That's interesting re. the transmission. Yours was a relatively early one, I wonder if they've overcome that by now?

I checked at my dealer the other day, they have two on the lot, a white and a verde metallic (greenish black, looks decent). Both have heated seats and Premium I, which has everything I really want, but without the expense of the Airmatic suspension; I guess theyve determined that's the favored spec around here (they also have running boards, which I wouldn't have ordered, but whatever...). The dealer claims in its Autotrader ad to have 18 in stock; I think that's an exaggeration, but I'm sure they do have more that aren't on the lot.

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