[nascarnation]

Impressive

[yarddog]

In 1970 our college German prof, was telling us how much better made his BMW was than American cars. He was probably right.

After class it began to rain and as I was walking through the parking lot, I saw him trying to get his windshield wiper to work.

He saw me and said that it always seems to happen. He knew what I was thinking.

[dp0622]

I had no idea there even was a plant here.

I would imagine at this point that very, very few cars get all their parts and are produced in one country.

But having a plant here is great.

[jjotto]

BMW is planning a second US facility for egines and transmissions.

[Carriage Hill]

Far, far more impressive:

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[real saxophonist]

The gorilla at the L.A. Zoo
Snatched the glasses right off my face
Took the keys to my BMW
Left me here to take his place

[CodeToad]

We just turned in our last BMW well ever have. Not worth it.

[Vision]

If you’re willing to keep putting parts in them you’ll love BMW’s (I do).

[sergeantdave]

If you have young members in your family who want to make a good amount of money fast, Spartanberg SC is the place to go.

BMW, Michelin and others are all hiring now. Greenville County, right next door, is building apartment complexes like crazy.

It’s lots of physical labor on the production line, but you will earn big paychecks for a person fresh out of high school.

This is a good area to work for young people just starting out. That includes young people graduating with engineering degrees.

But apply first online.

[Lisbon1940]

Lotta foreigners buying American.

[golux]

I have owned many cars. My first was a Volvo 240... Then the Triumph, so many Mercedes (the two240ds the 300td, the 420SEL...) The Jaguar XJ6 cars, 85 and 96. The Cadillac. Miata. The Lincoln, which I still adore, though I do not "really" prefer it to the De Ville... The '69 Mercury convertible... SO many cars. But when people ask me what car I really, really loved most, it was the BMW M3 convertible E36. NOTHING was like that car. It was astonishing.

[upchuck]

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[FLT-bird]

Without UAW infestation, car companies can manufacture in America quite successfully. The employees at the BMW plant in Spartanburg make good money too.