[davesaddiction]

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

Reading all of these post and looking at the poll, I believe my wife will be at the northern end of the spectrum. She will be 65 when we pick up her M2 in Munich. The ED will include a lap at Nurburgring for both of us. And, she wanted the MT. There is a reason we've been married nearly 40 years; she refuses to get old.

Lucky man!

[Mongrael]

Originally Posted by gmzanatta

Did you already pick yours up in Maine? I'm not too far (in NB, Canada), and will be making a trip there later this summer with my M2. Maybe we could meet up.

I did! I had to get it from Rhode Island, but she's all mine now

I would love to meet up! I think there are a bunch of us New Englanders planning on having a trip in the July/August time frame, so maybe you could come down for that! If not, I'm planning on taking her to Prince Edward Island the first week of August for a wedding - maybe we could meet up then!

Cheers,

Zeke

[YYC John]

I'm 74

I will take ED of my LBB 6MT M2 at 3:00 pm on June 29, 2016.

Until then I will continue my love affair with my VO 1M, S1000RR and taking a degree in German at University!

[pruettfan]

It is funny that it appears that after 51 it doesn't matter, guess anyone over that age is all the same "old". Looks like I have about 9 months before I am irrelevant

[Aloha Joe]

Originally Posted by pruettfan

It is funny that it appears that after 51 it doesn't matter, guess anyone over that age is all the same "old". Looks like I have about 9 months before I am irrelevant

Don't think you'll be irrelevant, but in 9 months you'll realize that this poll is irrelevant

[RussM4]

Originally Posted by gmzanatta

Unfortunately no cars will be made in June and no one knows what is happening to the cars scheduled for then.

Check the 'MY16 Done' thread by CADK, a CA for BMW in MD.

I have the paper work it is on status 111, starts production june 6!

[CrashFL]

I'm 45 (about a week away from 46) but I prefer to think of it as 25 and 40 halves.

No one will think the car is a midlife crisis (bonus, at this age I don't care anyway!) because I've driven fast cars for the last several years-- the Jeep I drive right now is the first 4-door I've ever owned.

Of course, I get accused of being in a midlife crisis because my wife is 17 years younger than I am, and we have a 12 month old baby. A friend of mine said hey, do you realize you'll be over 60 when your baby graduates high school? And I said yeah, but I'd be over 60 anyway.

Life is good.

At a recent job interview:
Interviewer: What would you say your greatest weakness is?
Me: Honesty.
Interviewer: Well I don't really think that's a weakness.
Me: I don't give a sh!t what you think.

[YYC John]

Originally Posted by RussM2

I have the paper work it is on status 111, starts production june 6!

I also have production confirmation for week June 24 for my June 29 ED referred to in post above. I too question the statement "No cars will be produced in June" that several members have repeated.

[BrutalTUNA]

39, and this M2 is my fifth BMW..., but I drove many cars before I could afford a one.
Love Germans car, particularly BMW for the sporty feel and design.

[Rampy10]

Im only 25, and its my first BMW. Needless to say, im excited

[dmk08]

Im surprised with these ages... seems more 20 somethings get their parents to buy them M4s over M2s haha

[Shankska]

Originally Posted by dmk08

Im surprised with these ages... seems more 20 somethings get their parents to buy them M4s over M2s haha

My parents never bought me anything in life. I am 26 had numerous cars. My first car when I was 16 was $400.

I have been fortunate enough to get a well paying job for my age. 2nd BMW now and I am building a house now. My first house I bought when I was 22.

I make more money than my parents combined and help them out, not the other way around.

Some might have parents that have them buy them cars, no matter the make. I had to earn it myself all my life.

I just got an early start I guess compared to others.

[dmk08]

Originally Posted by Shankska

My parents never bought me anything in life. I am 26 had numerous cars. My first car when I was 16 was $400.

I have been fortunate enough to get a well paying job for my age. 2nd BMW now and I am building a house now. My first house I bought when I was 22.

I make more money than my parents combined and help them out, not the other way around.

Some might have parents that have them buy them cars, no matter the make. I had to earn it myself all my life.

I just got an early start I guess compared to others.

My dad bought me my first car for 2k when I was 16. Everything else I have earned.

It was more of a dig on the M4 crew than anyone here btw. It's obvious by someones attitude when their parents buy their shit

[Shankska]

Originally Posted by dmk08

My dad bought me my first car for 2k when I was 16. Everything else I have earned.

It was more of a dig on the M4 crew than anyone here btw. It's obvious by someones attitude when their parents buy their shit

Yes true. I cant imagine having kids and buying them a 60k car.

More like 2k is realistic. Unfortunately, my parents were unable to help me at the time, so I was on my own.

I think one would be plenty, to allow someone to get a job and earn the rest from there. Anything beyond that, they will expect hand outs the rest of their lives and not achieve anything themselves. For some, that does not matter. I wish haha

[jtodd_fl]

Originally Posted by CrashFL

I'm 45 (about a week away from 46) but I prefer to think of it as 25 and 40 halves.

