All Aboard Bellona to the West Coast - 6/11 Arrival!!

PCLazarus · 06-14-2007, 10:45 PM

Yeah, a friend is going to go with me to pick it up (I'm assuming that I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow or Saturday) and I expect to be spending the weekend getting all the manuals read.

I have to admit...I'm a little nervous about having a $45,000 car being the first one I drive with hand controls.

spn · 06-14-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by PCLazarus

Yeah, a friend is going to go with me to pick it up (I'm assuming that I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow or Saturday) and I expect to be spending the weekend getting all the manuals read.

I have to admit...I'm a little nervous about having a $45,000 car being the first one I drive with hand controls.

We are ALL NERVOUS with our new cars! You will be fine! Just take LOTS of leisure drives to get use to it and enjoy your beautiful car!!

Mr. 5 · 06-14-2007, 11:00 PM

Oh, plus another thing you guys. I was always curious with how many miles were going to be on my car. I was hoping for anything less than 10 and there were only 2 miles! I didn't have my camera with me so I snapped a cel pic. I have no idea how to upload the cel pic to my computer though.

spn · 06-14-2007, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PCLazarus

I have to admit...I'm a little nervous about having a $45,000 car being the first one I drive with hand controls.

You can't race your BRAND NEW car anyways, so YOU HAVE to take it easy for awhile!

vik · 06-14-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PCLazarus

Yeah, a friend is going to go with me to pick it up (I'm assuming that I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow or Saturday) and I expect to be spending the weekend getting all the manuals read.

I have to admit...I'm a little nervous about having a $45,000 car being the first one I drive with hand controls.

Enjoy the great ride!
I read all of my manuals in the airplane from Munich...I memorized them!
I have to drop off the car for clear-bra installment and get an extra day of delay (like I really need one).

Nice thing is that next Monday I am also picking up my restored 1829 Violoncello (German too

), and also just bought a new bow! So, nice presents for me next week!

Hehe, I actually bought BMW so my cello can have one fine ride

...

spn · 06-14-2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. 5

Oh, plus another thing you guys. I was always curious with how many miles were going to be on my car. I was hoping for anything less than 10 and there were only 2 miles! I didn't have my camera with me so I snapped a cel pic. I have no idea how to upload the cel pic to my computer though.

I know this is a BMW thread, but since I have been all over this thread anyways I will tell you my new SL500 had 22 miles on it when I picked it up at the MB plant in Germany. Mercedes pulls every so many SLs off the line to test them on their test track next to their plant. I think my car was one of those cars. Hopefully they didn't take it too fast. Ha There are pluses and minuses to having an engineer take your car through its paces. I would have preferred to see 3 miles instead of 22 miles on my car.

By the time I took delivery in Utah, it had gained another ten miles (some of that mileage was mine on the autobahn in Germany.)

spn · 06-14-2007, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vik

Enjoy the great ride!
I read all of my manuals in the airplane from Munich...I memorized them!
I have to drop off the car for clear-bra installment and get an extra day of delay (like I really need one).

Nice thing is that next Monday I am also picking up my restored 1829 Violoncello (German too

), and also just bought a new bow! So, nice presents for me next week!

Hehe, I actually bought BMW so my cello can have one fine ride

...

Little does this thread know that we've had a famous celloist in our midst this whole time. Can we add some background cello music to this thread, Vik??

NOW you can understand why he bought a fine ride for his cello!

vik · 06-14-2007, 11:46 PM

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Little does this thread know that we've had a famous celloist in our midst this whole time. Can we add some background cello music to this thread, Vik??

NOW you can understand why he bought a fine ride for his cello!

Uh uh please Sue....you are too nice...

Ok here it goes

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Redmond335xi · 06-15-2007, 12:21 AM

Was about 1 mile if they drive the cars from the boat to the processing center, which it looked like they do. Surely must be easier than loading on a truck for such a short distance...

chen_kenichi · 06-15-2007, 01:14 AM

I got a ride this evening and was able to go to Long Beach BMW and pick up my new car.
I have to tell you, it is extremely difficult to have a really cute chick sitting next to me explaining how the car works and try to absorb so much information during the same time. All through that my fiancee was sitting in the back seat looking on.
I took two pictures will my mobile phone but I was having trouble getting those into my computer. When I figure out or when I have time to fetch my digital camera I will post some pictures here.
This has been a very easy car buying process. So I have to applaud Will for his job well done.

chen_kenichi · 06-15-2007, 01:43 AM

Here are two pictures I took when I stopped by to pay the money this afternoon.
Too bad I didn't take a picture of "Kim" in Service Department. Will - can you take one for me???

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will@longbeachbmw · 06-15-2007, 03:08 AM

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Too bad I didn't take a picture of "Kim" in Service Department. Will - can you take one for me???

Sure - I'll get her in a bikini and in your inbox right away

Thanks for the well wishes, Roger! Congratulations!

Will

spn · 06-15-2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by vik

Uh uh please Sue....you are too nice...

Ok here it goes

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HaHa. Where's the music!

spn · 06-15-2007, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by chen_kenichi

Here are two pictures I took when I stopped by to pay the money this afternoon.

That is a beautiful car! Is it black or steel gray?

spn · 06-15-2007, 09:35 AM

Vik and PC_Lazarus-post a trucking update when you get it from Wagonner. I am curious where your cars are today.

david2006 · 06-15-2007, 10:19 AM

wow I missed a lot of action on the thread yesterday!! congrats to all who got their cars, pics look great; I'm picking up 11 a.m. tomorrow and will post pics soon

will@longbeachbmw, please copy me on that email

spn · 06-15-2007, 04:24 PM

PC_Lazarus-what's the latest on your car? I think Vik left town.

PCLazarus · 06-15-2007, 04:38 PM

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PC_Lazarus-what's the latest on your car? I think Vik left town.

No word yet

I guess I'll be hoping for a call this evening and a pickup tomorrow...

spn · 06-15-2007, 06:13 PM

Did you call Waggoner? Has the truck arrived??

PCLazarus · 06-15-2007, 06:54 PM

I just called Waggoners and my car arrived seven hours ago! :mad:

I still haven't heard a thing from my CA.

chen_kenichi · 06-15-2007, 07:35 PM

Mine is Black Sapphire. Under strong sun light such as today it looks almost dark gray with metallic sparkle. The interior is terra leather with light wood trim. I originally ordered terra lether with aluminum trim but I think BMW messed it up and installed wood trim instead. However it worked out pretty well.
I drove it to and from work today. Very cool.

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That is a beautiful car! Is it black or steel gray?

Weaselboy · 06-15-2007, 07:35 PM

Picked up my car at 1100 today from Palm Springs BMW. Took a ride to Joshua Tree National Monument and snapped some photos. Loving the car so far.

My CA gave us a set of BMW keychains (a heart shaped one my wife loved) and a couple nice BMW insulated coffee cups. Great service. I would highly recommend CA Tom Odell.

Hope the rest of you get your cars soon.

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chen_kenichi First Time BMW Owner 1 Rep 32 Posts Drives: 328i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Here are two pictures I took when I stopped by to pay the money this afternoon. Too bad I didn't take a picture of "Kim" in Service Department. Will - can you take one for me???
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david2006 Private First Class 7 Rep 181 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	wow I missed a lot of action on the thread yesterday!! congrats to all who got their cars, pics look great; I'm picking up 11 a.m. tomorrow and will post pics soon will@longbeachbmw, please copy me on that email
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