Membership Rewards: Rebates Up to $1,500
BMW CCA members in good standing may be eligible for substantial rebates on the purchase of a new or Certified Pre-Owned BMW from any authorized U.S. BMW Center. Rebates currently range from $500 to $1,500 depending on the model. Click here for details on your eligibility and Membership Reward rebate form. Is it any surprise that the folks at BMW know how to reach a good target market when they see one?
Discounts
Get discounts on parts and/or services at participating BMW dealers when you show your BMW CCA membership card. The more you spend, the more you save.
Roundel Magazine
Declared one of the finest car club magazines in the world by Car and Driver, each monthly issue has 140+ pages of articles, reviews, photography, and classifieds dedicated to all things BMW. No centerfolds. Yet. Members can access electronic editions of Roundel online. Click here to see a sample issue.
67 Local Chapters
BMW CCA’s local chapters provide a range of social, technical, and driving events. They’re your gateway to many of the club’s driving schools, rallies, and autocrosses. Many events are geared toward the novice mechanic or driving event participant.
More Member Benefits
* Outstanding national events including BMW CCA’s premier annual gathering, Oktoberfest.
* Regional festivals, concours, and club-sponsored corrals at major road races
* Driving schools, autocrosses, rallies, safety schools, and BMW CCA Club Racing.
* Free classified ads on the website and in Roundel magazine.
* Ombudsmen to help with dealer issues.
* Friends of BMW: A roster of fellow BMW CCA members who can offer coffee and conversation, repair tools, workspace, sometimes even help when you’re out on the road.
* Club library and video services. Borrow BMW-related books and videos
* Availability of a BMW CCA affinity credit card.
* Free BMW CCA decals available from the club office. Just call.
* Access to all areas of the growing online community at BMWCCA.org.
* Club members also recieve a corporate discount rate at Avis/Hertz. Members click here to find out how.
Special Discounts for BMW CCA Members
Get discounts on goods, services, and recreation by signing up through the affiliate discounts programs BMW CCA has arranged for club members. See details farther below. Participants include:
* Anheuser-Busch theme parks
* Brooks Brothers clothing
* Biltmore Museum, Ashville, NC
* BMW Performance Driving Schools
* Grove Park Inn, Ashville, NC
Special Interest Groups
As if all things BMW weren’t special interest enough, some of us like to drill down further into the minutia of Bimmer lore. These independent groups are organized around specific vintage or rare BMWs. They provide information and activities ranging from driving events and web-based digests to publications and news bulletins. Click here for more information.
Become a Member
If BMW is the ultimate expression of your driving passion, we have a place for you in the largest association of BMW owners in the world. We could fill a whole page outlining all the member benefits. In fact, we have. Membership runs $48 a year, with discounts for multi-year or lifetime memberships. It includes Roundel (print and online), full access to BMWCCA.org, access to Technical Service Advisors, and member discounts. Associate membership for $10 a person is available to others in the same household with the same benefits; you share a copy of Roundel and your chapter newsletter. Not yet a member? Click here to join online (or click on Become a Member above) or call the club at 800-878-9292 (use this number to join or renew; 864-250-0022 for other calls).
BMW CCA Affiliates Program – Discounts, Special Offers
BMW CCA’s Affiliates Program provides discounts and special offers. And we’ve checked to make sure they’re legitimate discounts, not just come-ons. In addition to what’s below, there may be additional discounts and specials throughout the year.
Anheuser-Busch theme parks
Get discounted admission at these parks:
* SeaWorld San Diego
* SeaWorld Orlando
* SeaWorld San Antonio
* Busch Gardens Williamsburg
* Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
* Adventure Island Water Country USA
* Sesame Place
Discounts are $5 off single-day passes to the SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and Sesame Place Parks, and $3 at Adventure Island and Water Country USA. Discounts may be steeper for offseason months. Click here for general information on Anheuser-Busch theme parks. BMW CCA members, for the link and access code, click here.
