BMW Performance Center Delivery

Canefan · 12-23-2011, 06:48 PM

Anyone planning to purchase a new BMW (any model) should seriously consider the no-cost option to receive the car at the BMW Performance Center in Greenville SC. I accompanied my brother this week as he took delivery on his new X5 diesel and it was an incredible experience.

You have to get yourself to Greenville but then BMW puts you up in a hotel near the plant and covers dinner the night of your arrival and breakfast the next morning. Hotel bill is also paid for. Upon arrival at the Performance Center, you attend a short class and then it's out to the track with professional instructors. Everyone gets into an identical car to the one that they're picking up and you run through a variety of instructional drills from braking to skidpad. There is also an offroad session that was unbelievably fun. The morning was capped off with some hot laps in an M5 with one of the drivers. Lunch was in the employee cafeteria and then you get your car. A customer relations person goes over the car in as much detail as you need. Afterwards, there was a tour of the manufacturing plant. This alone was worth the trip as the plant is one of the most advanced automobile manufacturing facilities in the world. It was a fascinating tour. I just got my new to me 135i but have had 4 other BMWs before this one. My next car in a couple of years will be a 1M and I will take delivery in Greenville like he did. Totally worth the trip.

jkp1187 · 12-23-2011, 07:00 PM

Agreed.

And anyone who thinks that they might enjoy the Performance Center delivery should just put down the money and schedule an ///M School, regardless of whether they're picking up a new car or not.

Mister RK · 12-23-2011, 07:01 PM

Sounds like BMW heaven

DAC17 · 12-23-2011, 07:01 PM

I wish I could have done that, but the timing was bad. Apparently the PCD would have taken another month plus from when I got my car, and I couldn't chance driving it back to CT in snow or ice. I wonder if they give "rain checks"???

Canefan · 12-23-2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jkp1187

Agreed.

And anyone who thinks that they might enjoy the Performance Center delivery should just put down the money and schedule an ///M School, regardless of whether they're picking up a new car or not.

I concur. After this experience, M school is definitely on the bucket list.

Spitfire007 · 12-23-2011, 07:20 PM

Sounds like a ball!
But I hate to break it to you but the 1M is for one year only so they won't make anymore! Hurry and get one now or you'll have to go used. You might be able to do an M2 Perf. Ctr. Delivery....

CincyOne · 12-23-2011, 07:37 PM

The only thing sweeter is Euro delivery and then re-delivery at the Performance center. Did that with our 135.

jkp1187 · 12-28-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire007

Sounds like a ball!
But I hate to break it to you but the 1M is for one year only so they won't make anymore! Hurry and get one now or you'll have to go used. You might be able to do an M2 Perf. Ctr. Delivery....

Last I heard, they did have some 1M's for people to drive at the M school...

BallisticRedRaider · 12-28-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DAC17

I wish I could have done that, but the timing was bad. Apparently the PCD would have taken another month plus from when I got my car, and I couldn't chance driving it back to CT in snow or ice. I wonder if they give "rain checks"???

Check these links from Bimmerfest. They have some info on those that want to do PCD without delivering a car.

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=577124

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=583013

Lexington · 12-29-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jkp1187

Last I heard, they did have some 1M's for people to drive at the M school...

Yep, they do. Drove one at an M school and took a hot lap in one. They also have them for folks to drive who are taking 1M delivery there.

FOACAD · 12-29-2011, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CincyOne

The only thing sweeter is Euro delivery and then re-delivery at the Performance center. Did that with our 135.

how did the re-delivery go?

i have my car over here in germany right now but will be shipping it back to the US when i PCS back to the states. the port that they say it will most likely go to is the one in SC. can i request it be received by the Performance Center? or was yours already set up for each stage (ED then PCD) by your dealer?

Spitfire007 · 12-29-2011, 05:17 PM

Sure they have 1Ms you can drive. My point was that in a year you won't be able to buy a new one, much less do PCD on one. They are for one model year only. You can go enjoy the Perf Ctr car all you want... It's still not your own! Which stinks.

