Dingolfing visit (M5 Factory)

M5KRZI · 02-07-2014, 02:02 PM

wow thats awesome - congrats. the build looks GREAT!

PatrickC23 · 02-07-2014, 02:22 PM

The Ultimate Tour - awesome. Those Competition wheels have grown on me a lot

Spinny02 · 02-07-2014, 02:26 PM

Congrats great surprise!

Actor · 02-07-2014, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mlepyro

Great day

My surprise was to see my car complete. Which I was more than happy with!

The PR manager met me at reception and after putting on a BMW overcoat we headed into the factory to see the M5 sat in a bay waiting and being charged.

The car was completed on Wed so it must have been waiting for a few days.

The tour afterwards was very good. Very interesting and stunning to see the technology and logistics that make the cars flow in build.

Some pictures...

BMW gave me some neat gifts... i8 model and a large calendar.

Cheers

Mat

Congratulations; nice looking car.

Boss330 · 02-07-2014, 02:55 PM

Congrats. Nice car.

Cool sticker on the rear window

Stiggly · 02-07-2014, 03:35 PM

To Mat

I still hate you

From Simon

(Jammy Bugger)

bimmer-boy · 02-07-2014, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mlepyro

I'm visiting the M5 factory this Friday for a tour around the production line. It's something you can do at any time and costs 130 euros for an individual tour or something like 6 euros if you go as a big group.

As I mentioned on another thread my M5 is in production, it started on Monday I believe and so I was trying to arrange to see it on the line.

Dingolfing said it wasn't possible, nevermind, understandable.

Then I thought it might be worth an email to someone quite high up at Sytner that I met when buying my M3.

A few days later and some rather high ranking people from BMW started to get involved and it seems the right buttons were pushed.

I had call today from the MD of my dealership saying he doesn't want to give away the surprise but they have something special planned for me if I arrive an hour before the arranged time.

Looking forward to it, even just the factory tour... so what do people think they have lined up? I'm intrigued.

Shall report after I've been, hope to be able to take some photos.

Mat

What colour is the car?

BMWonlyZone · 02-07-2014, 05:09 PM

Oh WOW. How cool is that!

Years ago I took at tour at the Vehicle Processing Center in Bayonne NJ. It was amazing to see how fast they unload the ships (they drive down the loading ramps pretty fast).

But this, to see your own car in the factory like that. ...... You are ~ WINNING!

Best of luck!

PatrickC23 · 02-07-2014, 05:49 PM

No spoiler?

3rd party · 02-07-2014, 06:07 PM

Sweet!

mstmng · 02-07-2014, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PatrickC23

No spoiler?

He got CF

mwlmd · 02-07-2014, 10:40 PM

Awesome. You have taken "hi-maintenance customer" to a new level.

matx1982 · 02-08-2014, 02:05 AM

Yeah carbon spoiler. Also carbon interior to replace that silver trim. Carbon front rkp lip, rkp diffusor and challenge center. Black grilles and side grilles, Akra exhaust carbon tips and to be decided, but ordered m perf side decals (transformed my F31) but still unsure on M5.

matx1982 · 02-08-2014, 02:08 AM

Have a good relationship with my dealer they were only too happy to help certainly not a case of me pestering. Largest dealer in UK for BMW means they have a lot of clout I guess.

bimmer-boy · 02-08-2014, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlepyro

Have a good relationship with my dealer they were only too happy to help certainly not a case of me pestering. Largest dealer in UK for BMW means they have a lot of clout I guess.

What colour is your car ?

M5essex · 02-08-2014, 05:28 AM

Looks like alpine white to me with full SO leather.... Great combo.

JOHNBMWM5 · 02-08-2014, 06:01 AM

You did well Mat, and saw your own car.
Best regards J

matx1982 · 02-08-2014, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmer-boy;*****145

What colour is your car ?

M5ESSEX spot on - Alpine white with full Sakhir Orange.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOHNBMWM5;*****257

You did well Mat, and saw your own car.
Best regards J

Thanks

Was trying to find out how many M5's a day go out, they said 60 a day... seemed a lot? 1500 5/6/7's a day out of the door.

Mat

JOHNBMWM5 · 02-08-2014, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlepyro;*****261

M5ESSEX spot on - Alpine white with full Sakhir Orange.

Thanks

Was trying to find out how many M5's a day go out, they said 60 a day... seemed a lot? 1500 5/6/7's a day out of the door.

Mat

Is the F31 330D going Mat, or is the wife using it?.

matx1982 · 02-08-2014, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOHNBMWM5;*****275

Is the F31 330D going Mat, or is the wife using it?.

Keeping that, I love that car too

Mat

Stiggly · 02-08-2014, 07:21 AM

I don't really hate you Mat lol

matx1982 · 02-08-2014, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stiggly;*****424

I don't really hate you Mat lol

LOL

You have M5, I don't

... I have been without an M for nearly 8 weeks!

Only 3 more to go

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