Well, I have written a lot about the wait! Helga has arrived in Monterey! She's here!

As luck would have it I was driving by the dealership (I wasn't stalking!) and I saw the truck! And yep...she was inside!

I wanted to pick her up today but they convinced me to leave her until Monday....clean her up, wash her, etc. I was OK with it since she still had German mud on the carpeting and they promised me that they would clean her all up!

She still had the rear plate on her! She's better looking than I remembered...maybe getting prettier with age...ok yes I'm pathetic! But so are the rest of you for reading this far!

More pictures on Monday! She's here!

Here is an updated rundown on the dates:

Dreamed of buying a BMW:...................Since I turned "middle aged"
Convinced my wife I needed a BMW:......8/31
Ordered "Helga":..................................8/31 (5 minutes after convincing my wife I should!)
Wrote the check:................................11/15
ED Pickup in Munich:............................12/16
Dropped off at Harms in Sindelfingen:......12/27
Left Bremerhaven on the Hual Tokyo:......1/14
Through the Panama Canal:..................1/29
Arrived in California:............................2/5
Arrived at the Dealer in Monterey:..........2/18
Picked up:..........................................Two More Days! (Monday)