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Originally Posted by PSULion' date='Mar 29 2005, 07:51 PM
If the rumor turns out to be true regarding the revamped 545i (550i?) and they start building them in September, when would you expect BMW to announce it and dealers to officially begin taking orders?
That's the scoop, good luck!!
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Let me try to clarify a few things. Production has stopped on ALL 545s. This car will not be MADE anymore. You cannot order a 545, because BMW has ceased taking orders for them. Orders that are in at the factory will be produced. After that if you own a 545, you are driving a car that is no longer in production.
Start of production for 2006 model year e60 five series BMWs built with a V8 engine will most likely be sometime in the first week of Sept.
BMW is no longer making the engine that is in the 745, 645, & 545.
They are making a new 4.8L V8 engine...
They will produce a 5 series in September with that new V8.
Start of production for 2006 model year e60 five series BMWs built with a V8 engine will most likely be sometime in the first week of Sept.
BMW is no longer making the engine that is in the 745, 645, & 545.
They are making a new 4.8L V8 engine...
They will produce a 5 series in September with that new V8.
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Originally Posted by Vinman' date='Mar 30 2005, 08:09 AM
Let me try to clarify a few things. Production has stopped on ALL 545s. This car will not be MADE anymore. You cannot order a 545, because BMW has ceased taking orders for them. Orders that are in at the factory will be produced.
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Fact: They are producing the 4.4 Liter engine along w/ the 545/645 until the normal July shutdown/retool for new model year change. And yes!! You can still order one from the factory as of this morning.
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Originally Posted by beewang' date='Mar 30 2005, 07:57 AM
That's funny... They are producing the 545 as of last Friday at Dingolfing... Dunno where you got your info, but it is WRONG!!
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Originally Posted by arnolds' date='Mar 30 2005, 09:04 AM
[quote name='beewang' date='Mar 30 2005, 07:57 AM']That's funny... They are producing the 545 as of last Friday at Dingolfing... Dunno where you got your info, but it is WRONG!!
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[/quote]My 545i is being built on the week of April 18th ... that's still 3 weeks from now ...
I'm pretty sure they haven't stopped production on the 545i, else I will be one of the first to get a 550i (which is NOT the case)
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I think Beewang is correct. The factory is making these models. The way I understand this is they are not taking new ORDERS for these cars. The cars that are on allotment now (my dealer has 545's allotted to him-for April, May and June)
will be built. And then that is it. The way I was told was that you can get one of these 545s, you may even be able to alter it to your spec,depending where it is in the build process. But you cannot order a 545 for Sept production. or October production. You can order a 5 series with a V8 for Sept or Oct 2005 or Feb 2006, it will just not be a 545!
will be built. And then that is it. The way I was told was that you can get one of these 545s, you may even be able to alter it to your spec,depending where it is in the build process. But you cannot order a 545 for Sept production. or October production. You can order a 5 series with a V8 for Sept or Oct 2005 or Feb 2006, it will just not be a 545!
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Originally Posted by arnolds' date='Mar 30 2005, 08:04 AM
[quote name='beewang' date='Mar 30 2005, 07:57 AM']That's funny... They are producing the 545 as of last Friday at Dingolfing... Dunno where you got your info, but it is WRONG!!
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Very true...we sat for a good 5 minutes at an intersection until some nice factory workers decided to let us through...all 3 of us. We might still be there right now if they hadn't let us through. They were evacuating a small town there!
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Originally Posted by Vinman' date='Mar 30 2005, 08:09 AM
Let me try to clarify a few things. Production has stopped on ALL 545s. This car will not be MADE anymore. You cannot order a 545, because BMW has ceased taking orders for them. Orders that are in at the factory will be produced. After that if you own a 545, you are driving a car that is no longer in production.
Start of production for 2006 model year e60 five series BMWs built with a V8 engine will most likely be sometime in the first week of Sept.
BMW is no longer making the engine that is in the 745, 645, & 545.
They are making a new 4.8L V8 engine...
They will produce a 5 series in September with that new V8.
Start of production for 2006 model year e60 five series BMWs built with a V8 engine will most likely be sometime in the first week of Sept.
BMW is no longer making the engine that is in the 745, 645, & 545.
They are making a new 4.8L V8 engine...
They will produce a 5 series in September with that new V8.
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All I am saying is the car I have on order will have a V8 engine and will be built in September 2005. My dealer does not have specs for a 2006 model year 5 series with the 545 nomenclature. The wholesale and retail internal price sheets will give you specs/options for 2006 models with 525, and 530 nomenclature. The same sheet will give you specs/options for a 2005 545. However they do not have specs for the 2006 V8 equipped 5 series, because they are not published yet. So you can order a 5 series with a V8 any time you want...what I was told was that I cannot choose any colors or options for the 2006 model, because all the pricing sheets only show what you can order/choose on the 2005 model. The 2005 model will not be produced after the end of July if I understand my dealer correctly.And yes they are still building 2005s. That is just not what they will be building in Sept!