Thanks all for the feedback! I ended up placing an order today through one of the local dealers. I sat in a '24 and '25 today and really liked the facelift screens but the main deciding factor was I wanted Typhoon metallic. I must say, from photos its easy to conclude the facelift front end not looking as good or aggressive as the pre-facelift but in person they both look fantastic. Now the wait begins... The dealer I placed the order with is not one of the top BW-selling dealers so we'll see how long until my order gets filled... Which will segue into my rant about the first dealer experience I had today for those interested below...
I determined which dealer I wanted to place my order with based on how many BW's they had inbound to increase my chances of getting my order filled. I walked into the store, told the sales person exactly what I was looking to do, only to be told by the sales manager that they are unwilling to order a green car in case I back out and they're stuck with it. He said the only way they'd do it is if I placed a $15K non-refundable deposit. Kinda reminds me when you get a contractor to the house to do some work for you, they don't want the job so they throw an outrageous number out there so you say no. Needless to say I said no thanks, drove 15 mins to another dealer and the experience couldn't have been more different. They showed enthusiasm towards the BW, took a $1k refundable deposit for my order, and out I went.
This will be my first non-German car ownership experience and I cannot wait to get the beast!
