime? Preparation. Comparing the coupe’s arrival to that of one of my children is quite a stretch, but I have noticed some similarities.<\/p>\n
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Current Garage Resident<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
First, it needs somewhere to sleep. We re-arranged the garage to make sure it will have plenty of space with no danger of falling objects. I had been contemplating it for a couple months and pretty much everything fit where I hoped it would. While not decked out and decorated like out kids’ rooms, it has been swept and leaf-blown. Hopefully next summer I’ll get to painting and sealing the floor and maybe some wall posters for decoration. Now, I’ll just have to convince my son Breyton to move his parking spot over a few more feet.<\/p>\n
Second, it needs insurance. One of the first things to do after having a child is make sure your insurance is covering them. The same applies here (although by law). I called and talked to our agent before purchasing it and have arranged “stated-value coverage” rather than the piddling KBB amount they would normally cover in the event something should happen. My insurance agent is just waiting for my call to activate it.<\/p>\n
Next, I’ll probably take it over to my neighbor’s shop for it’s first check-up. It’s already had a recent service and inspection performed, but I’ll want a look underneath myself.<\/p>\n
Well, that’s probably where the similarities end. Counting the days…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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