How your 3er Series was built

JSpira · 01-09-2010, 09:23 PM

Follow along on my tour of the BMW Werk München (BMW Munich Factory) with my own photos illustrating the process (since photography is normally Verboten, this is rare footage).

Click here for the full tour.

jopa489 · 01-09-2010, 09:58 PM

Great write-up as always Jon!

a33i30 · 01-09-2010, 10:02 PM

thats cool, wish we could make the pictures bigger tho.

JSpira · 01-09-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by a33i30

thats cool, wish we could make the pictures bigger tho.

They are all (bigger) in the slide show at the bottom of the article

a33i30 · 01-09-2010, 10:16 PM

Oh i see, nice writeup!

chromisdesigns · 01-10-2010, 12:54 AM

My '08 sedan was built in South Africa!

HRC · 01-10-2010, 01:04 AM

You are a lucky man!!

Danny

moveswiftly · 01-10-2010, 01:40 AM

damn!

E90SLAM · 01-10-2010, 03:06 AM

I always like factory tours, went to BMW one during ED, went to Boeing Everett factory tour when I visit Seattle.
Too bad the BMW South Carolina factory was closed in 2007 when they remodel it to be ready for the X6.

Next one, Tolouse for Airbus factory.

09Monaco335i · 01-10-2010, 10:22 AM

Cool post! Thanks for sharing!

I'd love to tour a BMW factory some day.

bavarian19 · 01-10-2010, 10:47 AM

ptwob311 · 01-10-2010, 10:52 AM

Nice!

SV Concepts III · 01-10-2010, 03:59 PM

Such a great tour, I was amazed when we went through it.

JSpira · 01-10-2010, 11:27 PM

Glad everyone likes the article and Fotos!

Dackz · 01-10-2010, 11:41 PM

Yes, that is one fun tour. It really really made me sad that I bought my 08 used, as I just thought it would have been sooo damn cool to have gotten Euro delivery (I went to Oktoberfest, haha, as to why I was there)...but then I remembered my sweet deal and large savings.

Nice write up though, good pics, brings back memories!

JSpira · 01-12-2010, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackz

Yes, that is one fun tour. It really really made me sad that I bought my 08 used, as I just thought it would have been sooo damn cool to have gotten Euro delivery (I went to Oktoberfest, haha, as to why I was there)...but then I remembered my sweet deal and large savings.
!

There´s always next time

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dackz

Nice write up though, good pics, brings back memories!

Glad you liked it.

Dackz · 01-12-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JSpira

There´s always next time

Glad you liked it.

I hope there is a next time...haha. Powerball would be nice to get the X5 M, haha, and an M3

Craig@SupremePower · 01-13-2010, 12:01 AM

nice write up..

808AWD325xi · 01-13-2010, 02:13 AM

thanks for sharing

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