[CodeSlinger]

Originally Posted by M2PDX

That looks awesome!!! And what a fantastic experience to be able to pick it up at the performance center!

That is my build exactly .... TR with Cognac and a 6MT! Someday this will be the combo to have.

Mine finished production on Friday. Now the wait begins!

Are you going to do a HAS upgrade? I'm thinking KWs as soon as it arrives.

Thank you! I love the spec, the cognac seats look great and suit the red color really well.

I'm going to hold off on any sort of lowering, I have a rather awkward driveway/garage and the additional ground clearance is welcome. Maybe if we move I'll consider it, but the stock height isn't an eyesore to me (like it seems to be for other people).

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by Ravenseal

Performance Center Delivery (PCD) is completely different from the driving experiences, of which BMW has multiple options that cost money and allow you to spend multiple hours on track. PCD is free.

Well, in reality it is not actually “free” as a portion of the $995 destination fee goes to cover it.

Originally Posted by PRINCE THUNDERNIGHT

Great to know, thanks. We’re staying extra days as we’ll be getting the entire front of the car PPF’d.

Will you be using Extreme Colors Auto Spa for the PPF install?

[CodeSlinger]

Originally Posted by T_U_D

Well, in reality it is not actually “free” as a portion of the $995 destination fee goes to cover it.

Does that destination fee normally go to the dealership or is it just sucked up into the BMW corporation regardless?

[psuibmw]

Originally Posted by CodeSlinger

Does that destination fee normally go to the dealership or is it just sucked up into the BMW corporation regardless?

My guessing it goes to BMW to pay the transportation company, not the dealer, ow dealers would be charging different amounts and use it as a source of extra $$

[psuibmw]

I did the PCD few years back and it was great fun. If anyone has the option to do, it’s worth the time and effort to get there, plus you enjoy driving your car back home
G06 PCD Trip

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by CodeSlinger

Does that destination fee normally go to the dealership or is it just sucked up into the BMW corporation regardless?

BMW NA

[wtwo3]

Congrats! And wow, 469 days... I thought I had it bad at 345 days for my G80 - 469 days is just brutal. Awesome spec, and I'm sure the trip over there was surreal. I too flew first class down to SC just this past February just to make the trip extra special.

Couple things that stood out to me in your post:
1) I'm surprised you thought the PCD cafeteria food was better than the hotel meal. I thought the hotel meal was actually pretty good while the PCD cafeteria was very standard cafeteria faire.
2) I feel like those X5s in the "off-road" section are all in sort of bad shape. The one I had was idling pretty rough. Guess they're not good for the rough life.

[CodeSlinger]

Originally Posted by wtwo3

Congrats! And wow, 469 days... I thought I had it bad at 345 days for my G80 - 469 days is just brutal. Awesome spec, and I'm sure the trip over there was surreal. I too flew first class down to SC just this past February just to make the trip extra special.

Couple things that stood out to me in your post:
1) I'm surprised you thought the PCD cafeteria food was better than the hotel meal. I thought the hotel meal was actually pretty good while the PCD cafeteria was very standard cafeteria faire.
2) I feel like those X5s in the "off-road" section are all in sort of bad shape. The one I had was idling pretty rough. Guess they're not good for the rough life.

To be fair the majority of that wait was in the limbo period of waiting for the car to be unveiled and then the allocation wait (I got the first non-HEA modification my dealer got). It was 139 days from allocation to pickup and 278 days from unveiling to pickup.

I found the selection and quality of the PCD meal to be quite nice, lots of options and the sandwich/salad were top notch. In contrast the Marriott meal wasn't bad but the caprese salad didn't seem too fresh and the steak was overcooked.

Agreed on the X5's, I was impressed by what they could do on the course but they really don't seem like they are suited to doing that regularly. If I was getting one CPO'd I would be very wary of carfax from Greenville

[Luv2]

Congrats on picking up your car. I'm sure it was a blast to drive home. My build is the same. so close to pulling the trigger on the Cognac seats. Got the Highlighted seats because I wanted to see a car with the Cognac seats, pretty rare to see. Enjoy !!!

