Originally Posted by pharding' post='421469' date='May 5 2007, 06:40 PM

Elmhurst BMW. Ask for Mitch, but as with all dealers check their math.

I do not understand your comment about HD radio and Sirius. Please elaborate.

Originally Posted by Veight' post='421681' date='May 6 2007, 07:51 PM

Its just that everyone has been trying to decide which one to get. You took care of the issue by ordering both.

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.

Originally Posted by branie555' post='422095' date='May 7 2007, 09:44 PM

I don't know why, Paul, but I thought you were a Motorworks man. Were all your ED's from Elmhurst? The reason I ask is because my lease is up in December and I may be shopping a little closer to home this time. My last and current cars were bought in Naperville, but that's over 20 miles from home and Elmhurst is less than 5 miles. I'll give Mitch a shot for my next ED.