11-29-2018, 11:33 AM | #1 |
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Going to Mecca: BMW USA plant tour and driving school
I’ve come to Spartanburg to visit the BMW museum and plant tour today and the driving school tomorrow. I’m super excited! Look for pictures and a synopsis to follow.
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Neat, please do take a lot of pics!
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The factory tour was incredible. 1400 vehicles produced a day with about 32 hours to build each one. The assembly plant is honestly one of the most amazing things I think a car enthusiast and especially a BMW enthusiast can see. Unfortunately, we were all made to turn off our phones before we left for the tour, so no photos.
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Have fun! I did PCD a couple weeks ago, but the factory had a mechanical issue and so we weren't able to tour it. I'm hoping to get back there to see the factory sooner than later.
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11-30-2018, 10:52 AM | #7 |
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It's a great experience in Spartanburg....I did that a few years ago. I loved the driving experience especially...so much fun.
Now, you need to plan a trip to the Welt/Museum/Factory in München. It's on a completely different level...
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The performance driving school was amazing. We spent the day with a little class time, did a slalom run, a skid track to learn to correct for understeer and oversteer, a track handling course, a nice lunch, short classroom session, a competition chasing cars on another skid pad, a timed handling course and lastly a hot lap with one of the instructors in a new M5. We were provided two cars for the day, a 340i and a 240i m. Both were great cars but that 240i m was incredible on the track. It was an amazing time and I placed 3rd for the day for the fastest track time with only 2/10 of a second off first. If you get the email offer, or if even if you don’t (I didn’t) call and try to take advantage of this incredible experience. I almost forgot to mention I saw a lightly camouflaged x3 M on the track. The instructor reluctantly told me he got to drive it and the handling on it is incredible.
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Try calling this reservation number. Give them your vin number and they can see if you will qualify for the program. If you qualify, you have one year from your date of purchase to use the voucher. Good luck.
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It's an excellent museum, and I also want to visit it and try to take any car for a test drive. But I do not know if they will give me since I have only 2 years of driving experience. On the defensive driving school website where I was taught the theory, they said that I can rent cars when I have 3 years of driving experience. And I want to go there this summer. And such a question: maybe you know their requirement because it's my dream to ride on some powerful BMW or just at least sit next to some professional who will take me around their training ground.
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Is that a cookie? at first I thought it was a polishing pad and a little can of polish next to it
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