BMW
X1 / X2
BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
BIMMERPOST Universal Forums General BMW News and Cars Discussion BMW Welt to reopen on 4th May 2020

Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      04-29-2020, 07:20 AM   #1
Mani59
BMW Miniature Collector!
United Kingdom
13309
Rep
7,980
Posts

Drives: E38 735i SE Individual
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Leicestershire

iTrader: (1)

BMW Welt to reopen on 4th May 2020

BIMMERPOST
     Featured on BIMMERPOST.com
Great to read that the BMW Welt will be reopening its vehicle collection service, the sales rooms and its showrooms from 4th May 2020.

I was due to go to BMW Welt earlier this year but had to cancel it.

BMW Museum, BMW Group Classic remain closed.

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/globa...oms-from-may-4
__________________


Visit my (mainly) BMW gallery http://jetone.co.uk
Appreciate 7
BMWGirlFL6232.50
///M TOWN13117.00
NickyC17350.50
clee1982796.00
Niko ZV118.00
      04-29-2020, 02:49 PM   #2
JCZ5
Major
JCZ5's Avatar
1483
Rep
1,369
Posts

Drives: BMW X5 (G05)
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: PA

iTrader: (0)

Great news! Hopefully travel restrictions will ease up as well and ED can continue for many luckily new customers in the summer!
__________________
IG: @rise_n_drive
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 02:53 PM   #3
e30nicole
First Lieutenant
e30nicole's Avatar
United_States
826
Rep
348
Posts

Drives: verde mantis m4
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: New York

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mani59 View Post
Great to read that the BMW Welt will be reopening its vehicle collection service, the sales rooms and its showrooms from 4th May 2020.

I was due to go to BMW Welt earlier this year but had to cancel it.

BMW Museum, BMW Group Classic remain closed.

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/globa...oms-from-may-4
Glad to hear they are reopening. I was suppose to be there mid March and had to cancel as well
__________________
-91 318is 5MT (sold)
-16 M235xi
-19 Verde Mantis M4
-Instagram E30nicole
Appreciate 2
///M TOWN13117.00
      04-29-2020, 02:53 PM   #4
///M TOWN
.
///M TOWN's Avatar
13117
Rep
8,300
Posts

Drives: M GmbH
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: North America

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2018 M2  [8.78]
Wunderbar ‼️
__________________
///
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 03:22 PM   #5
GOLFFRR
GOLFFRR's Avatar
10720
Rep
27,536
Posts

Drives: GOLFFRR cart
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: we sell BMWs to "ALL" US states

iTrader: (4)

that's awesome, curious to see what sort of safety measures will be in place.
__________________

BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT BMW, EMAIL OUR GUY KOTE FIRST!
Kote M Sales:Kotem@bmwofcamarillo.com Cell:805-368-9101
vipfinance@bmwofcamarillo.com for warranties!
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 03:25 PM   #6
RyanBMW
Lieutenant
RyanBMW's Avatar
United_States
463
Rep
509
Posts

Drives: 2008 E92 328i, 2011 F10 550i,
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Plano, TX

iTrader: (1)

May the 4th be with you!
Appreciate 3
KRS_SN13103.00
      04-29-2020, 04:28 PM   #7
cfm56d7b
Lieutenant General
United_States
5849
Rep
10,229
Posts

Drives: 2017 440i Gran Coupe & 2015 X5
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Orange County, CA

iTrader: (2)

Very encouraging news.
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 04:37 PM   #8
KRS_SN
Major General
KRS_SN's Avatar
United Kingdom
13103
Rep
5,117
Posts

Drives: IX,G07
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Glasgow

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2020 X7  [10.00]
X5  [8.50]
IX  [8.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by RyanBMW View Post
May the 4th be with you!
Mike Tyson?
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 04:41 PM   #9
RazorX3
Private
22
Rep
90
Posts

Drives: BMW F20 LCI + BMW G01 2019
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Tunisia

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by KRS_SN View Post
Quote:
Originally Posted by RyanBMW View Post
May the 4th be with you!
Mike Tyson?
You mean Mike Tython?
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 05:10 PM   #10
NickyC
Lieutenant General
NickyC's Avatar
17351
Rep
10,597
Posts

Drives: M4 CS. Former G82, x2 F82, F80
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Jacked out of my mind

iTrader: (23)

About time.
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 05:54 PM   #11
adc
Major General
United_States
2725
Rep
6,750
Posts

Drives: 2018 F80 M3 ED
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MD/DC

iTrader: (12)

Yes!!

