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I think it does. BMW's paint isn't near as durable as other brands. It chips and scratches easily. The process seems rushed so they can push more vehicles through the line. |
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I think newer cars manufacturers are skimping on the paint job, my 2009 forester has poorer quality compared to previous Subaru scratches and knick easily in metallic silver. That's why I think get plain white non metallic ain't such a bad idea for if one were respray in the future the affected parts it would be easier to match.
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That would be the final clear coat, not the underlying primer and paint though -- right? I think there were no changes to the final clear coat process.
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Some use a different Clear coat depending on their application technology ( powder, wet. ect) BMW factories are either supplied by BASF or Standox (Dupont)
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BTW, just so everyone knows - E90Fleet is quite a distiguished gentleman. He has been on these boards as long as I have and everything he says is based on fact and research (and knowledge). In other words, he is the man.
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Just when will this be shown in the UK?, anyone.
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Pls can someone upload it on some torrent or just on internet? I am from Czech Republic and i can´t watch on this
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Hi LEDZEP, thanks for the words We have the Euro National Geographic Channel here so will only get to see it when Europe does or Amazon.com gets the DVD
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I've always heard during the break-in period not to get the car over 100 mph or over 4/5 rpms for the first 1,500 miles... at the end of the show didn't that lady get the car up to 100 mph!!! What's up with that.
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The powertrain was probably under very little load as it was on rollers and not actually fighting rolling resistance / wind. |
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probably looking for a specific failure at initial high speed test as part of QA
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100 MPH in that car is only 2500RPM roughly anyway, it will do no harm at that speed at all.
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7 yr old son watches this constantly
I recorded this on my DVR, and my 7 year old son watches this as much as he can. In fact, he now prefers watching this instead of Spongebob.
He has seen this, start to finish, probably 15 times now. He can even imitate the German accent of the guy that says: "sheet metal is heavy, sheet metal is sharp." I think its the robots that fascinate him the most. He loves the paint shop scenes. When he can drive, he wants a Red convertible BMW, with a "screen" (his word for iDrive), but one that can go off-road, like the X3. I told him when he can drive, there probably will be a hologram, not a screen. Last edited by caesardog; 11-08-2011 at 11:44 AM.. |
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I've never paid too much attention to it. Its not a warranty condition and I don't keep my cars long enough to care about any longevity issues. |
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