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      04-09-2013, 10:57 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by PandaM3 View Post
I don't exactly know where it is... It's probably some sort of Wherehouse in Marina Del Rey... I always see prototype BMW's around there. They come out when they think is the least busiest time.

BMW has desert facilities for hot weather testing, nurburgring for high speed and handling, northern facilities for cold weather, and west LA for testing in fancy environments.
I don't think BMW has a warehouse in MDR, but yes, their prototypes do zip through that area a lot. I've seen almost every M-car mule drive through there in the last 11 years, as well as several non-M mules. I'm pretty sure they undock at Point Hueneme and then make their way down the coast.
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