BMW Cars Recycling
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- BMW pre production test cars Recycling. The BMW Group's Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDC). BMW Disposing of Cars - Crushing.
Design for Recycling, as practised by the BMW Group, brings the question of recycling forward to the very earliest stages of vehicle development. There are a number of key considerations involved in the implementation of a recycling-oriented design process. Mixed or un-reprocessable plastic materials are avoided and the variety of plastics is reduced. At the same time, greater use is made of recyclable composite materials and optimised joining techniques. And finally, parts are coded to allow identification of the materials they contain. Through the application of these measures, all BMW Group vehicles produced today can be almost totally recycled at acceptable costs. They already meet the recycling targets for 2006 laid down in the European Directive on end-of-life vehicles. Furthermore, the BMW Group possesses the technical means of complying with the new requirements for obtaining EU type approval, scheduled to enter force in 2005. Life Cycle Assessment is a tool that extends the concept of Design for Recycling still further. It involves assessing the environmental impact of new vehicles and components over the entire product life cycle - from production of raw materials and vehicle manufacturing processes through to the vehicle’s actual use and its final disposal. Intelligent lightweight construction methods are one of the ways in which manufacturers can reduce vehicle fuel consumption and emissions. But the materials used are not always ideal in terms of their suitability for recycling. Life Cycle Assessment permits the manufacturer to make an all-round assessment of the positive and negative aspects of materials and construction methods employed, and to identify any points of conflict. The resulting data on the overall ecological quality of the design then flows directly into the design process for new vehicles.
Research laboratory and recycling plant: The Recycling and Dismantling Centre Design for Recycling and Life Cycle Assessment both depend on a sound practical and theoretical knowledge base. Much of the BMW Group’s substantial expertise in this field comes from the company’s Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDZ) at Lohhof on the outskirts of Munich, which has been in operation since 1994. The Centre provides a vehicle-recycling research platform that is without parallel anywhere else in the world. The advances in technological know-how obtained there are shared with the BMW Group’s recycling partners. This know-how also flows directly back to the company’s own development departments, where it is used to optimise the recyclability of new product designs.
Full network of collection points The BMW Group has set up a “take-back system” in Germany consisting of around 200 approved recycling facilities and collection points. In order to extend this system to cover all of Europe, the BMW Group has entered into an alliance with FIAT, RENAULT and ROVER. Dating back to 1994, the “Together for Recycling” initiative allows its members to share their respective recycling networks. In this respect, too, the BMW Group fully complies with the statutory requirements. In order to meet its obligation to take back and recycle end-of-life vehicles, the BMW Group has set aside funds to cover the anticipated risks associated with the total volume of vehicles sold by the BMW Group to date.
World leader in sustainable management The commitment to sustainability demonstrated by the BMW Group in the recycling of end-of-life vehicles is a key element in the company’s business strategy. This has been repeatedly recognised by the finance and investment community. For the fourth time in succession, the BMW Group once again features prominently in the world’s major sustainable-investment indexes - Dow Jones, STOXX Limited and SAM Group. The BMW Group was rated second worldwide in the car industry. As further confirmation of the company’s ethical standards, the BMW Group is one of only two European automotive firms to have fulfilled the stringent qualifying criteria for companies listed on the FTSE4 Good Europe investment index, introduced last year.
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This video should have a warning for extreme voilence and torture.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre? SAW? Elm Street? No. As a car person with lots of mechanical sympathy, this is the most horrifying film I have seen.
Germany IS a country rich 🇩🇪, they have slef factory of the recycling not loose money 💰.
These look like a perfectly good second hand cars. Some parts look like almost new. This is just silly.
+circuitdotlt you just think that. maybe the engine has gone...and it's to expensive to repair.
Most parts look almost new. Even if these cars are too expensive to repair, they are full of perfectly good parts that could help other vehicles be worth repairing. That would be the most efficient way to recycle.
+circuitdotlt Need to get your facts straight before labelling this activity as silly. These are test vehicles with non-standard equipment and of a lesser finish than those sold to the public.
+circuitdotlt While they look new, they're not. Most are test vehicles that work fine for testing but not of commercial grade finish.
