Ordered an 08 550 Sport
05-01-2007, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by sleepyca31' post='419824' date='May 1 2007, 12:20 PM
This is probably naive but what is the benefit of ED and how the heck do you get your car back??
- You get free registration and insurance for two weeks.
- BMW ships the car back to the US and you pick it up at your dealer just like a regular purchase.
- YOU GET TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE ROADS THAT IT WAS BUILT FOR.
Sorry for that last one . . . I'm picking my car up in Munich in two days and I'm a bit excited!!!!!!
05-01-2007, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by pharding' post='419696' date='May 1 2007, 03:22 AM
Yesterday evening I ordered a 550 Sport in Carbon Black, with Black Dakota leather and Bamboo Anthracite wood trim. After seeing Bamboo Anthracite wood trim on an X5, I went with that. On the the X5 it was black with hints of brown which is better looking than the straight black in the sales brochure. With its delicate figuring it is quite beautiful. I also liked the fact that it is renewable, environmentally responsible material. I almost stayed with the Dark Poplar because my 1901 Frank Lloyd Wright has stained Poplar wood trim. However environmental responsibility and my preference for new, innovative materials won out.
This will be my fourth European Delivery BMW since 2001. It is a great program and a fine way to save a few bucks. The savings are substantial. I paid $1200 over ED Wholesale pricing with the BMW FS Buy Rate, BMW FS Owner Loyalty Program, and no bump on the acquisition fee on the lease. Given that the residual value on the lease is based upon US MSRP, not ED MSRP, this is a great deal. The savings is reduced by burning my charge card airline miles plus the other travel costs which are basically part of a great vacation. Since I am an architect I am going to try and worm my way into the new, soon to be opened, European Delivery Center by Coop Himmelblau Architects.
This will be my fourth European Delivery BMW since 2001. It is a great program and a fine way to save a few bucks. The savings are substantial. I paid $1200 over ED Wholesale pricing with the BMW FS Buy Rate, BMW FS Owner Loyalty Program, and no bump on the acquisition fee on the lease. Given that the residual value on the lease is based upon US MSRP, not ED MSRP, this is a great deal. The savings is reduced by burning my charge card airline miles plus the other travel costs which are basically part of a great vacation. Since I am an architect I am going to try and worm my way into the new, soon to be opened, European Delivery Center by Coop Himmelblau Architects.
Congrats Pharding.
You got the HD and the Sirius lol. Which dealer did you use.
You will love the 550. I can't wait to try the new sport automatic when it comes out at the dealer. Oh the wait till August. 3 months. then another 1.5 months yikes
05-01-2007, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepyca31' post='419890' date='May 1 2007, 04:11 PM
What is this new sport tranny? have not heard of it
05-02-2007, 12:04 PM
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Congrats on the order! Nice combo...yes, now the wait.........................
05-02-2007, 08:23 PM
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Congratulations Paul,
It must be a relief to have the deal making behind you, and I am glad you got them to get the residuals right.
I passed on ED this time or we could have coincided delivery. We were just a few weeks off in 2004. My children are 11, 9 and 7 and take great interest in my BMWMania. I cannot do the trip again without them. So they will join my wife and I at ages 14, 12 and 10 when I do ED for my F10 in 2010. They will be old enough to fully digest Europe and appreciate the sites.
P.S. By August there is an excellent chance that you will take delivery at the Welt so no worming will be necessary.
It must be a relief to have the deal making behind you, and I am glad you got them to get the residuals right.
I passed on ED this time or we could have coincided delivery. We were just a few weeks off in 2004. My children are 11, 9 and 7 and take great interest in my BMWMania. I cannot do the trip again without them. So they will join my wife and I at ages 14, 12 and 10 when I do ED for my F10 in 2010. They will be old enough to fully digest Europe and appreciate the sites.
P.S. By August there is an excellent chance that you will take delivery at the Welt so no worming will be necessary.
05-05-2007, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Veight' post='419871' date='May 1 2007, 01:52 PM
...You got the HD and the Sirius lol. Which dealer did you use.
I do not understand your comment about HD radio and Sirius. Please elaborate.
05-05-2007, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' post='420512' date='May 3 2007, 12:23 AM
P.S. By August there is an excellent chance that you will take delivery at the Welt so no worming will be necessary.
05-05-2007, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='421477' date='May 5 2007, 05:40 PM
<AHEM> How do you figure that to be the case in August? The tentative opening date is 15. October (my car is slated as the first delivery at the Welt) and that is subject to change (as is my delivery date).