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09-23-2008, 04:58 PM | #1 |
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Kudos to the BMW Performance Center
It has been a month since I took re-delivery of my 1 from the team at the PerformanceCenter (8/26/08) and I’ve been enjoying the car that much!
I probably sound like a broken record to the other post about the Performance Center Delivery (PCD) but it is an absolute must! Where else can you drive/beat-on a vehicle similar to yours on a closed course and get to see what the car is capable of? It was also cool to drive one of the X vehicles on the off-road course to experience its true capabilities. I want to thank everyone at PCD for the hospitality but I need to give a special shout out to Donnie Isley and Ray Helms for really showing me what the 135i true capabilities are! I also want to thank Stephen Soncini for adjusting the delivery time for my 1 so that my family and I could hit the road early to start our trek back to Michigan. For my 135i, I participated in the European Delivery program and PCD. European Delivery was a blast but PCD is an absolute must in my book! Jeff
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09-23-2008, 07:38 PM | #4 |
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I bet it would be amazing. But, living California. It is virtually impossible!!
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09-23-2008, 08:13 PM | #5 |
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Yeah, I don't know why they don't have a Perfomance Center at their NA headquarters, which just happens to be right here in NJ.
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09-23-2008, 08:41 PM | #6 |
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Donnie is the freaking man. My dad (who went with me) is not really into cars and I think he had a man-crush on him after the "hot lap."
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09-23-2008, 08:41 PM | #7 |
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Because no one wants to go to Jersey? :wink:
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07-27-2009, 03:29 PM | #9 |
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There was a couple in my PCD on 7/21 who were taking delivery of a M3, driving east to Myrtle Beach and then driving back to San Francisco. They planned to stop at friends and family along the way and take 2 1/2 weeks doing it.
I can understand people not wanting to take a one way plane flight to Greenville, SC and driving a long way home. It was less than 2 hours from me so it made it a no brainer. If I had to fly to do it, I would seriously consider it, however. There is an element of safety involved in understanding better the DSC and antilock brakes. And it's a blast! Jim
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07-27-2009, 03:58 PM | #11 |
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same for me!
a shade under 1200 to return to Killeen, TX. and that's taking the long way "off the highway" roads...which I may plan.
Now I just have to get my parents to watch my 3 year old daughter for 4 days while the wife and I make our trip! |
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Wonderful picture, EINS. You captured very well the look of the PCenter.
Love the weather, BTW. In addition to the mood it makes the track driving more of a challenge, doesn't it? |
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(And the hot lap with Donnie in the M3 sedan at the end was just icing on the cake.) |
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The Performance Center is adjacent to the manufacturing facility which is BMW's only plant in the U. S.. I'm sure they got a lot of tax breaks from SC and the other taxing authorities when they built it. They are finishing a $100M expansion to the manufacturing plant they started before the economic downturn. There is a small museum at the manufacturing plant that anybody can visit, I think.
This area is also just south of the foothills of the Alleghany mountains. There are a number of scenic drives headed mainly to the northeast. I was messing around on the Garmin website yesterday and noticed they now offer a scenic route software upgrade of some sort - might be an option for those planning a trip home if they have a Garmin. Asheville is less than 2 hours north (Biltmore mansion, Grove Park Inn, etc.). The SC shore would be about 3 hours to the east. There are other things to do in the area, in other words. Jim
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Hmm. Actually, who the hell wants to go to New Jersey...EVER? And agree with JimD - the drive out of the Performance Center is beautiful, especially if you catch the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
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gotta love the PCD staff! they all do amazing things for the BMW brand and create memories that last a lifetime.
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