+circuitdotlt
Even the engine oil looks good.
Some of the cars are in perfect condition on the out side
+Alex Ye Just to show you how disposable those cars are. Sad video.
I know right
+Alex Ye outside and inside, look brand new.
+Alex Ye I checked it. And how i think these car are a prototypes or cars with the new technologies (something like prototypes)or cars have some damage before they came to clients. Some of the parts has been reused to the brand new one. Sory for my english m8.
+Miguel Luna They don't even do a very good job of recycling them, the plastic dash was still in the car when it went in the crusher, and they didn't even remove the engine trim, it would seem they are only bothered about the fluids.
i think i am going to cry right now :(
+Wonder Maker Brand new cars...
+Wonder Maker
But they're all pre-production test cars. They would have been driven thousands of miles, in the harshest envioronments. They may have had holes drilled in them for test measurements. They could have been damaged and repaired, been on 4-poster endurance test beds... the lot.
I worked for a UK manufacturer that di the same. These cars are the test pieces for the production cars and probably do not have Type Approval for sale to the public. It bothered me at first but when I learnt about what they'd go through and why they were tested, then I just saw them as part and parcel of getting a car into production.
It's only like throwing your draught copies of a book away before it goes into print.
it could have been used for anything else.. I'm ok with rec. but entire car :( just makes me sad :(
+Wonder Maker They are specimen cars and cant be sold to the public
they cant be sold to the public
this is too depressing too see such beautiful cats be wasted
+1
+Michael Sylvester II yeah, the poor cats :((
+Michael Sylvester II I love cats, how can they do this to them
Those poor cats :(
I'm crying!! Crying for those poor cats :(
Some of these comments are ridiculous/absurd. I work for
Ford and we manufacture many vehicles during the development stage of
each program and yes, these vehicles must be destroyed. Not just
because of federal NHTSA mandates, but because they're not safe to drive.
These "mules" go through many drive tests and many different engine calibrations.
On an early development vehicle, sometimes the transmissions won't
even shift properly (not exactly something I would pine for to drive as a
commuter). The people on here complaining that it "drives up the cost
of normal vehicles" are absolutely correct. Every product people buy
from toothbrushes to cars go through a development cycle, where many
prototypes are created and destroyed and of course those costs are
recouped in final product sales. This is normal for ANY product that is manufactured in the world.
Does ford do a similar process with all the mules or do they have a 3rd party company do it for them?
B Shea no one really cares about ford worst American car Anyway so just let bmw fans complain in piece
Sadly, tragically, Fords are generally the better American cars. Personally I drove A VW, can't afford a BMW car. I do drive a BMW motorcycle however.
B Shea Thank you for the explanation, as you said you work in this field so you are aware BUT for most of us who are unaware of the reason & the fact their "mules" it's pretty painful😭😢 (now that u explained though it makes sense)
Destruction of cars, let it be experienced models? This is called the capitalist grin. Have you seen this done in China? In the end, the US and Germany will lose out to China economically.
Some of these ARE brand new, you can tell by the fluids being pumped out that the cars have never been ran.
Pre production or prototype vehicle’s
99% of the commenters didn't read the DESCRIPTION
"BMW pre production test cars Recycling."
I'm pretty sure most everybody that's responding read and understand what "pre production cars" means. it still dosent make it any easier for me to watch... Just my 2 cents worth..
All of these cars look new. I was sad watching this because of that. If only I could have each and everyone of them. If I worked here I would die.
same
I mean, some could have flood damage. The problem is the throttle can be on when you don't want the car to move as they are drive by wire. Other problems too that become a huge safety concern and cost too much to fix.
ditto
My guess would have to be that these cars are various test and pre production cars. All manufacturers have to build extra cars for regulation purposes obviously. Also test cars have to be built, before full continuous production, to ensure build quality and production timing. Any car build as a tester or QC is not or uniquely VINed as such and would be impossible to register and would have to be destroyed as shown.
