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August 23, 2005
The Ultimate Drive®
I took part of the Susan G Komen Foundation Drive For a Cure
For the ninth year, the Komen Foundation is partnering with BMW to raise funds to support breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment initiatives as well as to increase awareness of the importance of early detection. The Ultimate Drive� program features two cross-country caravans of 18 specially-marked BMW cars to take the Komen message to the streets of America. Guests are invited to test drive the vehicles to raise money for the Komen Foundation at BMW centers across the nation. For each mile driven, BMW contributes $1 to the Foundation.
Task: Drive a BMW car from Park Place BMW in Rochester, MN to Sears Imported Autos in Minnetonka, MN
The car I was able to choose was a 2005 BMW X5 4.4i SAV. A nice ride, no arguments. A lot of space, many fancy and cool features, a huge panoramic sun roof, leather (of course), automatic, etc... Would I get one? Not really, but that's just a personal preference.
I drove down to Rochester with my friend Rob S from the BMW Car Club, we got there at 3:00pm Plenty early to pick out favorite rides, right? Think again. The two available 6 series were taken, 7 series take... the choices X3, X5 and Z4. I opted for something I didn't see myself buying, an X5.
After a small lunch/dinner, an a short meeting e departed Rochester close to 5:00pm
Arrived at Minnetonka around 6:30pm and then the shuttle took us back to Rochester to pick up our cars. Yeah, I know... lots of driving. I ended up getting home a little after 10:00pm.
Was it worth it? Of course!
Posted by rimblas at August 23, 2005 12:46 PM