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Won't buy anything built in Mexico... Let alone the first couple years a model is built there. Mexico, is not Germany! You can put your factories there, but unless you're importing the workers too, there's a world of difference! Don't care about QC, because all manufacturing has percentage of defect, and you don't catch 100% anywhere. Built in Germany minimizes that % of defect due to the skill of the workers. If Mexico was that good, they'd be designing and building their own cars long ago! So sorry Charlie, I'm glad I got my 20' M240 while I could and I'll hang on to her!
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07-22-2020, 10:26 AM | #26 | |
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We had a MK4 VW Jetta Wagon that was German built and a friend had the same year sedan built in Mexico. You couldn't see any quality differences between them and our car was less reliable over the 4 years we owned it. Another friend has a Mexican built 2015 VW Golf and we have a German built 2016 Golf R, there is no difference in quality between them and both have been reliable. About the only difference between the cars is that one has a VIN starting in "W", the other a VIN starting in "3". In terms of skilled labour, the skill level in Mexican automotive factories is likely to be higher than in the rest of the world in the near future due to the new NAFTA/CUSMA/USMCA agreement that came into force on 1 July. The agreement says that 40% of a vehicle content produced in the source country has to be at an average wage of USD$16 and above to avoid tariffs. This will make Mexican automotive industry jobs more attractive than other industries in Mexico, drawing the most talented workers relative to the population. Last edited by aerobod; 07-22-2020 at 10:44 AM.. |
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07-22-2020, 11:24 AM | #27 |
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My take is that "some" research and caution may be warranted about the quality of the cars coming out of the SLP plant.
The thing is all G42s will be made there, and if this car turns out great, I will not pass on it because it is made in Mexico.
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07-22-2020, 01:11 PM | #28 |
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I honestly think we are going to be Okay with the grill. And I am loving the Mexico delivery because I can pick up my car, go for a vacation, think Purerto Villarta, and drive home. Only if my 2 didn't have only 16.5K on it.
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07-23-2020, 07:57 PM | #29 | |
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Have they announced a Mexico delivery program? I'd be up for that! (or down for that I guess, since I'm north of Mexico). I know it's not the same as a two week vacation in Europe with a new car, but I'd take two weeks off to drive across Mexico and most of the USA!
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The European delivery does not take place at the plant, but at a dedicated facility at BMW HQ in Munich, to which cars are brought from the place of manufacture (in the case of the 2-series, Leipzig, near Berlin, nowhere near Munich). There is a similar delivery facility in Spartanburg South Carolina, where the largest BMW plant in the world happens to be. In order for a Mexican delivery program to be viable, the plant there would have to produce very large numbers of vehicles, which it is not set up to to, at least for now.
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07-24-2020, 09:41 AM | #32 |
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If there was delivery at the plant in Mexico, it would be unlikely you would be able to easily drive the car across the border into the US and then continue driving the car. The amount of paperwork and the need to prove compliance with US regulations (harder when you break the chain of custody when it is not sent from the plant on a transporter) would make it a nightmare for individual import, easier to just pick up the car in the US and drive into Mexico and back, if it is about a road trip.
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hahahahaaa, stop by the farmacia... for what? MD? i would not suggest it, i caught the recent Rambo.... no senor! there's something of a real experience lost in enjoying a german bred car in your hands in its own country, giving its last stroll, before shipping it off to you back where you're from. lets do this another way.... i'd PAY $200 to the dealer for the right to book an ED. |
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Please don't have those god awful 2021 4-series headlights.
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An update - hopefully some camo will start coming off soon.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...h-winter-tests |
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Looks similar
I don’t see much of a change body wise. If they don’t screw with the grill I could live with it. Sounds like no vert option ?
I still like the fact that when I sit in my car I know it was built in Germany. Makes it seem even more cool. Hap |
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"As before, the M2 should also retain a manual gearbox option, along with select variants of the standard 2 Series Coupé line-up" The consensus in forums so far seemed to be no manual for non-M2. I have been looking in Germany for a used 2 series. BMW dropped the manual for the 2017 LCI sadly . Would be surprising if they add it back.. We'll see..
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From a development/investment point of view, that powertrain in the G42 would require it's own vehicle crash program to meet FMVSS and TransportCanada requirements, and it adds powertrain complexity to the plant, which has a facilitization and sourcing costs. The business case seems, sadly, weak, to support our desired outcome, considering the low mix.
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You are right guys! Forgot for a moment that the UK still offers a manual in their base 4 cylinders (218i 138 hp). That's what autocar was likely referring to as standard lineup.
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If built in Mexico, I see a benefit for North American buyers not having to contend with the ocean voyage of their cars. I always dreaded storms during the voyage.
Our BMW was delayed in Southampton when the car transport broke down. They had to off load all the vehicles and transfer them to another ship adding 2 weeks to the delivery. As far as quality, I don't think there will be a nickel's worth of difference whether the car is assembled in Mexico or Germany. All are just parts sitting on an assembly line and will be installed as they would anywhere else. They are not handcrafted by local labor. They put the seats in the car, bolt them down and attach the wiring and the car moves to the next station. If the person on the assembly line knows their job, being Mexican or German should not make a bit of difference. One could argue that the wages and job would be of greater value to a Mexican worker than one in Germany thereby providing an incentive to do a good job. |
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