[Prince Thundernight]

Originally Posted by T_U_D

Will you be using Extreme Colors Auto Spa for the PPF install?

Yep. Any experience with them?

[BMWCompact]

I’ve used Extreme Colors twice on both of my PCD F87 M2s. Very happy with their work and great staff too!

I return every year for the annual service on the ceramic coating.

I have them tint my windows, wrap the entire front end, mirrors, rockers, area in front of the rear wheels etc with PPF, then ceramic coat everything plus the wheels.

[BMWCompact]

I’ll add that the Greenville Marriott staff was super friendly when we stayed overnight for both PCD experiences. We found both the dinner the night before, and the breakfast, the morning of our delivery to be very good.

That said, the Greenville Marriott was, I’m guessing, built in the 1980s and looks and feels like it. BMW seems to house visiting BMW staff for meetings, training etc there - assume they get great rates.

Personally, I wish BMW would select a hotel that’s as memorable as the PCD experience; I doubt anyone would knowingly book the Greenville Marriott for a personal stay.

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by PRINCE THUNDERNIGHT

Yep. Any experience with them?

Yes, multiple.

Originally Posted by BMWCompact

I’ll add that the Greenville Marriott staff was super friendly when we stayed overnight for both PCD experiences. We found both the dinner the night before, and the breakfast, the morning of our delivery to be very good.

That said, the Greenville Marriott was, I’m guessing, built in the 1980s and looks and feels like it. BMW seems to house visiting BMW staff for meetings, training etc there - assume they get great rates.

Personally, I wish BMW would select a hotel that’s as memorable as the PCD experience; I doubt anyone would knowingly book the Greenville Marriott for a personal stay.

Agreed regarding the Greenville Marriott. It is fairly subpar, especially the guest rooms. It has been renovated multiple times, but it has been a while. The last PCD I attended I told myself we would not stay there again and pay out of pocket to stay elsewhere.

[Prince Thundernight]

Originally Posted by CodeSlinger

Pulled into my driveway with just over 1550 miles, I'll do another writeup sometime soon on the road trip back. I immediately went to the dealer and got the break in service done, it's lovely being able to take it to redline now.

Break in service? This an M2 thing, or a BMW thing? Pretty sure the ‘free’ servicing only covers one oil change @ 10K miles/each year?

[CodeSlinger]

Originally Posted by PRINCE THUNDERNIGHT

Break in service? This an M2 thing, or a BMW thing? Pretty sure the ‘free’ servicing only covers one oil change @ 10K miles/each year?

It's a very common car industry thing, BMW requires you to do an oil change after ~1300 miles, whenever that happens. It's covered under the three years of free scheduled maintenance.

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by PRINCE THUNDERNIGHT

Break in service? This an M2 thing, or a BMW thing? Pretty sure the ‘free’ servicing only covers one oil change @ 10K miles/each year?

It is a M thing. Non-M vehicles do not receive a break-in service unless customer requested, aka customer pay. A M break-in service is included with the 3/36 maintenance.

[CodeSlinger]

Originally Posted by T_U_D

It is a M thing. Non-M vehicles do not receive a break-in service unless customer requested, aka customer pay. A M break-in service is included with the 3/36 maintenance.

Huh, TIL. Didn't realize it wasn't applicable for non-M cars.

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by CodeSlinger

Huh, TIL. Didn't realize it wasn't applicable for non-M cars.

It has been since the late 80s to the early 90s since Non-Ms last required a break-in service per BMW.

[hufington]

This wait time is ridiculous!

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by hufington

This wait time is ridiculous!

The car went into production in April, right? So 3 month wait

[DarkNight707]

Originally Posted by CodeSlinger

I give them a lot of credit for not talking down to her or directing information to me instead of her. Something that you see a lot in the car industry and can get quite tiring for woman who are also car enthusiasts.

Good to know. Thanks for pointing that out and sharing your experience. Congrats to you and your wife.

[Tallest]

Crawfish tails! Look at you BMW, no chips for 2 years but found some crawfish for people for delivery, good on you...

Congrats on the delivery, finally!