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Can anyone confirm what my CA said about the diesels?
My CA told me yesterday that, quote, "You probably won't be getting the car for quite a while because the factory only runs either gas engines or diesel engines at any one time, and then has to switch production to the other engine after a few months. Right now, they are producing gas engines." Furthermore, he said, "It'll probably be February by the time we get your car." Now, unlike other threads I've read, I have no worries about the eco credit being good until February. Not with a signed purchase agreement including the credit. My dealer basically has a signed contract offering me the car I ordered at a given price. My question is: anyone ever heard of the Spartanburg factory cranking out one engine type at a time? It sounds reasonable to me, but then again, what do I know about how BMW NA runs their factory? Just curious. I hate to wait until February. :-( |
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He doesn't know what he's talking about. I don't know how quickly they switch back and forth, but keep in mind that a large percentage of the X5s exported from the US are diesel models. The factory certainly doesn't change back and forth every few months. Having said that, if you don't have a favorable production allocation you could certainly wait until February for delivery.
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Your CA is full of crap !
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When I toured the factory, all three engine types were being built at the same time.
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Dealers often trade allocations with other dealers. While the Diesels seem to be under high demand due to the incentive, it may not be quite as high since the eco credit has been going on for months, and a lot of the people wanting diesel X5's have already made the purchase. Ask your dealer if he has considered getting an allocation from another dealer so you could get yours sooner. The fact that you know he could trade for an allocation might encourage him to try it to keep you happy. |
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he is talking nonsense - given that 90% of X5s in Europe are Diesel, that would mean that no X5s would be delivered in Europe for months at a time.
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FYI, I car ordered my car 10/13 and it was in BMW's system with a production number by 10/17,
I still do not have a production date as of yesterday afternoon.
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If it is going to be February, I would wait for the 2011
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The story about the factory running one type of engine at a time is simply BS. The factory takes pride in being able to build any of their products (X5, X5M, X535d, X6 and X6M) in any order on the same assembly line. However (this is pure speculation) there MAY be a temporary shortage of 35d engines coming in from Europe due to the quick ramp up in demand for the X5 35d. Funf Dreisig *yes I know dealers can trade allocations but dealers become reluctant to trade allocations on a "hot" product that they can probably sell themselves. Last edited by FunfDreisig; 11-06-2009 at 08:56 PM. |
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