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Anybody else doing this for their f30? This was a major selling point for me.
Any past experiences? Care to share?
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03-10-2012, 07:52 PM | #2 |
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Yep, I am. Scheduled for May 10th. Based on the reviews & experiences of others, I'm psyched. Not only will the PCD experience itself be great, but I'm taking a slight detour to run the Tail of the Dragon a day later, then head home. It's going to be a great weekend!
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Sweet. I think they're putting a lot of cushion in the schedule, mine is currently in the paint shop and is scheduled to be completed March 16th. Seems like I should be able to take delivery near mid-April rather than 2nd week of May, but hey. Do let me know if you have any success moving it up though... I'd be curious if they could do that for me as well.
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I have looked into it and doesn't seem like as much driving time as I originally thought. Seems like ~2 hours plant tour, ~2 hours driving, with some instruction at the front and then 1-2 hour personalized delivery presentation. Starts at 8am and done by 3pm. I will done get the delivery presentation since that will be done at the Welt in Munich, so will be done earlier. |
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03-12-2012, 08:25 AM | #9 |
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Yes, it is in Spartanburg. (Technically, it's Greer, SC) You get a tour of the x3 production and of the BMW museum they have there. You get off-road test track driving in the X's, skid pad driving, hard braking, avoidance maneuvers, etc. Plus, you get to take a HOT LAP with one of their professional drivers in an M5. (Lots of smoke, lots of sideways ) They also provide a hotel room for the night before, dinner at the hotel, breakfast and lunch the day of the delivery, and transport to the Performance Center from the Marriott via BMW's, of course. The best part being that it's all free, minus the transportation costs of getting to Spartanburg. If you have the opportunity to go, I would recommend you do so.
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03-14-2012, 10:11 AM | #10 |
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I live in Detroit, and I bought my car from CA (Steve Thomas BMW), so PCD was a natural choice.
Considering it's "free", it is the single greatest delivery experience you could ever have. Being picked up from the airport in a brand new X5 diesel, taken directly to the Marriott, the filet Mignon I had for dinner, the amazing buffet breakfast, the factory, the track time, the personal delivery of my car, and the best 600 mile drive in my life...PCD, for being free, is AMAZING. Aside from European Delivery, I will never take delivery of a new BMW any other way, not to mention it allows the Midwest/East-coast people to buy/lease a car anywhere in the US, and take delivery there. Just do it... |
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03-14-2012, 11:19 AM | #11 |
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Ok ok ok, I'm a bit lost. There are no extra charges to take delivery of the car in SC? I just need to pay for my flight to SC. Hotel, food, hot lap, meals and transportation from airport is free?
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Also, if you have an experienced CA in ED, they can submit a request for the re-delivery date way beforehand, which will be denied by the Performance Center. However, this request puts you first in line in scheduling when the car is cleared by customs. Of course, that only pertains to ED customers, as there isn't a customs problem with factory delivered new vehicles and they can schedule PCD in advance. |
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03-14-2012, 11:56 AM | #13 |
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Yes that is correct. You only have to pay for transportation to SC.
I have done both a normal PCD delivery and one of my friends bought a M5 so he gets a 1-day M school. You can bring a guest for the delivery so I went with my friend. The M school was phenomenal as you get to drive every M car they had at the time which was a Z4M, M5 and M6 (the new M3 was not yet added to the lineup). You get a lot more seat time for the M-school as there is no plant tour.
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03-14-2012, 12:24 PM | #14 |
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I'm planning on getting delivery in SC with ED pickup first. I've heard about the Performance school so many times and have wanted to experience it myself. In any case, the guys at the dealership were saying I was "double-dipping" (with a chuckle) but hey don't offer it if you don't want people to utilize it, right?
I specifically went for a new vehicle due to European Delivery AND Performance Center Delivery in Spartanburg. I thought it was one or the other but you can actually do both! But, I guess it's only good if you're not that far away or it depends on how far you're willing to travel. |
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Well, my advice would be to try to persuade ("bribe") your salesperson with some champagne or something. In any case, I hope it doesn't come to that. GOOD LUCK! |
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I'm curious...if you guys had to choose one or the other, would you do European Delivery or Performance Center Delivery? Pretend you can't do both.....
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Having done neither, I'd go with ED.. biggest reason is probably since I have to have it shipped to Hawaii either way and I'm not so sure I could do that from the PCD. Well, that, plus I get to drive to my family in Europe xD
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If you had to choose between the two... its hands down has to be ED. Even though I did my ED back before the Welt days it was an awesome experience to drive your own brand new BMW around Germany on the Autobahn. The joy of the car through the German countryside with your family enjoying all the sights along the freeways is unmatched by PCD.
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Thanks for your responses. I called my CA and VPC and they said I was unable to do this since the car already left the factory. Thank you all or your help. I really wish I knew of this before.
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I will be leasing anyhow so those would extra miles on the car. Maybe some day. |
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