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      01-07-2020, 08:05 AM   #45
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On my daily 17km commute this morning I drove without the music off for a change just to check out the environmental noise after reading this thread. I have to reiterate that I must be one of the lucky ones. Not a creak or a rattle on this drive and that's over a highway that is riddled with potholes and snow plow damage. It's unfortunate that others have had more issues. Hope my M340 remains this solid over time.
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      01-07-2020, 11:01 AM   #46
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On my daily 17km commute this morning I drove without the music on for a change just to check out the environmental noise after reading this thread. I have to reiterate that I must be one of the lucky ones. Not a creak or a rattle on this drive and that's over a highway that is riddled with potholes and snow plow damage. It's unfortunate that others have had more issues. Hope my M340 remains this solid over time.
Hmm that's great to hear for you! Some must be built better than others I guess, I got mine from the first batch that arrived here in Calgary Alberta so mines really early build date.. I just dropped my vehicle off a hour ago.. the 330i I drove home was also quiet hmm
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      01-07-2020, 11:18 AM   #47
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Surprised by this thread. Early 2019 Munich built 330i-Bank vault quiet. Fit and finish is beyond excellent and the best I've seen in a 3 series.
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I have had my M340 for 6 months and 6,000 miles now and have no squeaks/rattles (yet). I expected to have some at this point based on what I have read on these forums but I am pleasantly surprised although I don't expect it to be squeak/rattle free for too much longer but who knows.
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Just under 1000 miles on mine and I'm definitely starting to get rattles. It's a little hard to pin point where they are coming from exactly while driving but it seems like there is one under my passenger seat, one near the passenger door and one near the driver side roof/pillar area? I can live with one or two but if I'm in sport plus it can get a little out of hand
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Small update got my car back, they had it for 3 days... not only did I get a software update.. but apparently they were able to confirm the creaking, way more quiet now can actually enjoy!! Get really tiny creaks over hard bumps but overall very impressed!! I guess they used felt tape and put them on contact points.. whatever they did it lowered the interior noise by a lot... I guess it's a luck of the draw whether you get a quiet one or not, I thought mine will be well built since it came out of Munich plant and was one of the extremely early models but oh well!
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Do you know where they had it applied
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      01-15-2020, 10:55 AM   #52
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Do you know where they had it applied
No on the work order it just said that they applied it, sorry couldn't be more of help
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      02-27-2020, 06:20 AM   #53
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Yeah I got the adaptive M suspension.. currently on nice soft 18 inch's, I noticed the winter just hit us hard here and the car is making way more noise than usual, I'll be sitting at a red light doing nothing and the front dash will just be making crackling noises... everyone In the car is like what's that noise?? Makes a 80 grand purchase look kinda poor when the interior won't stop creaking
I have the same problem. When its cold outside and i start to heat up the car, the aluminium thing in the center of the dashboard start to crackle. When i push down on it makes all these crackling noises. Its as if its not mounted correctly.
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      02-27-2020, 06:53 AM   #54
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I guess it's a luck of the draw whether you get a quiet one or not, I thought mine will be well built since it came out of Munich plant and was one of the extremely early models but oh well!
Mine was made in Mexico and not only have I never owned such a perfect new car, I've never even test driven a car that was this solid. Even my Lexus vehicles which were built at the Tahara plant, which is considered to be the apex of manufacturing quality, all were delivered with a few minor flaws, even if it was something like a slightly misshapen floor mat, or a squeaky wiper blade.

I'm referring to the assembly of the vehicle here and not the overall experience. There are some BMW design choices (such as how auto stop/start is implemented) that I feel are definitely flawed. There were some speed bumps getting the WiFi hotspot working which I think were AT&T's fault. Still figuring out some Carplay issues, connected app issues etc, ideal iDrive settings etc.

But just the tangible components of the vehicle -- fit and finish is like nothing I've witnessed.

I think some folks assume that if a German car is not manufactured in Germany, it will be of lesser quality, but the Mexico plant is not an "outsourced" operation -- it is ultimately run with the same quality standards as their other facilities.

If there is a regional difference at all when it comes to final assembly, it would come down to the work ethic of individual factory workers, especially the quality control team. Although I don't usually speak in terms of cultural generalities, the experiences I've had with laborers from that region working on my own home has left me with an impression of outstanding quality and work ethic from Mexican contract laborers (better actually than their American counterparts who seem to have a more entitled attitude)... very strong work ethic and commitment to quality. I bet they are absolutely thrilled and thankful to have a job that lets them build BMWs.
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Such a frustrating experience, I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this but I swear every little bump in the road the front dash rattles and squeaks, squeaking coming from the rear glass, seats always rattling and moving, So frustrating and the dealer never takes these things seriously.. I drove in my dads 2014 Camry and it had a quieter ride... did I just get a bad one out of the bunch or is this what BMW makes now??
My G20 has many problems but rattles and squeaks are not one of them. In fact it's very tight and quiet. I'm wondering if the difference depends on where the car was built. My car was built in Germany, where was your car built.
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It's not where it was built.

It's the climate it's operating in. It's how you drive. Environmental factors.

It's a machine. It's never going to be perfect.
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From reading user comments on this forum, I was getting the impression the G20 is much better screwed together than the F3x models.

What we do have to remember, the higher a suspension frequency we run, the poorer the road surfaces we drive on, the more likely we are to get rattles, shakes and squeaks in the cabins.
Newer cars will also seem tighter when they're replacing a 3+ year old car. I don't really trust what people claim on forums because you don't know if you're just getting a view through rose colored glasses. There's no doubt the quality of the parts are better, but it's hard to say if it's actually built better.
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