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Originally Posted by Ammunition

I've had my '14 for two months now - I love it, and I didn't regret anything when I found out about the monogram series. To me, it is just going to be a significant jump in the cost for things I either don't want, don't care about, or would just replace with an aftermarket part that I can get for cheaper, or just prefer the styling of better - but I, personally, would not waste my money to get a whole list of features when I'd only care for one or two of them.

Being that I wanted this car for a long time, and it was my first new car, I did not regret getting the '14 as the price was the same aside from the discounts a few people have mentioned getting on the '13s. I am kind of meticulous, and it was very special to me to have my first new car coming to me straight form the factory, and it was important and worth it to me to not get a car that has been sitting on a lot in various weather conditions, test-driven, etc.

As far as color choice goes - asphalt, argento, and hot lava were the color choices I considered. I'm a bit bias, as asphalt was always my first choice and the choice I stuck with, but imo you can't go wrong with a color that makes your car look like a batmobile, and won't show scratches or swirls well.

In the end, just make sure you chose what is best for you, your situation, and it is what you want - there are choice I've made about my car (including buying it!) that were worth it to me, but other people disagreed with, advised against, or differed in opinion on.

Personally, I think that it is easier for me to learn from a mistake if I make one - I know that I will feel far less badly about any regrets I have over the choices I make, than those that I would experience if I had done something that went against how I felt - simply because certain people, or a number of people, told me to do otherwise.

So if you're looking for advice - that's great and take from it what you can, but just make sure that the choices you formulate are your own, and not simply because you feel like you should do something, or feel a certain way based on what other people are going to tell you. After all, people can only tell you what is best for them, or share their experience(s), but you aren't them, and your experiences are your own

I appreciate the input, and actually I'm curious which of my 2 color choices would show swirls more in the long run. But "learning from mistakes" I've long done and if I based my choices on other's opinions I wouldn't be getting an orange car , I'm old enough to have learned to drive pulling stumps in a Fargo. I solely want to hear what other like-minded people would do "in my shoes" and maybe find out something I wouldn't have otherwise known.

I don't want to come off as snarly, I'm just not some silly kid with parents' money looking for internet validation. I'll be buying right around the time the Monogram would be hitting the shelves so now's my crunch time to truly decide.