Granted there are a quite a few cars shown to be condemned but it might be Only facility responsible for all BWM's to be gutted and crushed. At 1:10 the label the guys scans says E92 US 328iA that is (was) likely a US spec E92 328i with the automatic but everything at the facility is clearly in german.
+shade375 But then what about at 9:34, that washer fluid reservoir cap had a big dent in it and looked a bit worn like the car had been in operation in the public for a while and the cap (something your everyday driver would tamper with) had been mishandled at some point in its life. Surely the factory workers would never have done that even if it was a test car.
+MAN_ON_WHEELZ no reson why htey cant be pre production models that would have been road tested i live neer the opel factory in russelshim germany and there is pre production models all over the place
+shade375 I kinda agree. Why else would there be so many BMW's, and no other make? I have never seen a car recycler that only takes one brand.
These are pre-production cars. Even in the U.S. pre-production/test vehicles are required to be destroyed.
can be parted out and re-used on other cars
+Drifter M-Power nope
but why this has to be done? who requires that?
+Alan Navarro the federal government
Alan Navarro
Too much liability for the manufacturer for safety reasons. A prototype may not be fully safety compliant until the production models are produced.
These cars are preproduction models that have to be disposed of, because some of these cars could have features that were changed or not put into these production vehicles. They are simply just test cars and were never meant to be sold to the public anyways.
I guess there isn't much market for used BMW car parts... they don't even bother taking out interior.
+mumia76 and that's why earth will be wasted and so we will with our important economy :)
+D McNamara Trust me, East Block citizens rarely buy brand new BMW, especially private sector. Companies, hovever, are different story. Where i live, just for an 20yrs old e39 to get a replacement hood, i had to make around 20-30 phone calls, to no avail. People here just buy them crashed, with dead engine, or import from england rhd versions, disassemble them, and sell the good parts. And they just go like hot cakes.
Examle - went to a scrapyard to get parts for my dads chevy, asked just in case guys who run the place for e39 parts, they just laughed at me. Said, only totaled bmw's get to the scrapyards, rest are fixed or restored.
+D McNamara well, perhaps. American cars are not really popular around here, mostly because they share the same problem with japanese cars. They rust. Badly. Coincidentally, german cars are considered to be the most reliable. And owning a brand new car can be even more expensive, than maintaining a older one.
+D McNamara well, that's the trick - they don't. I've seen an 98 audi a3 handled very poorly by a woman for couple of years - nothing. It had literally specks of bare metal on the lower Door panels, and after two seasons of salt roads it had only thin film of dirt and rust. Meanwhile her neighbour bought a 2008 Honda accord, which had to have floor replaced after two seasons. Poor guy did everything he could to stop the rust, to no avail.
+D McNamara True enough. But This is an apartament building country. Only in rare cases people have the chance to really get under car to at least see what's going on there. cars mostly just sit in a packed parking lots troughout the year. But, then again, those, Who want to look after their car will find a way. Rest of them will just sell the car to someone else, as soon as problems arise.
It's like the behind the scenes of a funeral home.
I was in a great mood before watching this video... now not so much. :-(
Give those cars to me if you don't want, i'm struggling to buy one BMW :'(
"Recycling" ... I would say: destroying good spare parts to sell new cars...
Excuse me, it's pre-production vehicle, and according to the laws, it should be scrapped so that it doesn't gets in the hands of public.
It might seem wasteful of good looking cars being scrapped off, but I'm thankful that some companies are taking the time and resources to remove all liquids and parts for recycling
From what i can tell, these may be either first unit prototypes or cars that can not be resold for legal reasons. Usually, car makers will crush cars that cant be resold. In this case, it seems BMW is opting to make sure no parts can be re-sold. This includes the Airbags. In this case, its a liability problem.
Hey! Say STOP to no-sense Violence and brutality against unarmed cars. My heart is broken :(
I always thought a physical injury is painful. Oh how wrong I was. Watching THIS is painful!
Absolutely agonizing watching this. I had to go out to the garage and hug my babies!
W ostatnich minutach filmu widać ,,recycling ,, , kiedy karoseria jest prasowana z przednią szybą i plastikowymi zderzakami , brawo !!!!!!!!
