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Location: Bramhall
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I'd do a BMW factory tour! But I doubt they would let me in, I am not physically perfect enough and would be deemed a bio-hazard in their factory laborotary. I imagine it as a white room full of men in white coats and high foreheads. I feel much more at home watching real men building Defenders out of solid metal with big hammers!
23rd Jan 2012 9:08 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Can lend you one of my lab coats. I'll wear the grubby one I used slicing rocks up. If SWMBO hasn't binned it.
23rd Jan 2012 9:28 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4401
+1 for the BMW factory tour (got the LR tour badge and moved on now) SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
23rd Jan 2012 10:02 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Would be good to see, especially as seen D3/4 factory tour twice.
23rd Jan 2012 10:27 pm
DG Site Moderator
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Here's "The Beamer Boys" having a group photo at the end of their 7th tour 8)
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Is that you Rich, lower right??
23rd Jan 2012 10:34 pm
DG Site Moderator
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Del I would rather gouge my eyes out than walk around das Motoren Werke 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
23rd Jan 2012 10:40 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4401
Here is a pic of the tour guides in Munich ready to take you round the factory tour - anyone else want to come ?
(Apologies for going off topic)SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
23rd Jan 2012 10:56 pm
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
BMW or any german factory visits are funny especially when they start going on about efficiency then one of the robots has a hissy the amber lights start flashing and the guide just goes move on nothing to see
If you get a chance the Mercedes trip in Stutgart is great and the museum tour is worth it
23rd Jan 2012 11:00 pm
cja1579
Member Since: 30 Nov 2009
Location: Kendal, Cumbria
Posts: 96
I would be up for a tour at Solihull, I would like to see the D4s been made.
I was at the Halewood plant doing a job for a mate yesterday. and I was watching the FLs and Evoques coming off the line, and they were coming off about one every 10 seconds JE Remap, De-cat, Blanked EGR's, Allisport intercooler, Samco intercooler hoses, D4 rear lights, A bar, Big spot lights, Front headlight guards, 20'' Stormer wheels,
24th Jan 2012 2:06 pm
mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2049
Gareth wrote:
I'd be up for another tour. I need to see how a Defender is put together. Just in case I have to rebuild the one I've just bought
You just missed it Gareth we went in Nov did the D4 & RS then FF and Defender very interesting to see the Def thrown together
24th Jan 2012 10:58 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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Gareth wrote:
Come on guys, it only takes a phone call to LR Experience at Solihull.
Get some available dates for group bookings from them, then negotiate a price (the basic tour was great). Get a contact name and setup a booking reference or password with them.
Then create a sign up on here and get people who want to go to phone LRE direct and book and pay using the prearranged reference or password.
All you need to do then is keep in touch with your contact to make sure those that are signed up have paid.
Then just turn up on the arranged date and take all the glory
I would do it all myself, but am too busy with work at the moment. Ideally, it needs someone who doesn't work anymore
Gareth
You missed the bit where you get 50 deffo 'yes I want to come' to you set it all up and then only 6 actually sign up. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
24th Jan 2012 11:02 pm
mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2049
Yes Andrew and its usually the same old 6 that turn up
24th Jan 2012 11:14 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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mick wrote:
Yes Andrew and its usually the same old 6 that turn up
In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
24th Jan 2012 11:20 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
character wrote:
Gareth wrote:
, then to watch the robots assemble the body.
some of those shop floor staff were ok, dont diss them
I think his name was Robert.
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