How long does it take to build a car?
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How long does it take to build a car?
My dad just got his notice from BMW NA that his car had entered production... just wondering how long it takes to build a car start to finish.
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Rep Power: 424 I'm talking assembly... parts are all there... how long does it take to put it all together? I know for sure its not in months... cuz the car is due Mid-July and it's in Germany right now. Has to be something in days, but I'm just wondering if anyone knows how many.
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most places wroll out a car every 30 seconds. I am guessing around 3 to 4 days for a regular in production car. For a car that is order I would say 6 to 7 days. But you also have to take in the fact of how long it will take to be shipped to you
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Rep Power: 0 Ford can make a mustang in 6 (or maybe 12) hours, I learned this in Autobody in high school. Any other car, if it's on the same process as mass produced cars, should take the same amount of time.
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Rep Power: 339 well, how hard is it to get the particular trim? cause that affects how long it takes, but yea it really should only take a few hours, but then again, it is a beemer, so they probablly hand build the thing, so it is gonna take longer
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Sorry, I don't have an answer to your question. A lot of people have answered anyway. What kind of BMW is your dad getting? I had to ask
Sorry, I don't have an answer to your question. A lot of people have answered anyway. What kind of BMW is your dad getting? I had to ask
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Steel Blue Metallic
5 Speed (reason for special order
)My guess was a week, but I guess no one really knows. As far as packages go, all he got was heated power seats and the trip computer so I doubt he's adding much time for add ons.
I figure it'll take atleast 3 weeks to ship it over here by boat so from now that would make July 10, then get it here from a port probably adds a week... July 15 he's got a new Bimmer... right on time.
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