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      04-16-2014, 05:30 PM   #22
tomwac
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Drives: 545i/520d/320d/S1000R/E24
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Originally Posted by darmstadt View Post
When I ordered mine I was offered this but turned it down, for the present. Its around €2,000 and a man comes from BMW with a laptop and a CD and turns the Vmax off. You also get a driver training course with it so that BMW can't be sued in the case of you you having an accident in a too fast car. I found that pretty silly as my current car (Alpina B3 Biturbo) is rated at 285km/h and the Alpina that I had ordered but had to turn down due to a years waiting list is rated at 305 km/h. Maybe after a couple of thousand km of being harassed by BMW 5 series and Audi drivers I might get it!
In fact, it's not taking Vmax off, but setting it on 280 iso 250...the car can go faster...
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