Bucket List Car #1 Checked - 17 years in the making (Oxford Green G80 M3 PCD Trip)

wtwo3 · 02-15-2023, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jane

WOW, WOW, WOW...!
I don't come often on the M3 site but I'm glad I did! It's a beauty!

Thanks! Welcome to the dark side

snareman · 02-15-2023, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

I think I remember reading about your wait. It's when you don't know why things are taking so long that the wait becomes almost unbearable. And so many different areas where there could be hold-ups... sometimes I think it's a miracle we get these cars at all with how long of a journey it is and with all the different places it can get stuck

My mom waited 2 years for the Escalade she got last week. And we thought we had it bad. But she only went through one dealer so they wait for an allocation was not short. My dad got an allocation from that dealer a year earlier. Took my mom an extra year to get hers.

wtwo3 · 02-15-2023, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by snareman

My mom waited 2 years for the Escalade she got last week. And we thought we had it bad. But she only went through one dealer so they wait for an allocation was not short. My dad got an allocation from that dealer a year earlier. Took my mom an extra year to get hers.

Damn... 2 years is insanity!

AudiA4 · 02-15-2023, 06:12 PM

Props on the base 6MT. The only way to go.

adhrp · 02-15-2023, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

17 years ago, 2006, when I was just a 20 year-old undergrad, a friend of mine told me he bought a new car.

Oh man, that opening statement... made me instantly feel like an old(er) fart. I am only a couple years older than you and sometimes I forget how many years its been since the glory days of college in 2006. Thanks for reminding me (not!) haha. Great thread and congrats on achieving your dream!

BadBoostedBMWM3 · 02-15-2023, 09:19 PM

Very good write up!

It reminds me of the e46 OG over cinnamon leather. Very classy.

T0RM3NT · 02-15-2023, 09:29 PM

How in the Hell did I miss this!??

A huge congrats man! Really happy for you! She is gorgeous! Like you, I dreamed of this car for a long time and just recently made it come true too.

Enjoy!

wtwo3 · 02-15-2023, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by adhrp

Oh man, that opening statement... made me instantly feel like an old(er) fart. I am only a couple years older than you and sometimes I forget how many years its been since the glory days of college in 2006. Thanks for reminding me (not!) haha. Great thread and congrats on achieving your dream!

you and me both... as I was writing this I thought... really?? That was 17 years ago??

wtwo3 · 02-15-2023, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BadBoostedBMWM3

Very good write up!

It remind if the e46 OG over cinnamon leather. Very classy.

That's the look I was going for! E46 in Oxford over cinnamon

wtwo3 · 02-15-2023, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by T0RM3NT

How in the Hell did I miss this!??

A huge congrats man! Really happy for you! She is gorgeous! Like you, I dreamed of this car for a long time and just recently made it come true too.

Enjoy!

Thank you!

tturedraider · 02-15-2023, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

you and me both... as I was writing this I thought... really?? That was 17 years ago??

It doesn’t slow down. I got out of the Army coming up on 31 years ago and I still remember those days like they were yesterday.

doctor_tran · 02-15-2023, 10:25 PM

Congrats! I have nearly the same spec. I added ceramic brakes. I pick up my car on Friday :-)

screamace · 02-15-2023, 11:04 PM

Awesome write up! Congrats and the color is indeed gorgeous!

- Fellow boilermaker

M3_Legend · 02-15-2023, 11:19 PM

Beautiful car. How were you able to get plates so fast?

wtwo3 · 02-16-2023, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by doctor_tran

Congrats! I have nearly the same spec. I added ceramic brakes. I pick up my car on Friday :-)

Nice!! Oxford over tartufo?

wtwo3 · 02-16-2023, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by M3_Legend

Beautiful car. How were you able to get plates so fast?

I had my dealer just transfer them over from my old car

cmyx6go · 02-16-2023, 08:34 AM

Great write up! Well done.

Congrats and enjoy the ride.

2swift · 02-16-2023, 11:07 AM

Great write-up and build! Looks great! I did European Delivery about 8 years ago and so bummed they cancelled the program. PCD sounds like a great alternative!

wtwo3 · 02-16-2023, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 2swift

Great write-up and build! Looks great! I did European Delivery about 8 years ago and so bummed they cancelled the program. PCD sounds like a great alternative!

I'm equally bummed about Euro Delivery! That would have been something else.

Next up on my bucket list is a 911..... Hopefully Porsche still offers Euro Delivery when I'm ready to buy one...

skyline408 · 02-16-2023, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

I'm equally bummed about Euro Delivery! That would have been something else.

Next up on my bucket list is a 911..... Hopefully Porsche still offers Euro Delivery when I'm ready to buy one...

Same here

I actually went to the Welt and museum in Munich several years ago and saw people getting their cars. My wife and I were in awe of the setup and delivery and promised each other we'd do euro delivery on the next car.. Then they cancelled it!

Ziosella · 02-16-2023, 07:13 PM

Killer color mate, great choice.

wtwo3 · 02-16-2023, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by skyline408

Same here

I actually went to the Welt and museum in Munich several years ago and saw people getting their cars. My wife and I were in awe of the setup and delivery and promised each other we'd do euro delivery on the next car.. Then they cancelled it!

I wonder what sort of admin costs were involved in their decision to remove the program. Feel like they should have at least kept it on for M cars...

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