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raoke
04-10-2007, 07:25 AM
Wouldn't it be great as a company if they offered a package deal for owners of older gen BMW to go into dealerships etc and get our old leather seats updated with the new material and some added bonus's maybe. It would be nice since there's such a huge enthusiast chain attached to not only new BMW's.
Boondoggie
04-10-2007, 07:43 AM
Dunno about doing it to customer cars, but what you're talking about isn't unheard of...

Nissan bought up a bunch of original Datsun 240z's and restored and resold them a couple years ago...

Mazda took a bunch of early miatas and updated them with the latest&greatest engine/suspension... (japan only sales I think tho...)
Mad Machine
04-10-2007, 09:57 AM
BMW did recently build an almost brand new 2002 from new stock parts. I think that 90% of the car was brand new
BavariaMotorist
04-10-2007, 11:44 AM
As long as there is a demand... then yeah. Otherwise... nah.
OWTKAST CPT
04-10-2007, 12:24 PM
I am sure there is a limited market for it. But I do no believe there is a large enough market for them to take the time to make a program for it. Mad props for the idea though.
Dave95M3
04-10-2007, 12:32 PM
I think BMW mobile-tradition has been commissioned to restore some classic BMWs before, and not just the Inka 2002 that they recently built.
Frederick
04-10-2007, 01:28 PM
One of my little fantasies \ dreams is to drive to the BMW plant in Munich and for them to replace most components on my car. So when it leaves the place it will be almost like new.
kronik323racer
04-10-2007, 01:33 PM
I think that would be a great idea. I would love to see this happen in the future. :buttrock
slowman
04-10-2007, 01:55 PM
I think the Mobile Tradition cost to build something like the Inka 2002 would be around $90,000... at least that is the figure that was thrown around the various car magazines that did a feature on it.

Even considering the Inka 2002's pedigree, I don't think it will ever be worth anything close to $90K.
thegman1234
04-10-2007, 02:01 PM
I meant like to restore an e36, if they would decide to offer the refresh program.
Daved
04-10-2007, 02:55 PM
You can restore an E36 yourself, it's easy to find parts for it in the US.
Daved
04-10-2007, 06:13 PM
Yeah but it would be easier if they just gave them to me for a price lol.
They would rip you off.
ken_vs_ryu
04-10-2007, 08:18 PM
mercedes has it for classics like nazi era cars and such. bmw wants to stay with the yuppie crowd and don't want 90's cars refreshed. they design cars so that people get bored with them every 5 years.
raoke
04-11-2007, 07:20 AM
Well I was thinking about getting the vaders wrapped with individual options or even the newer updated nappa leather. Also the door panels, and other crappy interior components. It would be a great way to show how the company operates by taking care of the enthusiast of past generations and not just throwing out new cars expecting us to just drop old cars and pick new ones up.
Boondoggie
04-11-2007, 08:39 AM
Yeah but it would be easier if they just gave them to me for a price lol.

well, volvo did that until the ford takeover.... you could still walk into thedealer and any part for a 1964 if you wanted...
ken_vs_ryu
04-11-2007, 02:21 PM
Buy some gucci or lv leather for your interior. So hawt right now. :drool
f ll th bl nks
04-11-2007, 02:37 PM
Well I was thinking about getting the vaders wrapped with individual options or even the newer updated nappa leather. Also the door panels, and other crappy interior components. It would be a great way to show how the company operates by taking care of the enthusiast of past generations and not just throwing out new cars expecting us to just drop old cars and pick new ones up.

But the company isn't interested in that really.

I don't remember BMW having a recall or even officially admitting there were problems with the rear subframe. Ya for us enthusiasts it's a huge deal, but for BMW there just aren't enough cases to do something about it/they don't care because people WILL "drop old cars and pick new ones up"
Hanselhoff
04-11-2007, 03:00 PM
Porsche has been doing this for a long time, send your car and they send it back new from Stutgart, Germany...
braindamage
04-11-2007, 03:01 PM
Acura (Honda) Japan had a program like that a few years ago for the NSX. You drop off your NSX and they will assign one mechanic for the duration of the rebuild.

http://www.nsxprime.com/Gallery/press/custom_refresh.htm

Can someone read Japanese?
Kevin E21
04-11-2007, 04:53 PM
It's a cool idea, but to tell you the truth, I think BMW has changed. They don't care about enthusiasts anymore. They'd rather you buy one of their new cars than fix your old one.