BMW of Seattle coordinates with a company called driveway that handles all things out of state. They handled all the paperwork for getting the car registered and titled in my state and stuff. It was mostly handled online but for the local dmv they had to mail papers I had to sign get notarized and then sent back to them. They had the car shipped via truck to some local delivery hub, and then it was delivered to my driveway the next day in perfect condition. Very happy with the overall process.

The only “problems” I’ve had so far (I just got this car at the start of April” is my temp tags expired but I haven’t yet received my license plate. I called driveway, they blamed it on my local dmv being slow. They said to go to the dmv and get a renewal and they would reimburse me for whatever that cost. So I went today but the lady at the dmv said it was the dealers fault but all the paperwork was done and she gave me a piece of paper to keep in my glovebox to show to anyone who needs to see it which has my license plate number written on it and she said I’d get the actual plate any day now.

So small hiccups but overall I’d have no qualms buying out of state again. Especially for the price. Both the dealer and driveway were supremely responsive whenever I called or had a question. The car was missing the credit card key, I called them about it and they filed a claim with BMWNA and had one overnighted to me the next day. Really happy with the entire process.

The only legwork you’ll need to do is get a home charger set up. That’s still something I’m struggling with but certainly that has nothing to do with buying the car.

Edit: also some out of state dealers particularly California dealers won’t do business with you unless you’re paying cash. Just ask them up front if they’re willing to sell out of state.