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      08-21-2019, 02:27 PM   #23
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Awesome write-up and love checking out all the pictures! What an epic adventure!!! Congrats on the new car and hope you have some patience now
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      08-21-2019, 02:30 PM   #24
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A fantastic ED trip euro*

I'm glad I could helped you have a special ED experience.

Hotel Kolfuschgerhof & Gardana Pass/Sella Ronda are so awesome!! Umbrail Pass is the sort of back(side)way into Stelvio(summit)from the Swiss side. Did you turn LEFT and try to drive up to the summit ? Or did you drive towards Bormio(city)right turn and thru all those tunnels ?

Its a pity Stelvio Pass was still closed. I think it opened a few days later this year. For other's planning ED and Stelvio Pass... try driving there around late June(and up to about mid October - then the snow comes!!) BC the first week or two of June... they hold the Italia Giro cyclist races. At the end of June is always a good time to plan a tour there.

Lake Como and Lake Garda you can never go wrong. I love that part of Italy.

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      08-21-2019, 03:01 PM   #25
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Day 9: Vienna, Austria

Vienna is the capital of Austria, so it's a big European city to see. There are lots of museums, old architecture and famous government buildings. If you're into that kind of thing I'm sure you will be able to find lots of things to do and see here. I'd recommend staying about 2-3 days here. We stayed at Hotel Savoyen Vienna and had a pleasant time.

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Day 11: Bratislava, Slovakia

If you are looking for good roads, this is not the place to visit, haha. The hotel we stayed at was very good - The Loft Bratislava. It had its own restaurant and brewery on the first floor. In general, the best part about Bratislava was how cheap it was. There are enough things to do here if you come for a full day or two. There is the castle on top of the city.

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There is a lookout tower overlooking the whole city which was nice to visit.

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There is also a Cat Cafe that was a cool first experience for me and my wife.

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Day 13: Prague, Czech Republic

It took us about 3 hours of driving to get to Prague. And as you might have heard, this place is highly recommended to visit. Me and my wife did lots of touristy things here. If you are looking for stuff to do and recommendations, it is best to check out the YouTube channel called: Honest Guide. We watched a few of his vids and got our ideas there.

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My wife and I stayed in Grandior Hotel Prague, which we honestly would not recommend, as like the rest of the city it is quite old. Which meant a smelly old room even after we changed rooms. BUT, in the underground parking of that same hotel, there was a detailing place called Hommage Detailing. I dropped off my car here while we were exploring the city. The price for a full detail was very reasonable and they did a good job. Prague was one of the last places we visited before dropping off the car, so this was good final wash to get all the interior cleaned up after all the mountain passes and so on.

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Day 15: Back to Munich, Germany

The drive from Prague to Munich was pretty fun on the Autobahn. The car was already past the break-in period so it felt somewhat okay to go all out on the open unrestricted road. Once we were back in Munich we stayed at Aloft Munich again. Like mentioned before, it has great parking under the hotel. Our drop off was the next day. It was right at the Munich Airport and the drive there was about 40 minutes. After chatting with the owner Sebastio, and hearing all the crazy stories over the years of ED and what he has seen, I called an Uber and went back to the hotel. We spent the last night in Munich and our flight back was early the next morning to Toronto, Canada.

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Final Thoughts:

Overall this trip was INCREDIBLE! We got to see all the places we wanted to see. There was nothing bad or out of ordinary that happened, no accidents or damages to the car. Neither of us got sick or anything like that, so I consider the trip to be a total success. The F90 M5 proved what a termendous car it is, especially after taking it to all these crazy roads and elevations. At first I was sceptical about going from the F82 M4 to M5, but now I cannot wait for the car to come to Canada. It is truly a brilliant piece of machinery.

I hope my ED story was entertaining and informing. This was an astonishing experience and I would HIGHLY recommend it to all of you guys.

Cheers!
Skinny jeans made it to Toronto finally!!! The Swarovski museum used to have Julia Stiles as a hologram. Looks like a nice trip.

Hope you enjoyed all the beer and cakes and sausages and more cakes.

Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain are really awesome for driving.

Hope the 401 treats your car well.
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Skinny jeans made it to Toronto finally!!! The Swarovski museum used to have Julia Stiles as a hologram. Looks like a nice trip.

Hope you enjoyed all the beer and cakes and sausages and more cakes.

Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain are really awesome for driving.

Hope the 401 treats your car well.
Could you please not quote the entire post please 😅
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      08-21-2019, 04:33 PM   #27
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Thank you for sharing this and congratulations!
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Awesome pictures and Awesome M5...well done

Thank you for sharing with us all!
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      08-21-2019, 09:25 PM   #30
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Well done my dude. You did it better than I did.
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      08-21-2019, 10:22 PM   #31
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Great recap! Thanks for taking the time to put it together and share with us all.

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      08-21-2019, 11:10 PM   #32
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Congratulations and fantastic write up! You have redeemed yourself from 2016. After a fantastic ED for my 2016 F80, it didn't work out for my 2020 M2C. Next time...
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      08-22-2019, 02:32 AM   #33
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Oh, I did EU delivery this time last year. You are making me miss it so.....
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      08-22-2019, 06:35 AM   #34
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Depending on how the M3/M4 turns out, might be doing ED myself!

Nice adventure and thank you for sharing the pictures!

See you on the streets of Toronto
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      08-22-2019, 07:11 AM   #35
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Thanks so much for sharing your story! What an amazing adventure! I have an F90 competition myself. I am regretting that I did not do an ED. Now I have a goal for my next car!
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Congrats and thank you for sharing your experience.
It is in my bucket list.
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regretting that I did not do an ED. Now I have a goal for my next car!
I have been on this board since 2007 and I think less than 20% of M5 owners have done European Delivery. Maybe even less, and all I have to say is: the next time you order a new BMW pick it up in Germany, you will not be disappointed!
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regretting that I did not do an ED. Now I have a goal for my next car!
I have been on this board since 2007 and I think less than 20% of M5 owners have done European Delivery. Maybe even less, and all I have to say is: the next time you order a new BMW pick it up in Germany, you will not be disappointed!
Every time I am ready to do it my local dealer has exactly the car that I want, so I told myself I will do it for the next one for sure ... no matter what. I have recommended it to some of my friends and they have done it while I have not 👎

This was a fantastic write up. Eying M2CS for my ED.....
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Congrats and great job on the write up with so many amazing photos. It's really sad that ED reports have become so few and far between these days. We're contemplating one next year and you've definitely given me some inspiration.
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Absolutely loved your write up! Enough detail to be informative but short enough to be interesting. Great shots and a beautiful car! I think it's nice your wife was willing to do the ED focused trip TWICE. This is a bucketlist activity for me. Need some more interior pics though
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Incredible. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi .. from m5 comp fellow GTA guy... just got back from my ed 4 months ago.. M5 Comp as well...great job on documenting trip...I have Frozen Dark Silver with same interior.. love car never get bored driving. Gets better with time..thx again for great write up...
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Brilliant trip report. I have talked about doing a European Delivery the past 10 years but can never pull the trigger. My concern is that I will not having fun driving my brand new car in brand new cities and roads. Would be too nervous. The wimp in me.
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