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Old 07-08-2005, 09:45 AM
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Go HERE and take a factory tour, quite interesting !
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Good stuffs.
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Awesome
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My car is cooked and glued ??
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Originally Posted by A90' date='Jul 8 2005, 03:45 PM
My car is cooked and glued ??? ?
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Well atleast the explains all the creaks and rattles.
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Fascinating... but kind of odd how a car company that professes to make vehicles that celebrate the art of driving insists that employees of this plant commute to work on company buses every day to smooth traffic patterns. Germans...

That plant is freaking HUGE. Every time I open up a new body panel in my 545 I'm more and more impressed by the quality of the work that goes into this vehicle. The logistics that go into all of this are incredible.

Such a shame that we Americans can't build cars like this.
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Such a shame that we Americans can't build cars like this.


This is true. I used to drive (old) Buicks when I was younger. Now, I got my 11th BMW last friday.

I suppose the best American built car is the X5.
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Fantastic site. Thanks for the post!
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Originally Posted by Merzbow' date='Jul 9 2005, 12:11 AM
Such a shame that we Americans can't build cars like this.
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Americans can and do build excellent cars in state-of-the-art factories. And some not-so-excellent ones. Don't forget who it was that rebuilt Germany into what it is today after we levelled it. (not a political statement, just an observation from an ex-Detroiter)
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We beat Japan in another war and they dominate the consumer electronics industry and the California automobile market share. Maybe we should lose a war for a change....oh, I forgot...we have lost a war.....Car Wars.

By the way...did the Dingolfing tour in person 2 weeks ago and it was like a drug for the BMW addict.
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