My New Car: 2024 VW Golf R

[T1no]

https://www.vw.com/en/models/golf-r.html

so I've been wanting this car when they introduced it on 2022. obviously post covid bullshit its been really hard to land a deal that does not involved dealer add on packages and markup.

pretty much gave up looking and continue enjoying my non car payment life and just kinda cross shop with other vehicle but of course everyone else also have markup and dealer bs.

i was pretty much set with the golf r and i know i wanted a White Golf R manual transmission.

but here's the shortlist that was a potential and some are longshot

https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-7.html <---- not out, like the look and prob within the budget

https://www.polestar.com/us/polestar-2/ <---- need mods to make it somewhat look the way i wanted, within the budget

https://www.polestar.com/us/polestar-4 <---- not out, if i eat rice and beans this is this the way. out of the budget

https://www.volvocars.com/us/cars/ex30-electric/ <---- i like the look, within the budget, coming out soon, its a lifted hatchback. meh. 

https://www.audiusa.com/us/web/en/models/a5/s5-sportback/2024/overview.html <---- kinda hard to find used within the comfrotable budget and its getting outdated.

https://automobiles.honda.com/civic-type-r <---- Rice and every single dealer wanted 5k-10k markup

To be honest i dont think im ready for a full electric; granted that most of these cars prob go above 300 miles on a single charge but i just don't want to deal with range anxiety and sitting around just to charge my shit, and plus its prob a terrible time to buy since all of them still busy converting their line up to the tesla charging standard.

soo how did i get here. beginning of the year i did a search on vw website and i send email blast to local dealers with in stock or incoming White Golf R manual.
2 dealer spamming me instantly. vw pasadena, and vw moreno valley.
I drove to pasadena and checkout the car, talk to salesman and i'm like ok it's either now or more waiting.
sales was easy to deal with with the obvious cringe sales tactics i was ok with MSRP because other dealers wanted ADM.
finance tho; the guy is trying to sell me all this addons; from protection this, protection that, extended warranty for your extended warranty.
it was obvious that he was upset and disappointed because i denied every single offer he threw at me. I'm already disliking paying a car at MSRP i don't want extra crap and just get me out of here. it was so uncomfortable tbh, why does buying a car needs to be like this. so dumb.

i'm just imagining people who doesn't know better getting raped, and pressure into buying this extra stuff that they prob do not need and the dealer profit a few more thousands dollar out of you.

i got ppf full front done and prob window tint to follow.

The new tech is fun to play with. i have not try lane assist, dynamic cruise control, and parking assist. will add those impression once i get to try them. including the touch capacitive btns.

car comes with hankook Ventus s1 evo 3 from the factory.