From the March 2015 problem of Automobile and Driver
If you are arranging to order a new BMW and your passport is up to date, the most thrilling alternative on the order form may possibly be European delivery. As an alternative of just picking up the auto at your regional dealership, use European delivery to meet your BMW in its ancestral house. Think of it as a European vacation in your new automobile with BMW defraying some of the expenses of the trip. I went there in October to pick up my 428i xDrive Gran Coupe, and I lived to inform the tale.
Car delivery happens at the BMW Welt exhibition and delivery center, across the street from BMW’s headquarters in Munich. Situated next to the Munich Olympic Park, BMW Welt (German for “world”) is a striking piece of cyclonic, space-station architecture that is a should-see for any Bimmerphile. Soon after a snack of white sausage and brown pretzels in the consumer lounge, I was prepared for the auto show to commence. I walked out onto a large elevated platform and laid eyes upon my Estoril Blue 428i Gran Coupe, which was parked on a turntable. A spotlight hit it, and a lump settled in my throat.
BMW Welt, like Epcot Center, but cool.
A item specialist appeared to give me a thorough briefing on the car and its features. Even leaving is memorable: A 1-series M coupe dressed as a MotoGP Security Automobile fired up and led me on a lap of the second floor prior to descending toward the exit. Based on your level of enthusiasm, think about spending a complete day at this BMW-Disney when you take delivery, visiting the museum and taking the factory tour to watch an M4 becoming assembled.
A trip to Europe is not exactly inexpensive, and flights and hotels are the buyer’s duty, but choosing up your car in Europe saves adequate cash to support offset those costs. European delivery knocks roughly 7 percent off a BMW’s base price tag. That’s a substantial $ 2195 reduction on a base 228i coupe, and a sumptuous $ 9835 off the 760Li. Because the cars are not delivered here, BMW North America doesn’t want to kick back money to a U.S. dealer.
Instead, it passes this savings on to you, the buyer. Spot the order at your dealership—most incentives and rebates nevertheless apply, and the price tag is nevertheless really considerably negotiable. You can choose up your automobile in Europe even if you are leasing it. It is no surprise that the created-in-America X5 and X6 are not accessible for European delivery.
BMW gives a temporary tourist registration and license plates and throws in insurance for 14 days (up to 5 months’ extra coverage may be purchased). You can cruise the Continent at your leisure and rip by way of a few unrestricted autobahn sections before dropping off your BMW at 1 of 12 European places. Following 6 to 10 weeks, throughout which the car sails across the Atlantic and passes by means of customs, your vehicle lastly arrives at your dealership. All transportation fees and shipping insurance are integrated in the vehicle’s cost.
1st-hand knowledge bears out the claim that European delivery is the ideal no-cost selection on a BMW. After the manual transmission, of course.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
• Audi’s euro delivery plan gives a 5-% savings off the Car’s MSRP, 15 days of insurance coverage, shuttle service from the airport, totally free shipping, and a a single-night hotel remain.
• Mercedes-Benz lowers the price of the auto by 7 %, throws in 15 days of insurance coverage, cost-free shipping, and a night at a hotel.
• Porsche provides no discount but provides 16 days’ insurance, one night’s Hotel stay, Cost-free shipping, and cab fare from the airport to the factory.
• Volvo consists of 2 AIR tickets to Sweden from the U.S., a 3- to 10-% discount off the vehicle’s MSRP, 15 days of insurance coverage, free of charge shipping, and accommodations for one particular evening.
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