Is BMWCCA worth it?

[Emre]

How do the driving schools work? You pay a lower price to have somebody ride along in your car with you and tell you how much you suck at driving?

It works more like this: you get to drive your car on some of the greatest race tracks in the world with an experienced instructor providing you 1-to-1 coaching for an entire weekend.

Between classroom sessions, personalized instruction in your car, and passenger rides in your instructor's car, you eventually learn how to drive truly quickly while maintaining control. In the process, you figure out that most of what you thought you knew about driving was either completely wrong, or at least seriously deficient. Mostly you have a ton of fun.

If you've never tried it, you don't know what you're missing.

[kinvodA]

Worth it for the driving schools alone. The magazine, parts & service discounts, club meetings, and other social events are all icing on the cake.

How do the driving schools work? You pay a lower price to have somebody ride along in your car with you and tell you how much you suck at driving?

[Emre]

Worth it for the driving schools alone. The magazine, parts & service discounts, club meetings, and other social events are all icing on the cake.

[evandael]

Roundel is a good read. Stickers is cool. The meets can be hit or miss, but I bet the track/autocross events are sweet!

[Cletonius]

I was on the fence about joining too. Looks like I'm going to be putting up the $48 after all.

[robrez]

Yeah, it's worth it. The raffle prizes for the local CCA holiday dinner were $1,000, $500, and $100 dealer gift certificates. Plus the dealer hosting the event rolled out a ton of old inventory parts for sale. I bought NOS 20-year-old canvas e30 car cover for $25.

[RainierHooker]

SO worth it. In my first year of membership I more than made up for the membership fee in just dealership parts for the e30 and maintenance costs on the MCS. I think the discount is 15% parts and 10% labor. In effect I got the magazine and other perks for free.

[N2MYE30]

Looks like its $48 for a year.

http://www.bmwcca.org/index.php?pageid=club_join

[naplesE30]

Yes, like any club you get what you put into it.

[N2MYE30]

Ill take credit! haha. I rarely use the discount as online suppliers or used are usually the way to go. Blunttech can beat those price im pretty sure. I think is like $45 for a 1 year. Mag is a great read and worth it.

[kinvodA]

Worth it for Roundel Mag, the badge you get to put on your grill, and the overall feeling of smug elitism that you are allowed to be in on.

Recommend it.

Two more questions: How much is it, and who wants credit for referring me?

[BrooklynMW]

Worth it for Roundel Mag, the badge you get to put on your grill, and the overall feeling of smug elitism that you are allowed to be in on.

Recommend it.

[James Crivellone]

BMWCCA is a great subscription to have imho.

Between dealer discounts, sponsored events, track days, etc..

Plus the magazine....Its worth it.

[txtorquemade]

Need to join. Period.

[slammin.e28]

Worth it. Especially when you need that one dealer part that no one else has.