I was scheduled to go with a friend in July, hopefully we can now make it happen...
__________________

2018 F80 Santorini
2019 Z4 3.0i
2022 X2 M35i
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 06:20 PM   #12
mffarrell
Captain
616
Rep
929
Posts

Drives: 2020 M550i Porsche 911 turbo
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Vancouver, WA

iTrader: (0)

Will they let folks from the US attend? I have a trip to Germany and Switzerland planned in September, and I have a Porsche factory tour scheduled in Stuttgart. I was working on scheduling the BMW factory when the CV19 hit the fan.

I am not very hopeful that we will be able to travel to Europe in September.
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 10:47 PM   #13
Staati
New Member
Germany
27
Rep
24
Posts

Drives: F87 M2C
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Reutlingen

iTrader: (0)

After 1 month delay pickup at monday
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 10:50 PM   #14
adc
Major General
United_States
2725
Rep
6,750
Posts

Drives: 2018 F80 M3 ED
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MD/DC

iTrader: (12)

Quote:
Originally Posted by mffarrell View Post
Will they let folks from the US attend? I have a trip to Germany and Switzerland planned in September, and I have a Porsche factory tour scheduled in Stuttgart. I was working on scheduling the BMW factory when the CV19 hit the fan.

I am not very hopeful that we will be able to travel to Europe in September.
Will they let you fly is the first question.
__________________

2018 F80 Santorini
2019 Z4 3.0i
2022 X2 M35i
Appreciate 0
      04-29-2020, 10:53 PM   #15
mffarrell
Captain
616
Rep
929
Posts

Drives: 2020 M550i Porsche 911 turbo
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Vancouver, WA

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by adc View Post
Will they let you fly is the first question.
Exactly!
Appreciate 0
      04-30-2020, 06:17 AM   #16
ellipsis212
Colonel
ellipsis212's Avatar
1615
Rep
2,160
Posts

Drives: 2017 M3
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: RVA

iTrader: (5)

Garage List
2018 BMW M3  [0.00]
Semi-related. We ordered a new Volvo in February for their overseas delivery program in Sweden and I had not heard a thing until yesterday about the scheduled pickup in June.

They're now offering various choices whether to try and keep your date and make plans knowing they could be canceled, have the vehicle built and delivered and take a voucher for the trip within a year, or various other options involving fall dates or trip cancellations.

I can't imagine anyone wants east coast Americans traveling to their country in the next few months, and I was glad to take the car now and the trip later. Volvo actually includes airfare for 2 in their OSD program so it's a bit different than some but I'm curious to know what any folks with scheduled European delivery are thinking will happen.
Appreciate 0
      04-30-2020, 11:46 AM   #17
ArchJR
Lieutenant
United_States
205
Rep
459
Posts

Drives: 2024 i4 xDrive40
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: United States

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by GOLFFRR View Post
that's awesome, curious to see what sort of safety measures will be in place.
I expect the cars on display to be locked. On my visits to the Welt, the place was packed with tourists climbing in and out of every car. That seems like a sanitation nightmare now.

Of course, so does every consumer car show or even showroom after COVID. I presume dealers will keep cars locked for awhile, opening them on request and sanitizing surfaces between customers.
Appreciate 1
GOLFFRR10719.50
      04-30-2020, 12:45 PM   #18
Mani59
BMW Miniature Collector!
United Kingdom
13309
Rep
7,980
Posts

Drives: E38 735i SE Individual
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Leicestershire

iTrader: (1)

Quote:
Originally Posted by ellipsis212 View Post
Semi-related. We ordered a new Volvo in February for their overseas delivery program in Sweden and I had not heard a thing until yesterday about the scheduled pickup in June.

They're now offering various choices whether to try and keep your date and make plans knowing they could be canceled, have the vehicle built and delivered and take a voucher for the trip within a year, or various other options involving fall dates or trip cancellations.