These are pre production/test vehicles, they cannot be SOLD or PARTED due to liability. Every manufacturer does this
These cars look way better than some of the old BMWs I see everyday in NYC.
personally i think its a good way to recicle because its made by professional hands aftel all it doesn't ended up in the middle of nowhere or causing more polution due to the old engines, and yes some of them look like a perfect second hand car but i mean BMW its being really responsable for taking the time to dissarm their own cars so no more useless vehicles on the streets
This is absolutely genius! It’s saves time, labor, energy, and money! The materials can be reused to make new cars rather than having to make and use all new virgin materials! Possibilities are endless and great for the environment!
Excuse me, it's pre-production vehicle, and according to the laws, it should be scrapped so that it doesn't gets in the hands of public.
Oh it's pre-production thank goodness.
Saddest video on the internet.
I'm still waiting on the recycling part!
it does say in the description that these are pre-production cars. often they are test beds which are forbidden to be sold on.
I was in a UK Vehicle Recycling place the other day, over here we call them Vehicle Breakers or Scrapyards. I was ankle deep in oily mud & s**t, freezing cold & rained on. Germany plants are like F1 garages in comparison!
I like the way how many people are commenting that it is a waste of a good amount of spare parts. They are prototype vehicles and according to the laws, it should be scrapped after testing do that it doesn't gets in the hands of public.
All manufacturers do the same thing to the vehicles which cannot be sold.
i know there are "BMW pre production test cars Recycling."but it's an incredible waste
It's a wasteful world my friend, it's unfortunate but true.
Price for a new Mini One in Europe: 20000€. Great job.
Best video in wolrd
These are pre-production, prototype cars. From the description:
"BMW pre production test cars Recycling. The BMW Group's Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDC). BMW Disposing of Cars - Crushing.
Design for Recycling, as practised by the BMW Group, brings the question of recycling forward to the very earliest stages of vehicle development. There are a number of key considerations involved in the implementation of a recycling-oriented design process. Mixed or un-reprocessable plastic materials are avoided and the variety of plastics is reduced. At the same time, greater use is made of recyclable composite materials and optimised joining techniques. And finally, parts are coded to allow identification of the materials they contain. Through the application of these measures, all BMW Group vehicles produced today can be almost totally recycled at acceptable costs. They already meet the recycling targets for 2006 laid down in the European Directive on end-of-life vehicles. Furthermore, the BMW Group possesses the technical means of complying with the new requirements for obtaining EU type approval, scheduled to enter force in 2005. Life Cycle Assessment is a tool that extends the concept of Design for Recycling still further. It involves assessing the environmental impact of new vehicles and components over the entire product life cycle - from production of raw materials and vehicle manufacturing processes through to the vehicle’s actual use and its final disposal. Intelligent lightweight construction methods are one of the ways in which manufacturers can reduce vehicle fuel consumption and emissions. But the materials used are not always ideal in terms of their suitability for recycling. Life Cycle Assessment permits the manufacturer to make an all-round assessment of the positive and negative aspects of materials and construction methods employed, and to identify any points of conflict. The resulting data on the overall ecological quality of the design then flows directly into the design process for new vehicles.
Research laboratory and recycling plant: The Recycling and Dismantling Centre Design for Recycling and Life Cycle Assessment both depend on a sound practical and theoretical knowledge base. Much of the BMW Group’s substantial expertise in this field comes from the company’s Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDZ) at Lohhof on the outskirts of Munich, which has been in operation since 1994. The Centre provides a vehicle-recycling research platform that is without parallel anywhere else in the world. The advances in technological know-how obtained there are shared with the BMW Group’s recycling partners. This know-how also flows directly back to the company’s own development departments, where it is used to optimise the recyclability of new product designs.
Full network of collection points The BMW Group has set up a “take-back system” in Germany consisting of around 200 approved recycling facilities and collection points. In order to extend this system to cover all of Europe, the BMW Group has entered into an alliance with FIAT, RENAULT and ROVER. Dating back to 1994, the “Together for Recycling” initiative allows its members to share their respective recycling networks. In this respect, too, the BMW Group fully complies with the statutory requirements. In order to meet its obligation to take back and recycle end-of-life vehicles, the BMW Group has set aside funds to cover the anticipated risks associated with the total volume of vehicles sold by the BMW Group to date.
