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Originally Posted by smovva
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Originally Posted by BK_BMW
Yep, my brother is coming along with me to pick up my Carbon Black on Tartufo 40i. Decided to fly in so we'd only have the one car to drive back to Raleigh, NC.
Smovva...last time I did it, I turned in my prior lease like 3 days prior to my PCD date. At the same time, I had my appointment with the finance guy to do all of the paperwork for the new one before leaving town. I think the PC wants copies of the paperwork at least two days ahead of time. And my timeline just about lines up with 2016M4DVR's.
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This is good to know: so in essence your PCD date was set and agreed upon and at that time you can I assume at your own convenience well before the PCD date take care of paperwork? |
I had my PCD date about a week after I got my production number. Once your date is confirmed with the PC, you'll get an email from them with some additional instructions, background info, and a form to fill out. They tell you in there to not make travel arrangements until at least three weeks from your date just in case they are forced to move you around (weather event, production delays, that sort of thing). I think your assumption about the timing of paperwork is reasonable, but I don't think I'd sign anything until I knew the car had completed the build process even though you'll have a VIN well in advance of that. Your dealer may have a preference there but I'm sure you could go much earlier than the 2-3 days in advance, my timeline just happened to be convenient since my dealer is across town and I only wanted to make the one trip over.
One other thing to keep in mind is that PCD is first come first served. If you have dates in mind in April, I'd go ahead now and get your CA to put you in for one. I wanted 3/15, but got bumped to the end of the month due to demand and my car is supposed to be finished this coming week. I decided the experience was worth the wait and BMWFS will extend a lease if they know you have an order in. They originally gave me 3/26 as the earliest, but I chose the 27th since flights are cheaper and more numerous on a Tuesday.