Originally Posted by eyeguy (Post 658249)

Just settled into Asheville - the new baby is tucked for the night; we put about 100 miles on today. Jonathan at the PCD rec'd less than 3.5K RPM's for 1200 miles - it's so tempting to rev it up. Once those turbo's kick in it just pulls and pulls; tough not to push it, especially after all the track driving today and off road maneuvers in their X5d. To echo others who've posted on Performance Center Delivery, it's an awesome experience. We got lucky to visit on the Spartanburg plant's 15th anniversary today - no morning tours, but the afternoon tour was a treat.

Thanks to Willie for helping to locate and secure the camping gear I shipped ahead to the Performance Center, Donnie for being a great on-road and off-road instructor and for showing us what an M5 can really do, and special thanks to Jonathan for not only a very thorough 2+ hour training on the new vehicle but also for helping over the past month to coordinate a challenging production and PCD schedule to allow me and my wife to launch our 2 week vacation with the new BMW!

Jonathan - keep your eyes peeled for a shipment of that beer we talked about...;)

Off to bed now - we're headed for the Tail of the Dragon and Cherohala Skyway tomorrow. Pics of the delivery and trip soon...:thumbup:

Originally Posted by kbp33 (Post 658340)

Congrats man!!!! I can't wait for mine now...... Does it have the new iDrive? First impressions comparing to the old one\\

Originally Posted by eyeguy (Post 659057)

Thanks. MY2010's with new CCC iDrive don't start production until sometime next month. You can find posts here and elsewhere from people who've tried it in other BMW lines already carrying it compared to Gen3 in X5's up to and including 2009, which includes mine. Enjoy your new X5...

Originally Posted by Penguin (Post 659061)

P believe the precise date is 9 Oct for 2010 production start.

Originally Posted by jayjay04x5 (Post 659619)

I placed my order today and yeah, my Sales Advisor told me my delivery should be around November... perfect timing for Thanksgiving holiday.... wohooo...