Gain discounted admission to the 250-room, 8,000-acre Biltmore Museum and estate in Asheville, N.C. For 2008, BMW CCA members pay $33 admission for adults, $18 for children. The undiscounted daily admission price in 2008 is $47-$51. Buy tickets in advance (before arriving). For access and to buy tickets, click here.
BMW CCA members get everyday discounts of 15% off everyday prices on most Brooks Brothers clothing and accessories at Brooks Brothers stores, over the phone, and online. Ocassional offers may include greater discounts. Click here to sign up. You get a temporary membership card immediately.
BMW CCA members get a 15% discount on BMW’s popular Performance Driving School program, held throughout much of the year at the BMW Performance Driving Center in Greenville, S.C., and at other select locations throughout the U.S. Programs run one or two days using center-supplied BMWs and include car control clinics, M driving schools, and new driver/teen safety schools. For information, see the Experience – Peformance Driving Schools section of bmwusa.com or call 888-345-4269. Be sure to say you’re a member of BMW CCA and give your membership number when you register.
BMW CCA members receive a discounted rate at the historic Grove Park Inn and Spa in Asheville (N.C.) Inn. There are no blackout dates. (Occasionally the discount might not be available because of capacity issues.) To learn more about the facility, visit the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa site. To make a reservation, call the inn directly. Club members: Click here to view the corporate code used for booking. To book a room, call the inn directly, 800-413-5864.
Traveling with golf clubs can be risky and cumbersome. Choose your set and your rental clubs will be delivered to the course or hotel the day before your tee time and picked up as soon as you're done with them. International Golf Rental & Sales takes care of the hassle for you and lets you concentrate on playing a great game of golf. In addition to serving individual travelers, they specialize in supplying corporate or non-profit golf events. Inventory includes such premium brands as Titleist, Mizuno, Taylor Made and many more.
Benefits include:
- No risk of loss or damage to their own sets when traveling
- No excess baggage fees to pay
- No inconvenient lugging of clubs across the country
- Increase attendance at your golf events
- Leave your own valuable golf club sets at home
- Try out new brands and models
BMW Car Club of America members receive:
- 10% off golf club rentals
BMW CCA is adding a health insurance program as a member benefit. It’s an option for Club members who want health care coverage and want alternatives to what’s offered at work, who don’t otherwise have available health insurance, or who’d have to buy an individual policy that may be more costly than one arranged through an affinity group. To learn more, see this health insurance link.
About BMW CCA
The year was 1969. There were soldiers in Vietnam. Hippies at Woodstock. And in Boston, a few car nuts were wandering the streets, snapping leaflets to the windshields of a curious new German import – the BMW 2002. They were recruiting members for a new car club dedicated to the object of their desire. At least some people had their priorities in order.
In time, veterans, hippies, and other driving purists from all over the spectrum would find common ground in what has become the world’s largest owner-supported car club – the BMW Car Club of America. Today, BMW CCA has 67 chapters nationwide, with more than 75,000 members, mutually enhancing each other’s BMW ownership experience.
You know that little flash of camaraderie that washes over you when you see a pair of BMW kidneys coming down the road? If you even know what that question means, you’re either already a member, or should be. You have to own a BMW to understand.
It doesn’t matter what model you drive. Whether you’re on your first Bimmer, or your thirtieth, there are just certain subjects that only BMW owners are interested in. BMW CCA is where we address all of them.
Our official mission is: to enhance the BMW experience for our members by providing services, support, information, and activities that promote camaraderie and encourage social awareness and responsibility. Unofficially, we’re a big support group for Ultimate Driving Machine addiction. Nothing wrong with that.
BMW CCA enjoys a strong yet independent relationship with BMW AG and its BMW of North America subsidiary. We are a not-for-profit corporation governed by a nine-member elected board of directors -- four national officers and five regional vice-presidents who serve the interests of our chapters. Each chapter is an independent corporation chartered by BMW CCA. Our headquarters is in Greenville, SC.
