08-27-2018, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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Euro Delivery Welt meet-up on Sept. 17th anybody?
I know of one other forum member getting his M2C that Monday, and we'll be there too.
If other Bimmerposters are also scheduled for pick-up that day, maybe we should do a group photo, time permitting? We're staying at the Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich (not as fancy or expensive as it sounds, and they offer a discount for ED customers per the BMW Welt info packet), and we'll be walking the 1 mile from there to the Welt for our mid-morning check-in. After such a grueling hike, I might need to visit every cafe in the Welt, even though the hotel also provides breakfast. Figuring to do the factory tour after picking up our car, then driving to the hotel to get our luggage, and then off to Bamberg for our 1st day (of twelve) driving the new M2C. Hope to see you at the Welt, or maybe out on the road. Our itinerary goes north, then west to the Nurburgring, then south to Switzerland and dropping the car off in Zurich.
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I will be picking up my M2c on October 2nd 1pm.
What is your itinerary? I and staying at Posthotel in Pfunds and Aquadome in Austria. Trying to determine where I want to go in Germany when I head up North.
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08-27-2018, 04:41 PM | #4 | |
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My pickup is around 1pm that Monday. Going all alps + stelvio. BMW classic is right down the street from the hotel as well. |
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08-27-2018, 07:28 PM | #5 |
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We've been telling ourselves we're going to walk, but the U-Bahn is a worthy option, in case we're dragging from the flight the night before. Mahalo!
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How long is your trip, and have you been to Germany before? What do you like to see (presuming you will be respecting the break-in limitations and not going so fast that you won't see anything but blurred scenery)? Feel free to PM me, and i'll reply with some ideas.
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Re: the hotel, I mentioned the BMW Welt deal in my email to them, and the hotel offered the discount. (But now that I just Googled the IBA Fair, I wish we were invited, because I love snacks, although I would not eat in the new car. Such a conflict!) Alps and Stelvio are magnificent, and although we've driven part of Stelvio before, it was closed after ~30 (?) turns, with a huge snowplow blocking the road in late Spring that year. We will likely drive the Furka Pass (in Switzerland) which is about 54 miles from where we're staying for several nights, vs. 205 miles to Stelvio. I've PM'd a couple of Switzerland-based Bimmerposters, and hope to meet them while there, and get recs on where to drive (albeit unlikely we'll exceed the break-in threshold unless at the end of our trip; I'm planning to do the break-in service when we get the car delivered to the Performance Center in SC). My wife says she'd rather tour the BMW factory than the museum, but we'll see how it works out after we get our car at 11:40a. Hope to see you at the Welt!
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My trip will be 10 days, but actually 6 days with the car because I am going during Oktoberfest and the first 3 nights will be without the car. I did not want the car with the Oktoberfest madness but still wanted to see Oktoberfest. Yeah Balboa Peninsula is nice. I was there last weekend at the beach. Love the beaches and the weather near the beach in California. Thinking about staying in Rothenburg. I booked a hotel near the Ring to.
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Hope there's nothing blocking the way, I'm keeping off the highways to maximize load variation on the motor during break in. Neighbor is from Bern and told me to check it and surrounding areas out so will probably end up going through Furkastrasse inevitably. Only have until the following Saturday so blasting through most places quickly. I will also be doing PCD, did you get a date yet? |
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For all those not yet sure where to sleep.... i visit munich once a year and i can only HIGHLY recommend the Hotel Anna at the Karlsplatz/Stachus. I book there every year...
It is near the main station, has one of the finest restaurants in the city built in as well as a great bar. All rooms simply stunning. For cost no object guys i can also recommed the tower suite, simply gorgeous...... https://www.annahotel.de/en.html
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Gang, I think that photograph above is of a bathroom. (At first glance, I though it may have been some sort of futuristic drink dispensary area next to the hotel lobby.)
Sir, you have expensive taste. Kudos.
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Yes of course it is the bathroom I can't stress enough how great the Anna is. Even the "cheapest" rooms feel like absolute luxury and they cost around a 1/4 of the tower suite. Enjoy some more impressions over here: https://www.annahotel.de/en/gallery.html
By the way, this is the bar. also looking pretty kool Yummy drinks and fine deserts! Get a room in the anna, you won't regrett for sure
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Yes, they will. I called directly and got that answer.
I then asked if the techs wear lab coats and carry stethoscopes, etc. while they're working on the M cars, and the answer was "no". As to the PC delivery date, the PC rep said they won't know for certain until the car is dropped off and ship transport scheduled. She said they will try to give us at least 3 weeks' notice, so we can make travel plans accordingly. Her guesstimate based on a Sept. 28th dropoff in Zurich was a PC arrival the first week in December, but that's only 9 weeks in my calculations, so I'm expecting it to be a week or two later from what BMW ED info packet says.
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We leave today for Munich. We arrive tomorrow early afternoon and take delivery on September 20th in the morning. We then set off to Lake Como,Monaco,Paris London, Nurburgring, and back to Munich for the next 2 weeks. Car is set for service in the UK. The ring I have a race car waiting for me. Should be a great trip. This makes my 3rd euro delivery in 4 years. In my opinion, no better way to enjoy these types of cars, bucket list trip, feel very fortunate. Best part is, she's a manual, dying breed I know.
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