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Re:How Tesla is Circumventing Dealerships by retroafroman on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @01:43PM (#4480452)
BMW will also let you pick up your car at their plant in South Carolina. They make the X3, X5, and X6 there, but also have a performance center with a track and instructors. You can also order in, say an M5, which they deliver there, then they'll let you drive an identical car on their track with an instructor, so not as to work your own so hard. They've done well with making it an experience worth aspiring to.

Also, there is a recommended break in period on the new engines, precluding you from going above 6k RPM, IIRC. Still, if you did a European delivery, it'd probably be very possible to legally drive 100+ MPH on the Autobahn.

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Re:How Tesla is Circumventing Dealerships by brc on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @08:14PM (#4482200)
>Still, if you did a European delivery, it'd probably be very possible to legally drive 100+ MPH on the Autobahn.

No, not 'probably very possible' - it's entirely legal to do 155mph+ on the Autobahn. There's one heading straight out of Munich. (most German cars except Porsche are limited to 155)

Still, running in the car first might be a good idea.

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Re:How Tesla is Circumventing Dealerships by joezydeco on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @10:52PM (#4482634)
I guess the real question is if you can get a BMW to 100 MPH without ever going over 6K RPM. I'm guessing you can. =) I was certainly able to do it in a rental crackerbox Opel.
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Re:How Tesla is Circumventing Dealerships by brc on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @11:22PM (#4482701)
Yes you can. I have photographic evidence.
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Re:How Tesla is Circumventing Dealerships by tripzilch on Friday September 07, 2012 @12:11PM (#4489792)
The other thing, in a car like a BMW, you hardly "feel" like you're doing that speed (well, we went up to 112mph / 180kph). In a more average car, you can do it as well, but you'll feel it shaking and you get a much stronger feeling of "wow I'm going really fast" (which is kinda unnerving IMO). It's a complete waste of gas either way, of course (110 kph generally gives the most kilometers for your litre, in most types of cars, I've found).
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