No one will think the car is a midlife crisis (bonus, at this age I don't care anyway!) because I've driven fast cars for the last several years-- the Jeep I drive right now is the first 4-door I've ever owned.

Of course, I get accused of being in a midlife crisis because my wife is 17 years younger than I am, and we have a 12 month old baby. A friend of mine said hey, do you realize you'll be over 60 when your baby graduates high school? And I said yeah, but I'd be over 60 anyway.

Life is good.

At a recent job interview:
Interviewer: What would you say your greatest weakness is?
Me: Honesty.
Interviewer: Well I don't really think that's a weakness.
Me: I don't give a sh!t what you think.

Wow. You and me and Robin_NL are like all the same age. I think he's 31st or 30th. I'm 18th. You're "next week". Which day?

[Twix]

Originally Posted by YYC John

I also have production confirmation for week June 24 for my June 29 ED referred to in post above. I too question the statement "No cars will be produced in June" that several members have repeated.

Is your production week 24 or did you calculate for June 24th? I would be shocked if your car was to be produced a mere 5 days before expected delivery, since it will take that long for BMW to pack it on a truck and PDI it for Welt delivery. Week 24 would actually be a May production, starts next week.

[YYC John]

Originally Posted by Twix

Is your production week 24 or did you calculate for June 24th? I would be shocked if your car was to be produced a mere 5 days before expected delivery, since it will take that long for BMW to pack it on a truck and PDI it for Welt delivery. Week 24 would actually be a May production, starts next week.

Here's my time line:-
Late 2014 #1 on my dealer's list who wouldn't take a deposit at that time.
Sept 2015 dealer accepted $1,000 deposit.
Mid-February 2016 BMW AG accepted my ED order with requested pickup time of 9:00 am June 30.
Early March BMW AG requested alternative ED times in case specific request could not be met.
End March BMW AG advised Production week June 24 confirmed but closest ED pick up time would be 3:00 pm on June 29. (Note: not a week No.)

It takes a couple of hours max. to PDI a car and Leipzig to Munich is a 4 hour drive. It makes zero business sense for BMW to produce a car 4 or 5 months in advance of the day a client will pick up/pay for it, ergo they ideal business case is to minimize the time between finished product and delivery. Looks like they have it pretty damn close in my case!

[Robin_NL]

Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

Wow. You and me and Robin_NL are like all the same age. I think he's 31st or 30th. I'm 18th. You're "next week". Which day?

Yesp May(30) 1970, the best time to be born

At that moment here (may1970) in NL, this was the nr1 hit CCR, Up around the Bend...lol, coincidence?

We are fortunate sons indeed....

Cheers
Robin

[Verdi]

I'm 39, will be 40 in October. Don't care much for people with rich parents buying them stuff.

If you can afford one at 20 yo you either have rich parents or are a criminal. ;-)

[Rampy10]

Originally Posted by Shankska

My parents never bought me anything in life. I am 26 had numerous cars. My first car when I was 16 was $400.

I have been fortunate enough to get a well paying job for my age. 2nd BMW now and I am building a house now. My first house I bought when I was 22.

I make more money than my parents combined and help them out, not the other way around.

Some might have parents that have them buy them cars, no matter the make. I had to earn it myself all my life.

I just got an early start I guess compared to others.

Respect. I'm in the same boat. I took 1 week off to move between finishing college and my now full time job. 50+ hrs a week. Parents haven't bought me anything except put some money towards college but ill eventually make that up to them :P

[Twix]

Originally Posted by YYC John

Here's my time line:-
Late 2014 #1 on my dealer's list who wouldn't take a deposit at that time.
Sept 2015 dealer accepted $1,000 deposit.
Mid-February 2016 BMW AG accepted my ED order with requested pickup time of 9:00 am June 30.
Early March BMW AG requested alternative ED times in case specific request could not be met.
End March BMW AG advised Production week June 24 confirmed but closest ED pick up time would be 3:00 pm on June 29. (Note: not a week No.)

It takes a couple of hours max. to PDI a car and Leipzig to Munich is a 4 hour drive. It makes zero business sense for BMW to produce a car 4 or 5 months in advance of the day a client will pick up/pay for it, ergo they ideal business case is to minimize the time between finished product and delivery. Looks like they have it pretty damn close in my case!

I mean, I'm taking delivery of my car at the Welt June 8, and my car is already produced. Your timeline doesn't make sense, because it takes longer than 5 days to build the car. It's not a bad thing, I'm just saying your car is being built this week. Which is good, because you're getting a MY2016 and not a MY2017 if your car was being built June 24.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Robin_NL

Yesp May(30) 1970, the best time to be born
At that moment here (may1970) in NL, this was the nr1 hit CCR, Up around the Bend...lol, coincidence?
VIDEO
We are fortunate sons indeed....

Speaking for myself: some passed away when I pushed the 'start' button:
Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970
Janis Joplin died on October 4, 1970
Jim Morrisson died on July 3, 1971