Lexington · 12-30-2011, 08:43 AM

I was told they have 6 and that they will evently be reconditioned and sold. Thoroughly broken in.

JimD · 12-30-2011, 08:16 PM

I took PCD on my 128i vert in 2009 and thorughly enjoyed it. I did a 2 day M school last year and really enjoyed that too. I've also driven the performance center track three times now in an autocross sponsored by the local BMWCCA chapter. Great fun. At the last autocross, they used a 1M and a M3 for hot laps. I had a hot lap in a M3 and drove it on the same track so I passed on that but I loved a lap in the 1M. Much more brutal/agressive than the M3. And the M3 is more agressive feeling than the M5 or M6. I'm thinking of doing a 1 day M school to drive the 1M on the track. It is the only manual M car at the Performance Center. I need to work on my shifting under quasi race conditions. I am worried that they won't keep the 1Ms around past the spring of 2012.

Jim

MPBK · 12-31-2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Canefan

Anyone planning to purchase a new BMW (any model) should seriously consider the no-cost option to receive the car at the BMW Performance Center in Greenville SC. I accompanied my brother this week as he took delivery on his new X5 diesel and it was an incredible experience.

You have to get yourself to Greenville but then BMW puts you up in a hotel near the plant and covers dinner the night of your arrival and breakfast the next morning. Hotel bill is also paid for. Upon arrival at the Performance Center, you attend a short class and then it's out to the track with professional instructors. Everyone gets into an identical car to the one that they're picking up and you run through a variety of instructional drills from braking to skidpad. There is also an offroad session that was unbelievably fun. The morning was capped off with some hot laps in an M5 with one of the drivers. Lunch was in the employee cafeteria and then you get your car. A customer relations person goes over the car in as much detail as you need. Afterwards, there was a tour of the manufacturing plant. This alone was worth the trip as the plant is one of the most advanced automobile manufacturing facilities in the world. It was a fascinating tour. I just got my new to me 135i but have had 4 other BMWs before this one. My next car in a couple of years will be a 1M and I will take delivery in Greenville like he did. Totally worth the trip.

Completely agree with your review above.
My experience was similar. Being in GA, it's almost a mandatory delivery if you consider yourself even slightly car enthusiast.
I took my son, who considers a car merely something to get him from A to B and who has never washed the car I gave him throughout the entire high school years, had a blast.
I only wish that they had more driving drills. The braking and skidpad was more to showcase what a BMW can do rather than drill your skills. They could also include a slalom and a mini auto-cross track. The high speed hot laps were a lot of fun.

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Originally Posted by Spitfire007

Sounds like a ball!
But I hate to break it to you but the 1M is for one year only so they won't make anymore! Hurry and get one now or you'll have to go used. You might be able to do an M2 Perf. Ctr. Delivery....

Window of opportunity has already been closed for several months now.

MPBK · 12-31-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DAC17

I wish I could have done that, but the timing was bad. Apparently the PCD would have taken another month plus from when I got my car, and I couldn't chance driving it back to CT in snow or ice. I wonder if they give "rain checks"???

The entire experience is paid for by not trucking your car to your dealer.
If you took delivery at your dealer, you can sign up for one of their many Driving Schools, but it won't be free.

sharpkw1 · 01-02-2012, 03:24 PM

+1 on the enjoyment factor for the PCD.
I used FF miles to fly to Greenville so the only cost was gas for the drive home - and even that was not bad - they delivered my 135 with a full tank of gas instead of the usual fraction of a tank I have gotten from dealers....

bayer · 01-05-2012, 07:42 PM

I have done 2 PCD and they both were best experiences I have ever had getting a car.

