[Llarry]

I picked up my 2017 M3 at the Performance Center in the fall of 2016 and drove it back to Oregon. 3,000 miles give or take. Taking delivery in Spartanburg is a wonderful experience; highly-recommended. There are no price savings on the vehicle, and you have to get yourself to the airport there, but once there, they pick you up, put you up at a hotel, give you dinner and breakfast then, on the day of delivery, shuttle you to the center where they give you a plant tour (or not, depending on the status of model changeovers, etc.), give you some driving instruction in a vehicle like your new BMW, give you a nice lunch and do the delivery. Overall a great time and I don't think the experience has changed much since I did it.

You might try asking this question on the G05 X5 forum for any X5-specific info, particularly given your new hybrid 50e.