BMW NA loses over 370 cars TODAY!! damaged!

purplewidow · 01-12-2008, 07:20 PM

yeah guys this is only one boat!!!! it will be ok...they have more than one at several ports everyday unloading...but it does suck for 370 people and dealership demo m3 and 1 series!!! the whole thing just sucks but it could have been worse and like others have said thx god no one got hurt...i would love to see some of the camera's on the boat showing what happened though!!!!
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JSpira · 01-12-2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

So... some smooth talking sailor lured you aboard, eh?

I can't believe you fell for the "c'mere, I want to show you something" line.

well, gee, it could happen to anyone

E90SLAM · 01-13-2008, 05:10 AM

Yea...this sux...

but on a good side, its insured and more to come on every vessel....BMW import tonnes of cars.....

btw...wonder those 335i and M3s....will they part out some of those un-damaged parts???

mstnggt66 · 01-13-2008, 06:23 AM

Wow...I was on Courage back in October. If my car was repaired for light damage, I would definitely insist on another being built.

Google 'Tricolor'. It was a RoRo carrier that sank!!!

John 070 · 01-13-2008, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mstnggt66

Wow...I was on Courage back in October. If my car was repaired for light damage, I would definitely insist on another being built.

Google 'Tricolor'. It was a RoRo carrier that sank!!!

You wouldn't know if it were repaired for light damage. As soon as you take it off the lot, its yours (unless you leased of course).

Mace · 01-13-2008, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JSpira

I took a picture when I was on a vessel in Bremerhaven recently. They are tied down via the tow hooks.

Wow, two tiedowns seems pretty insubstantial, especially since the tiedowns are fore and aft and appear to be nylon. It wouldn't take much for the ship to heel enough in even a moderate sea to cause them to slide. I'd guess one broke away, slid into the next, broke it free and then had a chain reaction. Once a heavy mass gets moving on a tilting deck it's all F=MA.

Kerosene Hat · 01-13-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Mace

Wow, two tiedowns seems pretty insubstantial, especially since the tiedowns are fore and aft and appear to be nylon. It wouldn't take much for the ship to heel enough in even a moderate sea to cause them to slide. I'd guess one broke away, slid into the next, broke it free and then had a chain reaction. Once a heavy mass gets moving on a tilting deck it's all F=MA.

Ha, ha. <picturing large scale, tragic game of 3-series dominoes>

1clean335i · 01-13-2008, 10:34 AM

ouch. that has to suck

luckyD · 01-13-2008, 11:10 AM

i would love to grab some parts from those M3

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn · 01-13-2008, 12:35 PM

sooo, did that airbags work properly?

BMRADCT · 01-13-2008, 01:22 PM

OMG thats unbelievable. Mine came in on the courage last month I am glad I ordered when I did haha. Sorry if anyone had a car on there and hate to see those m3's getting crushed

kuruca · 01-13-2008, 03:01 PM

Can we buy one of these??
Anybody knows where are they goin??

JSpira · 01-13-2008, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kuruca

Can we buy one of these??

buy "one of these" what?

The_AMG_Hunter · 01-13-2008, 03:11 PM

ill buy some e92 m3 wheels!!!

ArmyBimmerDude · 01-13-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JSpira

buy "one of these" what?

Maybe he thinks he'll get a discount on one of the M3's?

JSpira · 01-13-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyBimmerDude

Maybe he thinks he'll get a discount on one of the M3's?

People say the darndest things.

raleedy · 01-13-2008, 05:51 PM

Well, I wouldn't want a car that had been on a ship with another car that got damaged. Or a car that had been on a ship that had damaged cars on another crossing. Before or after. I'd make them build me a new one.

raleedy · 01-13-2008, 05:57 PM

Let's see, though. BMW makes about 1.4M cars a year, so that's almost 120,000 a month, or about 5,000 a day if you just count working days. So 370 cars represents less than 10% of a day's output. An hour or two's work, if you will.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn · 01-13-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by raleedy

Let's see, though. BMW makes about 1.4M cars a year, so that's almost 120,000 a month, or about 5,000 a day if you just count working days. So 370 cars represents less than 10% of a day's output. An hour or two's work, if you will.

your numbers are waaaaaaaay off. Toyota makes 500k cars a year, and they are at the top of the auto industry in quantity.

JSpira · 01-13-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by raleedy

Well, I wouldn't want a car that had been on a ship with another car that got damaged. Or a car that had been on a ship that had damaged cars on another crossing. Before or after. I'd make them build me a new one.

But would you accept having your car transported on a ship that was built at the same time in the same shipyard as a ship on which a car was damaged?

JSpira · 01-13-2008, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ferrari355fi

your numbers are waaaaaaaay off. Toyota makes 500k cars a year, and they are at the top of the auto industry in quantity.

Actually, it would seem your numbers are the ones that are off. Very off.

If Toyota made the numbers you quote, they would not even come close to being number 1 or 2 in the industry.

Please check your information and figures before posting incorrect information so that others don´t mistakenly assume it´s correct.

330maybe · 01-13-2008, 07:32 PM

Toyota is the world’s biggest company in terms of production in 2007, according to the figures released by the company and rival GM. The Japanese company has declared 9.51 million produced vehicles in 2007, whereas General Motors has 9.26 million. Those figures of Toyota include subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino Motors as part of the company.

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BMRADCT Enlisted Member 1 Rep 31 Posts Drives: '08 e90 335xi Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	OMG thats unbelievable. Mine came in on the courage last month I am glad I ordered when I did haha. Sorry if anyone had a car on there and hate to see those m3's getting crushed
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raleedy Colonel 160 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 2016 228i 6-speed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Well, I wouldn't want a car that had been on a ship with another car that got damaged. Or a car that had been on a ship that had damaged cars on another crossing. Before or after. I'd make them build me a new one.
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raleedy Colonel 160 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 2016 228i 6-speed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Let's see, though. BMW makes about 1.4M cars a year, so that's almost 120,000 a month, or about 5,000 a day if you just count working days. So 370 cars represents less than 10% of a day's output. An hour or two's work, if you will.
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