Ultimate Driving Experience

TimeFor · 04-06-2017, 11:39 AM

I did the free BMW Ultimate Driving Experience two years ago and it was where I first drove the i3. Loved it obviously and bought one a few days later. Anyways the last time they did this they offered an extra $1000 bonus credit for i3 to those who test drove a car at this event.

FYI - Its coming up again soon and maybe they'll offer bonuses again.

Register: http://ude.bmwusa.com/

They're pushing the 5 series but last time they had every car BMW sold there to take out for solo test drives.

VacMan1 · 04-06-2017, 08:04 PM

I did this too with my wife. It's also where I had my first experience with the i3 and i8. Look forward to doing it again and driving the latest crop.

afadeev · 04-06-2017, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by VacMan1

I did this too with my wife. It's also where I had my first experience with the i3 and i8. Look forward to doing it again and driving the latest crop.

This year it will be mostly 5-ers, not a car that suits any of my needs.
Yet still, I had registered.

I also did another food-focused event in the City a few weeks ago that had a fleet of 5's, 7's, and i8's parked outside for test drives. The first two were left neglected, and there was a long wait list for i8 test drives.

Driving the i8 was a fun, though surprisingly noisy experience. That 1.5L 3-cylinder Mini Cooper S engine is neither smooth, nor quiet. 7.1 kWh battery is only good for ~15 miles, and got quickly exhausted. Even while battery was still charged and powering front wheels, it was slower than M3, but more of a visual eye candy.
Once the battery went dead, the car turned into a noisy yet sexy MINI cooper, at 5x the cost.

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lorinzo · 04-07-2017, 09:09 PM

Signed up for Los Angeles today. Autocross for me and Teen Driving for my daughter.

Almaretto · 04-08-2017, 07:53 PM

Signed up for Autocross.

TimeFor · 04-10-2017, 06:27 PM

I'm in the Los Angeles 5/13 from 2 - 4pm Autocross group. If you set best lap time for your group you get one of these "Ultimate Driver" trophies

Almaretto · 04-11-2017, 12:33 AM

Do we know if we will be driving the 530, 540, or 550?

TimeFor · 04-11-2017, 03:43 PM

We'll know for sure by what cars show up tomorrow in New Jersey. Last time I did the autocross it was 428i GC / 328i. I would expect 530s because you really don't need the power of the 540 for autocross. They will probably have the 540 though on hand for test drives. Maybe 2018 550/530e? ..Maybe

But I haven't seen those stocked in showrooms yet so not sure if BMW is pushing sales of those just yet.

TimeFor · 04-21-2017, 02:14 PM

Here's what they're bringing around. Expect exact same cars from Jersey in LA and elsewhere:

lorinzo · 05-20-2017, 04:20 PM

All 540's today in Los Angeles.

Almaretto · 05-20-2017, 07:03 PM

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All 540's today in Los Angeles.

As expected.

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TimeFor Lieutenant 180 Rep 489 Posts Drives: 2019 i3S REx Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hollywood, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW i3S REx [0.00]	Ultimate Driving Experience - Coming Soon I did the free BMW Ultimate Driving Experience two years ago and it was where I first drove the i3. Loved it obviously and bought one a few days later. Anyways the last time they did this they offered an extra $1000 bonus credit for i3 to those who test drove a car at this event. FYI - Its coming up again soon and maybe they'll offer bonuses again. Register: http://ude.bmwusa.com/ They're pushing the 5 series but last time they had every car BMW sold there to take out for solo test drives. Last edited by TimeFor; 04-06-2017 at 11:45 AM..
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VacMan1 Enlisted Member 5 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 2017 i3, 2015 Msport X1 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Temecula, CA iTrader: (0)	I did this too with my wife. It's also where I had my first experience with the i3 and i8. Look forward to doing it again and driving the latest crop.
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