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by r2uzenblot » Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:40 am
Could you SORN the car? That would save around £45 a month.
I do detect a theme here though. Looking at what's available on the market it doesn't look like there are G29's coming through the system so I don't think they are currently buiding any. Now...... having worked both as a designer at two European motor manufacturers and then for component companies I do understand the system a bit. All (as far I know) manufacturers have a Vehicle Off Road (VOR) system which basically means that if your vehicle is off the road it should receive the utmost priority, with the parts division having an almost daily update on VOR parts . The seats and frames are not made by BMW so the bottom line is that this is both a BMW and a supplier issue. Seat manufacturers do have issues with so many versions of seats and if BMW are not making G29's at the moment then to do a one off seat would be a pain for them. BUT your vehicle is a VOR and it should be fixed.
Currently JLR (not a good example of spare part efficiency) have over 10,000 cars off the road awaiting parts and according to autocar there is a europe wide shortage from all manufacturers which is fuelling the rise in thefts of cars. Part of this is being fuelled by the fact that components are much more reliable these days which makes the cost of producing spare parts much more expensive (think about reconfiguring a spares production line to produce six widgets rather than 600) and component suppliers and manufacturers have issues with the costs of producing spare parts. All we can do is hope that parts don't fail on our cars unless they really are common things like a windscreen, tyre or brake pad.
There is no easy answer to any of this.
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