Three countries, six gears, and eight days - M240i ED Trip Report July 2017

Mdecisive · 10-11-2017, 05:54 PM

That superman combo !! I wish I could've gotten red interior for my M2 ?
Congrats, that's fire!!

DrtyJrze · 10-11-2017, 06:05 PM

Congrats! Awesome write up!

secretanchitman · 10-11-2017, 06:49 PM

Thanks for sharing! Loved doing ED with our 550i xDrive!

My next car will definitely be ED

Fugly M3 · 10-11-2017, 08:32 PM

totally blanked out on first read, you did Klausen pass!!! I love that road!!!

raysspl · 10-11-2017, 09:12 PM

Congrats on an awesome ED! Enjoyed reading your post

SpenceRx · 10-11-2017, 09:35 PM

Looks like a lot of fun. Well documented!

clbmw · 10-12-2017, 03:21 AM

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Did the factory folks tell you to keep the speeds under 100mph and the engine speeds under 4500rpm for the first 1200 miles?

Yep but it's a lease. As others have mentioned on these forums as long as you vary your high speeds and don't maintain a high RPM level for more than a few seconds it's fine.

Great photos, thanks for sharing.

... hmm takes more than "a few seconds" of high RPM to get to 150 mph even in the more torquey M240i

JustChris · 10-12-2017, 04:27 AM

Superb write up! Really enjoyed that.

Bimmer TV · 10-12-2017, 07:57 AM

Awesome write up! We're doing a similar trip next year so we'll definitely be putting this information to use!

firedown31 · 10-12-2017, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MarcoZandrini

Did the factory folks tell you to keep the speeds under 100mph and the engine speeds under 4500rpm for the first 1200 miles?

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Originally Posted by keylime503

Yep but it's a lease. As others have mentioned on these forums as long as you vary your high speeds and don't maintain a high RPM level for more than a few seconds it's fine.

Unless you also plan to have the break in service done during your ED, fuck the break in period

put the hammer down on those roads

M3 Adjuster · 10-12-2017, 10:07 AM

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Hows the front plate mounted when you do ED? Do they drill holes in your front bumper?

No holes, they attach it with some really strong double-sided tape!

Mine is still working 5 -6 years later

delta-9-ginseng · 10-12-2017, 11:10 AM

Very nice and congrats! Is there any advantage besides of course going to Europe in doing a ED for a lease vehicle?

Awesome pics

keylime503 · 10-12-2017, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by delta-9-ginseng

Very nice and congrats! Is there any advantage besides of course going to Europe in doing a ED for a lease vehicle?

Awesome pics

ED MSRP is 5% less than U.S. MSRP (only on the base vehicle MSRP, not options). You also get the 2nd payment comp'd, but the .0003 MF addr basically wipes that out. Unfortunately most incentives/rebates (except BMW CCA) also don't apply to ED.

Kwando · 10-12-2017, 01:42 PM

Awesome journal! I'm doing my ED next June and I'm definitely stealing some of your ideas.

Greer · 03-31-2018, 06:38 PM

Wow, what a great write up. I will be doing European delivery this fall and I can hardly wait.

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Kwando Major 442 Rep 1,427 Posts Drives: 2018 340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London, Ontario, Canada iTrader: (1)	Awesome journal! I'm doing my ED next June and I'm definitely stealing some of your ideas.
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Greer Colonel 2433 Rep 2,787 Posts Drives: 2022 M5 Competition Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Wow, what a great write up. I will be doing European delivery this fall and I can hardly wait.
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