I can't imagine anyone wants east coast Americans traveling to their country in the next few months, and I was glad to take the car now and the trip later. Volvo actually includes airfare for 2 in their OSD program so it's a bit different than some but I'm curious to know what any folks with scheduled European delivery are thinking will happen.
Enjoy the Volvo museum if it's open. I went last year and it was great, everything from trucks, buses, heritage, road cars, motorsports and a military aircraft!
__________________


Visit my (mainly) BMW gallery http://jetone.co.uk
Appreciate 1
      04-30-2020, 06:21 PM   #19
GOLFFRR
GOLFFRR's Avatar
10720
Rep
27,536
Posts

Drives: GOLFFRR cart
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: we sell BMWs to "ALL" US states

iTrader: (4)

Quote:
Originally Posted by ArchJR View Post
I expect the cars on display to be locked. On my visits to the Welt, the place was packed with tourists climbing in and out of every car. That seems like a sanitation nightmare now.

Of course, so does every consumer car show or even showroom after COVID. I presume dealers will keep cars locked for awhile, opening them on request and sanitizing surfaces between customers.
yea that makes sense, and agree! Def going to be a uphill battle when it comes to constant sanitation, every where for that matter will have that issue
__________________

BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT BMW, EMAIL OUR GUY KOTE FIRST!
Kote M Sales:Kotem@bmwofcamarillo.com Cell:805-368-9101
vipfinance@bmwofcamarillo.com for warranties!
Appreciate 0
      05-01-2020, 05:41 PM   #20
ihbase
First Lieutenant
363
Rep
318
Posts

Drives: e90, e91, f31, f87
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Oregon

iTrader: (0)

If you love the 2 Series GC, you'll love BMW Welt

Except it is kind of a disappointment. I was there last November (meh). Even the museum felt like it had lost all direction. A lot of floor space dedicated to an abandoned product (i3) and the rest was poorly curated- as if the Museum had lost its Director in 2015 and the position was never filled. The engine displays were great, but the entire experience just confirmed for us that BMW has lost the script and lacks a clear direction.

The BMW Welt delivery facility looks grand, but the interior space just feels disjointed and- well, like a premium showroom for product you have already seen 100x.

Olympiapark was much more interesting, and that thing arrived in 1972.

The whole experience feels like a perfect metaphor for where BMW is today; popular, but not very interesting if you understand anything about design and engineering.

But if you love the X2 or the fwd 2 Series GC, you'll love BMW Welt.

-Michael
Appreciate 0
      05-01-2020, 05:51 PM   #21
adc
Major General
United_States
2725
Rep
6,750
Posts

Drives: 2018 F80 M3 ED
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: MD/DC

iTrader: (12)

Quote:
Originally Posted by ihbase View Post
Except it is kind of a disappointment. I was there last November (meh). Even the museum felt like it had lost all direction. A lot of floor space dedicated to an abandoned product (i3) and the rest was poorly curated- as if the Museum had lost its Director in 2015 and the position was never filled. The engine displays were great, but the entire experience just confirmed for us that BMW has lost the script and lacks a clear direction.

The BMW Welt delivery facility looks grand, but the interior space just feels disjointed and- well, like a premium showroom for product you have already seen 100x.

Olympiapark was much more interesting, and that thing arrived in 1972.

The whole experience feels like a perfect metaphor for where BMW is today; popular, but not very interesting if you understand anything about design and engineering.

But if you love the X2 or the fwd 2 Series GC, you'll love BMW Welt.

-Michael
I think it’s all in your head.

BMW Welt was designed and built when BMW was making “the cars that you love”. Design hasn’t changed a bit.

And for the BMW Museum, their main exhibit changes periodically. I’ve seen the exhibits dedicated to Mini, Rolls Royce, and one other I cannot recall. You have to go there multiple times, I’ve been 4 times.
__________________

2018 F80 Santorini
2019 Z4 3.0i
2022 X2 M35i
Appreciate 0
      05-01-2020, 06:18 PM   #22
JCZ5
Major
JCZ5's Avatar
1483
Rep
1,369
Posts

Drives: BMW X5 (G05)
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: PA

iTrader: (0)

I was there last year just to visit and I had a great time! Unfortunately, I was there for work and only spent about a hour. Had to rush through everything. But better to have seen it than not!

Really wanted to do ED on day, but it's harder to justify with what's going on in the world. However, if I were to do it, I thought about just flying there, do the delivery experience and then fly back home 😂😂.

But honestly, it's also harder to turn down a greater discount by doing PCD than the 5% that comes with ED.
__________________
IG: @rise_n_drive
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:10 PM.




xbimmers
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST