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      01-11-2018, 10:49 AM   #1
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PCD of Long Beach Blue X5M via Milano, Italia

Who says that a Performance Center Delivery can't have European aspect in travel. For my 8th PC taking delivery of a 2018 F85, Long Beach Blue with full Sonoma beige interior, ZEC, B&O, Apple CarPlay, with roof rails and trim in satin aluminum, 21" wheels. This is the 2nd X vehicle that I have coordinated with the PC staff flying in from Europe before, as 1st time was back in 2014 when I took ED delivery of a 435 vert and flew from Frankfurt via ATL to GSP for PCD of a F15 N63 M sport, now retired. Both vehicles were delivered the same calendar week.

Some photos of Malpensa Aeroporto early morning, Delta A-330, Delta One and meals for the 1st leg (MXP-JFK), then JFK-ATL and finally ATL-GSP. Why all the connections? Delta cuts back service to/from Milan in the winter as summer time schedule has flights from Atlanta and Detroit.

Just like GSP having a US manufactured X vehicle on display, German car rental firm Sixt had a G30 on display in Terminal 1.

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Finally took delivery at the PC on 1/12/2018, #8 PCD for me- never gets old. The Marriott driver had to be shown how to remove the X5 rear cargo latch to fit 5 suit cases and 4 carry on bags upon airport check-pick up, but how many customers arrive with all this luggage? However, staff was outstanding, delivered our luggage to the room/ stored the other pieces (wine suitecases, ect...) so we could just have dinner- despite flying business class, it's a long day waking up 11pm ET with 3 connections. 4 wheel garment bag missed connection from ATL to GSP and was rerouted to CHS, delivered to my house before I arrived home from the PC- was a blessing as luggage would have been tight for the drive home, but have packed former X5 this tight/

As I was recently at the PC on December 14th, 2017 for my ED M4 vert pick-up and Andy Van Cliff was my instructor both visits, he opened up the lower PC course as there was a longer straight away- I sensed that Andy was excited of a XM5 in the group and I thank him for this. The track was wet, as we had to keep DSC on, but I had the vehicle in M1 (sport/sport/comfort), coming out of the straight away after breaking down from 75 mph with a 180 degree turn, followed by a slight double turn I felt the DSC stabilize the rear tires preventing a oversteer. I had to slow down for up 5 secs at a time as I was catching up the cars in front on me to give more space. The X5M handled very well on wet track for a vehicle that size, as IbizasWife states behind at the hotel for a client conference call, I had all of the track time!
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More photos... Ibiza's wife has the LV keychain with matching LLB leather driving gloves we picked up in Firenze (I hate the make up on the steering wheel).
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