Pictures from the BMW VDC Tour in Oxnard, CA Nov. 3, 2007
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I attended the BMW VDC Tour in Oxnard on Saturday Nov. 3rd. The tour was organized by BMW Club of Los Angeles and apparently also the MiniManiacs of Los Angeles were invited. When I attended the last one two years ago there were hardly one or two Minis there. But this time 99% of the parking lot was taken by all the Minis and almost all of us BMW folk had to park on the street
The turnout was MUCH bigger than two years ago. They had the 128i Coupe and Convertible there, along with the Hydrogen 7 and new Rolls Royce convertible. They started the Hydrogen 7's engine and it sounded a lot like old school diesel engines, although it would probably be quiet when the hood is closed. They also mentioned that they had the new E92 M3 "upstairs", but did not take any of us to see it. Here are some pics:
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Very cool pictures, thanks for sharing. I almost got the aero kit that's on the whtie E93, but I changed my mind at the last minute. it was $2,700 with the rear spoiler.
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Can you please provide more info on VDC , Oxnard . I have never heard of it . The shots are great !!
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Originally Posted by Member545' post='491045' date='Nov 6 2007, 07:29 PM
Very cool pictures, thanks for sharing. I almost got the aero kit that's on the whtie E93, but I changed my mind at the last minute. it was $2,700 with the rear spoiler.
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='491047' date='Nov 6 2007, 07:43 PM
Can you please provide more info on VDC , Oxnard . I have never heard of it . The shots are great !!
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The VDC in California serves all of the Western US, Alaska and Hawaii........so all cars going to those destinations must pass through there first.
The VDC is not open to the public, but once every couple of years BMW Club of LA arranges a Saturday tour for it's members who wish to attend. The VDC is not usually open on Saturdays, but they open and have a limited crew there just to demonstrate to us how things work there. This was my second visit there and although it does not come close to visiting a BMW factory, it is still interesting.