12-23-2011, 06:48 PM	#1
Canefan Private 15 Rep 94 Posts Drives: 2008 Monaco Blue 135i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Atlanta GA iTrader: (0)	BMW Performance Center Delivery Anyone planning to purchase a new BMW (any model) should seriously consider the no-cost option to receive the car at the BMW Performance Center in Greenville SC. I accompanied my brother this week as he took delivery on his new X5 diesel and it was an incredible experience. You have to get yourself to Greenville but then BMW puts you up in a hotel near the plant and covers dinner the night of your arrival and breakfast the next morning. Hotel bill is also paid for. Upon arrival at the Performance Center, you attend a short class and then it's out to the track with professional instructors. Everyone gets into an identical car to the one that they're picking up and you run through a variety of instructional drills from braking to skidpad. There is also an offroad session that was unbelievably fun. The morning was capped off with some hot laps in an M5 with one of the drivers. Lunch was in the employee cafeteria and then you get your car. A customer relations person goes over the car in as much detail as you need. Afterwards, there was a tour of the manufacturing plant. This alone was worth the trip as the plant is one of the most advanced automobile manufacturing facilities in the world. It was a fascinating tour. I just got my new to me 135i but have had 4 other BMWs before this one. My next car in a couple of years will be a 1M and I will take delivery in Greenville like he did. Totally worth the trip.
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jkp1187 Unindicted co-conspirator 66 Rep 1,734 Posts Drives: to work, mostly. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Detroit, Michigan iTrader: (0)	Agreed. And anyone who thinks that they might enjoy the Performance Center delivery should just put down the money and schedule an ///M School, regardless of whether they're picking up a new car or not.
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DAC17 Long live BMW M's! 171 Rep 368 Posts Drives: 2023 CT5-V Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	I wish I could have done that, but the timing was bad. Apparently the PCD would have taken another month plus from when I got my car, and I couldn't chance driving it back to CT in snow or ice. I wonder if they give "rain checks"??? __________________ 2023 Cadillac CT5-V 2022 Mazda MX-5 (manual) 2022 Chevy Bolt (being a little environmental)
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Spitfire007 Captain 189 Rep 682 Posts Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 328i [0.00]	Sounds like a ball! But I hate to break it to you but the 1M is for one year only so they won't make anymore! Hurry and get one now or you'll have to go used. You might be able to do an M2 Perf. Ctr. Delivery....
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CincyOne Enlisted Member 7 Rep 49 Posts Drives: AW 135i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	The only thing sweeter is Euro delivery and then re-delivery at the Performance center. Did that with our 135.
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Spitfire007 Captain 189 Rep 682 Posts Drives: 09 328i Sport 6MT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 328i [0.00]	Sure they have 1Ms you can drive. My point was that in a year you won't be able to buy a new one, much less do PCD on one. They are for one model year only. You can go enjoy the Perf Ctr car all you want... It's still not your own! Which stinks.
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Lexington Lieutenant 53 Rep 404 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Blue Water Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	I was told they have 6 and that they will evently be reconditioned and sold. Thoroughly broken in. __________________
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JimD Brigadier General 368 Rep 3,547 Posts Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, SC iTrader: (0)	I took PCD on my 128i vert in 2009 and thorughly enjoyed it. I did a 2 day M school last year and really enjoyed that too. I've also driven the performance center track three times now in an autocross sponsored by the local BMWCCA chapter. Great fun. At the last autocross, they used a 1M and a M3 for hot laps. I had a hot lap in a M3 and drove it on the same track so I passed on that but I loved a lap in the 1M. Much more brutal/agressive than the M3. And the M3 is more agressive feeling than the M5 or M6. I'm thinking of doing a 1 day M school to drive the 1M on the track. It is the only manual M car at the Performance Center. I need to work on my shifting under quasi race conditions. I am worried that they won't keep the 1Ms around past the spring of 2012. Jim __________________ 128i Convertible, MT, Alpine White, Black Top, Taupe Leatherette, Walnut, Sport Ordered 5/22/09, Completed 6/4/09, At Port 6/9/09, On the Georgia Highway 6/13/09, Ship Arrived Charleston 6/24/09 at 10pm, PCD 7/21/09
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sharpkw1 Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	+1 on the enjoyment factor for the PCD. I used FF miles to fly to Greenville so the only cost was gas for the drive home - and even that was not bad - they delivered my 135 with a full tank of gas instead of the usual fraction of a tank I have gotten from dealers....
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bayer First Lieutenant 16 Rep 316 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	I have done 2 PCD and they both were best experiences I have ever had getting a car.
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