Did dealer install an aftermarket alarm/lo-jack device? I can't imagine the factory alarm configuration even has the ability to go off while the vehicle is in operation..
Just remember that the MT gearbox is also a ZF product, and there's at least one BMW (besides the Z4 Handschalter) that uses the same internal gearset as the MKV version. I don't remember which model it was, but I'm just pointing out that there's more of these boxes out there than just the...
This is why my kids are gonna learn to drive in a 2003 Wrangler manual. I don't want them to get comfortable with all these assists out of the gate. The cable-throttled, horrible-shifter, mind-of-its own-steering, analog-everything, too-noisy-for-phone-calls, WWII-suspensioned shitbox...IS...
The brakes do give out quickly on them in stock form. No way are they up to the task of repeatedly slowing something that heavy, and that fast. A rather terrifying notion.
..and yes, a pony that has ONE trick. Might be a great one, but you're still stuck with a fat, ugly, dumb pony the other...
Paul...calm down and grab an ice-cold Tooheys.
The one thing I'll say is I've noticed how hard it's been to get solid reviews on these products 1-3 years in. Sure everyone raves about them, because of course it works perfect in the first six months..but down the line is very murky. Kinda like...