So, What's It REALLY Like To Take Delivery At BMW's Performance Driving Center?

Manufacturers have been changing things up a little. While some offer European delivery and high-performance marques now specialize in driving academies, BMW has decided to do both.

Appropriately nicknamed PDC delivery, a 1addicts user going by the name of "Ohcrap" took delivery of his all-new 2011 BMW 1M.

But what makes a PDC delivery so special? Well, thankfully for us, Ohcrap managed to document the entire adventure. From the moment he touched down in the Carolinas, to the hot laps in M products, to the drive back home, everything's covered.

You would think this is the next Agent in training!

**If you want to see what BMW's PDC delivery is all about, make sure to read about the whole experience by clicking "Read Article"


Sorry it's taken a while to post this but we just moved and it took forever for Comcast to get the internet working. Anyway, last Friday was the day I'd been waiting for since the 1M was a rumor over two years ago. I just happened to pick a dealership that was getting an early allocation so once the 1M was officially announced in December; I put down a deposit at BMW of Alexandria in early January. I got a production number 3 weeks later then anxiously watched my car move from "Start of Production" in early March to "At Preparation Center" in April

What I didn't know when I chose PDC delivery was that due to high demand for this option, my delivery date would be delayed by 3 weeks. However, the experience was well worth the wait. I was notified by PDC in mid May that my PDC delivery date was June 3rd. The notice provided details of what to expect, told me to arrive the day before and that they would arrange my hotel stay and pick us up from the airport.

My wife and I flew from Rockville, connected in Charlotte, then arrived at the small airport in Greer about 3:30 in the afternoon. Upon arrival we called the Marriott and were informed that a car was waiting outside of baggage claim. Sure enough, Doug was waiting for us in a beautiful X6 and took us on the short drive to the hotel in Spartanburg. Once there the VIP treatment continued as we were greeted by name at the front desk, given drink coupons for the hotel bar, provided with information about our free dinner and breakfast in the hotel restaurant, given a schedule of events from PDC, then escorted to our room...