World leader in sustainable management The commitment to sustainability demonstrated by the BMW Group in the recycling of end-of-life vehicles is a key element in the company’s business strategy. This has been repeatedly recognised by the finance and investment community. For the fourth time in succession, the BMW Group once again features prominently in the world’s major sustainable-investment indexes - Dow Jones, STOXX Limited and SAM Group. The BMW Group was rated second worldwide in the car industry. As further confirmation of the company’s ethical standards, the BMW Group is one of only two European automotive firms to have fulfilled the stringent qualifying criteria for companies listed on the FTSE4 Good Europe investment index, introduced last year."
As a huge BMW fanatic my heart was broken when I saw this video. I would do almost anything to own a M3 E36 and they're killing 7 series and all those perfect cars... T_T
Andrei Bucur
Kjnkkki
Excuse me, it's pre-production vehicle, and according to the laws, it should be scrapped so that it doesn't gets in the hands of public.
The entire continent of Africa is crying watching this.
As the description stated these are all pre-production (prototype) cars used for development and therefore do not comply with safety regulations/sub-par to production quality. These would be illegal to sell and own as this is the automaker's property. This is the same with all automakers and actually all prototypes (even non-auto) in general to avoid exposing unreleased data and/or hardware.
No BMW ever should be crushed... Give them all to me I can take good care of them all.
R.I.P to all BMW's who have had to leave this world in such a cruel and discusting way.
BMW is love, BMW is life.
yes ,you`ve got a point ,Bro
i feel like everything on these cars could be reused. That engine oil is clean AF
The only explanation I can come up with is that these are internal prototypes or test vehicles sent to suppliers/vendors that BMW destroys in order to eliminate the risk that they would fall into public hands (where BMW would then be liable for supporting them).
+Kyree S. Williams That has to be it. I worked for a car company doing motorsports builds, and almost all of our cars had to be destroyed after one year... even after being made into successful race cars. It sucked, but there was nothing we could do about it.
+bandi53 That must have a been a fascinating line of work, though, despite the heartbreak of seeing perfectly-good cars get destroyed.
The problem is not about money or wear or anything like that:They're not ALLOWED to sell preproduction cars. These cars don't have any type approval. They can't really do anything other than recycle them.
all of those cars are in better nick than my daily driver!!
Where is this place so I can talk someone into giving me a car
I wonder if the fluids are recycled. Oil is recycled generally so I imagine that they can recover some cost by doing the same.
Anyone who can tell us the backstory? The cars seem to be in very good condition...
White Phosphorus they are phase out in market so they just recycle for new model. for engineering. new design concept, new engine size and new engine horse power and more comfortable to drive. so they just crush it and some of them was rejected.
wow, some of those cars still had a lot of use left in them. insane that they are just tearing them up like that.
It's an old video but they are almost brand new cars, no road film underneath, the engines have been run from the discolouration of the catalyst but they look straight from the production line, the gearbox oil is like new.
Airbags triggered, some of the fluids removed (unless the bleed nipples were opened the brake lines will still be full) dampers drained, hood hydraulics drained, wheels removed, lights removed to who knows where, trim and hundreds of metres of wiring still in place. For a long time now (25 years at least) all those plastic panels have been marked with the type of plastic to aid proper recycling.
This isn't recycling, my local scrapyard did a far better job of recycling decades ago. All they needed was a shed, a pit, a bucket and a barrel to sling the fluids in.
Almost everything else would be stripped marked and racked.
I assume that not many people know how car factories work. most of these cars are pre-production models. some of them even don't have chassis numbers. some parts on them are not final versions or rejects. So it is a big liability for a car manufacturer to sell pre-production cars or parts. if you make an accident with it the company would be in big trouble.
If you remember similar things happened before. When Mazda's ship capsized they've destroyed all the cars and salvageable parts, so that nobody could use them. There was also an incident with Dodge Vipers. Dodge donated some pre-production Viper's to schools. And somehow some of them got to the streets. Dodge had to find and destroy all of them.
