DanDrop said:I did a Euro delivery in 2002 for a BMW 530i. If i recall correctly, the pricing for the cars are different from 'dealer' prices. I remember researching this thoroughly and when i compared it, the Euro Delivery saved me about $6k than what i would have paid the dealer if i bought the car out of his lot. The savings are more than enough to get you a very good vacation to Europe. I remeber Going to Munich, Vienna, Milan, Zurich and Paris in a span of ten days. It was a blast. Plus you can actually test your car's capabilities in the A-Bahn as Val3ntin3s said.

If you are in the market for a brand new European car, check if the manufacturer has Euro Delivery. It was definitely one of my best vacations ever.

Roadfly Forums have a lot of discussion on Euro Delivery.

I wasn't going to mention the pricing saved but since you said 6k, that sounds about right (when compared to MSRP pricing) If interested on BMW ED pricing below are some links that may further help you Usually the first few "sticky" of the page are pricing info:

3 series

5 Series

6 series

7 series

val3ntin3s said:valleypoboy said:Too bad they don't make a car in hawaii.

haha i was wondering the other day why japanese cars dont have this type of program. That'd be awesome too.

Because most popular Japanese models are assembled in the U.S.

a529612 said:val3ntin3s said:valleypoboy said:Too bad they don't make a car in hawaii.

haha i was wondering the other day why japanese cars dont have this type of program. That'd be awesome too.

Or the Big 3 offering free trips to Detroit.

Experience lovely downtown Detroit in the comfort of your new Cobalt. Feel the thrill of getting mugged on a freezing Michigan night. Experience the joy of seeing your beautiful 15-inch steel wheels replaced with cinder blocks after enjoying a fabulous dinner at Cracker Barrel. See the majesty of the famous Michigan ski runs built from landfills. Try out GM's exclusive Detroit Delivery today.

ZenerDiode said:a529612 said:val3ntin3s said:valleypoboy said:Too bad they don't make a car in hawaii.

haha i was wondering the other day why japanese cars dont have this type of program. That'd be awesome too.

Or the Big 3 offering free trips to Detroit.

Experience lovely downtown Detroit in the comfort of your new Cobalt. Feel the thrill of getting mugged on a freezing Michigan night. Experience the joy of seeing your beautiful 15-inch steel wheels replaced with cinder blocks after enjoying a fabulous dinner at Cracker Barrel. See the majesty of the famous Michigan ski runs built from landfills. Try out GM's exclusive Detroit Delivery today.

too funny you must be in marketing...

val3ntin3s said:like the article said, the Euro delivery program is pretty old w/ some german companies such as BMW. However Audi just started their ED this past year. I went on my ED w/ BMW last Oct and although it was only 5 days it was totally awesome (and being able to drive on the A-bahn is wow...)! Also considering the trip at least "paid for it self" when you compare the price you saved from buying the car off the lot doesn't hurt either. Might I add BMW's ED currently has a 2 for the price of 1 plane tix via Lufthansa (but depending on when you travel thats not always the cheapest route). The only kicker is waiting for re-delivery of your car here in the states. Longest 6 weeks ever... click on links below to see the more about ED programs for diff. manufacturers and if interested my pics from my ED.

BMW

Mercedes

Audi

Volvo 1
Volvo 2

Saab

My ED

Awesome.....are u on e90post?

MuthaFaker said:


Awesome.....are u on e90post?

of course! same sn as this one... except my sig there is much better

w/ 4yr 50k maintenance behind you who cares!!! (i cared when i drove it though =X) but i've read around about breaking in new cars and basically i've heard from "drive it like you stole it" to "first 1500 miles do not do this this this and this" and anything in between.........

BUT.....

if you're doing EDing and you leased you BETTER WOT it and let her breath the clean air of the bahn, it's better for the car, better for the driver ....

val3ntin3s said:MuthaFaker said:


Awesome.....are u on e90post?

of course! same sn as this one... except my sig there is much better

LOL...does your wife knew about that?

i bought a bimmer a few weeks ago at basically invoice (maybe $50 more than invoice?), but if i had gone the ED route and paid about $1000 above ED invoice (a "fair" deal), i would have saved $1-2K. you need to really look at the prices to appreciate the savings...

brownie20 said:i bought a bimmer a few weeks ago at basically invoice (maybe $50 more than invoice?), but if i had gone the ED route and paid about $1000 above ED invoice (a "fair" deal), i would have saved $1-2K. you need to really look at the prices to appreciate the savings...

what model did you get to get the $50 over invoice?