It's aluminum. It needs no color. It's under the rig and out of sight. Coating will just show the scratches once it hits anything. Just bare metal is best, most attractive with the least amount of cosmetic maintenance. The red has some advantage for you marketing the product; at least to people...
Last week I looked into ordering a custom configured (base model + one option) Allroad for my wife (made in Germany) or Q5 (made in Mexico). Dealer quoted 6-7 months. Over 85% of Audis listed as "at dealership" or "in transit" to dealership are sold already, but Audi won't let dealers say that...
So...what does "production" mean? Out the barn door from the assembly line and waiting for chips (my brother says there are lots on MSU Campus with Fords built but waiting for dash to be taken out, chip installed, and dash reinstalled...true?) or does it mean "DONE DONE" - buy it and drive it...
Those who pass me at high speed on frozen roads are almost always dudes in lifted trucks. They think they are invincible. But if ice hits a couple of tires simultaneously you may well become toast. 4WD does not help on sheet ice; especially down hill. (Testosterone poisoning doesn't seem to be...
2) Unprotected transmission cross-members that hang a couple inches lower than the skid plates and rock rails (2.7 auto's).
This is unexpected...and disturbing.
Maybe the dealer can swap your grill with someone who doesn't care and pay for a body shop to repair the lower holes. FMC's design is so awful it should probably reimburse the dealer for its stupidity.,,unless there's a service bulletin to dealers already telling them not to drill the holes...
I think the only way to put it out is Chernobyl style - dump concrete on top. FDs know this, but don't use concrete, so they have to look like they are doing something. Sorry to be cynical, but isn't that the only rational explanation other than stupidity? Someone in an FD tell me if I'm wrong...
Such a nice color. Too bad my current car is that color and I really wanted a change so I ordered A51. Hmmm. Maybe I don't... I don't have VIN yet, so think I can still change my mind? Maybe AMB will be back in '24 when I get mine...