This breaks my heart :( so many good cars
I wasnt ready for this... wow
These would have been pre-production/prototype/test vehicles which are not allowed to be sold and on the road. Thats why they look brand new, because they make a couple, do some testing (and put through its paces) and then scrapped. Nearly every car manufacturer does it.
Aż się patrzeć na to wszystko nie chce,takie BEMKI!!!
"And now if you'll excuse me, I have to separate my gold from the late Mr. Solo."
rims, side mirrors, head and rear lights, grills, bumpers so many parts that cost a lot to replace, but like materials are just plastic whit shape! Like an ex-owner of 5th series (glad i sold it) a had to replace rear window mechanism...cost me a fortune
Am I the only person who saw the Z3 coupe and started crying...
No, friend. You're not! :-(
13:50 - Anyone noticed that black guy unmounting steering wheel don't even touched the screw? :) He just make the sound with his tool and take it off... Acting and this reversed walk is worth an Oscar :D
Here, in Brazil, we pay equivalent more than a thousand dollar for a used bmw's headlight. Sorry about my weak english
Seu inglês tá certo man
As a BMW owner this breaks my heart. I understand why as these cars have been put through alot
You would not want any of these cars as too dangerous. I have seen some of the tests they go through and trust me you would not want your family in one after all these tests.. No good for parts either.
Some of the models on the rack look quite old compared to others. How long had they been testing them for?
My guess is these cars are factory rejects that can't be sold, and like someone else said pre production cars, press cars, and other test cars that have no VIN. It's still hard to watch if you are a car guy.
+Koree Combs (koreec)
These are production cars which were deemed "end of life vehicles" and recycled according to European Union environmental directives.
By law, BMW is required to dispose of their own cars in this manner should they be deemed ELV at no charge to the last owner on record.
Other manufacturers who sell their vehicles in Europe must also comply; they must recycle the cars they made once they've been deemed ELV.
+Watcher3223 what's elv
FireAspect Gaming
ELV = End of Life Vehicle
Staph! I wanna collect old beamers someday..and make a monster out of an M3 E30
They basically just remove the fluids and sell the catalytic converters...
I will be happy to have a car like that...i'm driving a car made in 1986...
+Liviu big It sounds like you have looked after your car very well if it's 30 years old, unlike the owners of these ones.
I think the car can survive more 5-10 years from now in a good condition if i can get rid of the little rust that keeps appearing on the fenders.The engine is untouched except for the cylinder head and now i can feel the wear on the piston rings but is not very bad...i think the piston rings could survived more if i didn't used this type of fuel (liquified petrol gas).10 years ago i changed the gearbox from 4 speed to 5 speed and some electrical stuff.In five years it only need a oil change and a bolt on a brake calliper.
Am I to assume that all these cars are totaled in some way? Some looked perfectly fine :(
It's simple. These are pre-production or test cars. They can't be legally sold to drive on public roads in most countries. They have to recycle them. And, even if they were legal, most automakers would not sell them to the public anyhow. Too much of a potential legal liability since they are pre-production and/or test vehicles.
This video may be disturbing to some car people.
Only buy here pay here car dealers
Interesting to see some old E36s and E39s there.
These would have been pre-production cars made by BMW for testing and quality control purposes. Hard to watch, but they could never sell these cars.
Yes even BMW's come to the end of their life at some time. But here, new ones also are recycled. Scary stuff
I would gladly take care of those cars
Nothing wasted, all liquids sucked out into the proper containers, any experimental parts or parts deemed as re-usable on the next set of pre-production cars saved, the bodies crushed and shipped out for further recycling, all of which helps pay for part of the cost of the car.
Pretty much eveyr car in this video is newer and nicer than anything I own.
Even if the cars are preproduction, each individual car should have been disassembled fully and each type of material crushed. Eg, the windscreen could have been taken out rather than crushed with the metal, same for the plastic dash.
