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      10-22-2011, 01:25 AM   #41
RSchneider
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Drives: 2011 X3 xDrive30d
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I guess the dash is delivered from a subsupplier and at Spartanburg they just plug it in. And the dash itself is probably human-assembled; doubt that they use a robot for that. After all, one of the reasons for BMW to go to SC were the labor costs.


Btw: Have around 900mls/1450km, and started to use he engine more when passing or merging (or just leaving idiotic cluster-fucks behind me). And the thing flies! Even without downshifts, let alone kickdown, the "in-gear" acceleration is remarkable.
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