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      10-06-2018, 07:00 PM   #23
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Are the North American market g20 all made in Mexico? Who does the German plant supply?
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My prior Golf GTI was made in Mexico and it had a ton of issues. Granted my USA made X3 already has a ton of rattles. Actually my German made F80 also creaks like an old wooden ship.
Yup same here my MK7 gti was made in Mexico and it had tons of rattles and other bullshit. Hoping the G20 doesn't suffer this issue.
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how many kilos are stashed in the body panels is what i want to know
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Mexican made cars “tend” to be a bit better than 1st world country made cars for a number of cultural reasons that I wont talk here among other things... I can assure you given the chance I would take a Mexican made car vs ROW, they have one of the finest manufacturing workforce that actually take pride on their job vs looking down upon it like most 1st world countries.
Likewise the SA plant is highly regarded and I didn't have any issues with my SA 340i for the short time I had it.
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Every BMW I’ve owned starting from an e21 316 has been built in Germany except for one of my E36s. That was my worst BMW quality wise. Lack of euro delivery is also the reason I’ve not yet owned an X series. Nothing against Mexico but I prefer my German cars to be assembled in Germany and the whole euro delivery experience is always a highlight.
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I wish they would pass on some of their savings of making them there onto their customers.
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how many kilos are stashed in the body panels is what i want to know
If you were in the trade, you'd know it's "keys" not "kilos".
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Likewise the SA plant is highly regarded and I didn't have any issues with my SA 340i for the short time I had it.
My SA 340i has been bulletproof.

On the other hand the German E90 that I did euro delivery on in 2007 had tons of issues.

I think it's just a lottery. The Mexican G20s will be fine.
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Every BMW I've owned starting from an e21 316 has been built in Germany except for one of my E36s. That was my worst BMW quality wise. Lack of euro delivery is also the reason I've not yet owned an X series. Nothing against Mexico but I prefer my German cars to be assembled in Germany and the whole euro delivery experience is always a highlight.
FYI. You can do ED on X1 and X2s. Both are made in Europe where European cars should be made.
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I can't help but hate that front bumper.... I don't see an issue with these being built in Mexico though.
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Every BMW I've owned starting from an e21 316 has been built in Germany except for one of my E36s. That was my worst BMW quality wise. Lack of euro delivery is also the reason I've not yet owned an X series. Nothing against Mexico but I prefer my German cars to be assembled in Germany and the whole euro delivery experience is always a highlight.
FYI. You can do ED on X1 and X2s. Both are made in Europe where European cars should be made.
Do you realize that BMW has been manufacturing vehicles outside "Europe" since 1973?
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FYI. You can do ED on X1 and X2s. Both are made in Europe where European cars should be made.
Tanks, I didn’t know that, I’ve only considered the X5 since I need the space for 4 and a LOT of gear in our SUV.
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I wonder what this means for European Delivery of the G20. This will be my third BMW and I was looking forward to picking this one up at BMW Welt for the first time.
You'll have to order M340i for ED . Those will be made in Munich plant across the street from Welt.
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Si se puede!!! These will come with a little more spice than the previous models.....
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Not to change the subject but has ANYONE seen any of the 6 series GT on the road?? I am in the Bay Area and have yet to see a single 6 series GT on the road. I've seen some exotic Aston Martins already and of course all the rest of the MB/BMW/Audi models all around. The 6 series GT I have yet to encounter even a single one. I don't believe I've seen one at the Mountain View of Stevens creek dealerships either....
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Coke drinks made in Mexico sure tastes a lot better than the states =)

I'm sure the standard is set high, I don't foresee any fitment issues from that plant
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My prior Golf GTI was made in Mexico and it had a ton of issues. Granted my USA made X3 already has a ton of rattles. Actually my German made F80 also creaks like an old wooden ship.
I swear. My e60 was perfectly made.
The CLS? Stupid amount of rattles on the inside.

Might just depend on the cars & suspension rather than the plants.
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I'm not at all concerned about mexican assembly quality. I work in tech, and so does my father who is in the hardware assembly industry. He works at a company that opened a mexican plant to supplement a los angeles based site (I worked there a few summers as a high schooler and in college.... and it was mostly mexican american as it was), and Tennessee based plant.

the Tennessee plant easily had the worst defect rate and cost the most. For the mexican plant the job was "a very good job" and well people put a lot of effort into doing it correctly, it was a job you wanted to keep not just "some crappy manufacturing job" like the Tennessee plant. THe LA plant I personally worked at for 2 summers and mexican work ethic is beyond anything I'd expect from your typical american. That BMW will no doubt be assembled well
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I wonder what this means for European Delivery of the G20. This will be my third BMW and I was looking forward to picking this one up at BMW Welt for the first time.
Now you will go to Cancun
Just have to get past the cartels to get your car....no problem! Lol
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You'll have to order M340i for ED . Those will be made in Munich plant across the street from Welt.
Do you have any source for that? Because although that makes sense (M340i and M cars from Germany, base 330i's from Mexico), I emailed BMW corporate on this very topic, and they told me that plans for G20 European Delivery were not public/finalized yet.
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VW's made in Mexico have been pretty much garbage. Better not be manufacturing "M's" there, if so...Hasta Luego BMW.
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