Think people ...."Think"!! it's a way kinda for all manufacturers to control production and sales, parts new used and numbers manufactured. and the other manufacture company's that make parts for these "main Company" BMW, GM, VW, Toyota..etc etc keeps money moving
It's in Germany, the leader of EU who teach other countries about ecology. Here destroying cars that could easily be re-used or be donors for spare parts. Production of those cars took hundreds of tons of resources and produced tons of carbon dioxide. Great job...
I think these cars were onces practice repair cars where they take a few production cars make it unregistrable for public use, send them off to technical automotive schools where they can learn how to fix BMW. Ones the car's out of production i think within 5 years these cars are scrapped off,,You cannot sell them as parts and they're usually contract leased off by BMW, onces it's done you just send them back and they'll send you a newer model
Why don't they just sell the parts!
+Belal Qureshi These cars are prototype, test, show cars, they can not sell them to public even as parts cause if they sold them and something happened they can get sued big time.
shadinasr77 So sad...
Belal Qureshi I know, its heartbreaking.
How bout the wheels, tyres, leather seats, trim, av units , were they pre production too? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot !!!
sooo sad to see such wonderful cars being scrapped. But then that's development & progress for you.
the way that guy just rips out the drivetrain.... they could've gone to someone for a project car or something... this just hurts so much :(
Oh my! I need a 95-2001 7 series!!!
Those are test cars. Probably worn out on certain points, like worn out beyond repair. To extract all data the cars must be pulled apart and the important parts are send for further investigation.
But why? Some of them looks pretty new and i even seen a z3m coupe. !!
Most of these cars must have severe electrical problems because physically they look just fine on the outside. Possibly a facility owned by BMW.
+Scott K maybe flood damaged
+Scott K they use OBD to pop the airbags, circuits are just fine
+Tom Razmologov seriously? look at the cars again.
+Scott K They're prototype or cars that have not made it through the entire production process. I work at the Mini factory and sadly I see a lot of brand new cars which have never even been started getting destroyed. its usually down to something minor which later becomes too big of a job, or some sort of error in part sequencing etc. I once saw a car come down the line with literally just the chassis and the engine. it had what we call "slave parts" such as wheels etc (which are actually really expensive alloys that just get thrown around the factory) so it can roll off the line to be sent for scrapping. Very wasteful, but its a big company with a big reputation. its a small price we pay to ensure the customer gets their new car in perfect working order.
I just wonder, where do those car bodies end up after they're crushed ?
I mean, they could strip them even more and after some sort of chemical paint removal, they could melt the empty shell again that recycle that steel that way.
The price of the remaining car models will skyrocket in the future, they will be in the collector's item. Gov't will definitely lower BMW tax, in compliance with the clean air act.
no need for destroying its...just give it to me....these are my dream cars....
For all the people complaining about these cars being destroyed it's not that big of a deal what's so ever. Yes they look new and are expensive but if they are test mules they where destined for this fate and if they have flaws or environmental damage the manufacture deems this as a easier way to get rid of them. Yes they could go and resell them but you have lawyers who will do anything to make a buck and customers who will do anything to get stuff free. It's a way for them to cover themselves on that part. And also it's not like they go and just dump everything into a landfill they recycle as much as they can. Even them pulling engines out those will go to a recycling phasility like everything else that can be recycled and be reused in new products. So stop whining about it and deal with reality.
Best thing you could do to a Bmw
Where i live we do that to Ferraris and Aston Martins
Do you even wish to know how we treat 3 year old Toyota or Ford :)?
I can't afford for YEARS to buy any car, looking into this is pain for me. can i get one somehow?
R.I.P. BMW Production cars :'(
How can people be so cruel? Where's PETA when you need them?
wo ist das und was ist der hitnergrund?
by the oil in engine i can tell this car is pretty new ,,, an well kept
That M47 engine being pulled out at 19:04 is worth ££££s!
guy that works that crane/claw he must always win at those 50 cent game machines that you try to catch a stuff toy.
These cars are pre-production or prototype cars. They are not street legal and can't be sold to public.
Once they done their job as test vehicle, this is their final job, becoming testing vehicles for recycling plants.