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Originally Posted by jhall1957
So let me get this straight, on a very special car, that has a motor that's been around for quite some time, we already have two different problems (injectors and rod bearings)
With only a few cars delivered.
Anyone else starting to lose a little faith in BMW's engineering?
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I wouldn't blame the engineering.
I work in manufacturing company on the engineering side and used to deal with the factory floor all the time. I talk with our manufacturing folks still and the musical chairs and strain that COVID puts on the factory floor for assembly people etc is nuts. The constant in and out and quarantine and retraining and moving assemblers to other positions etc. I'd wager bmw is facing similar issues in their plants. So yeah, I don't think cars made during these months are going to be the highest reliability winners ever relative to their normal process, but there isn't another option and the quality process and checks should limit most issues. The fact that they caught these things prior to delivery is a good indication of a solid quality control process actually.