Do you believe in german effieciency

supermase · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Karma :

Who thinks german effieciency is true? or is it nonsense?

supermase · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Karma :

Hmm, looks like noone likes germans.

pipnet11 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Karma :

Cant comment on new BMWs or cars, but the old R series were excellent tourers from all accounts, including my dad. He has an old R75/5 and has been bloody everywhere on it with very few problems, and the one big problem he did have mechanically was his own fault (imagine comments of "oooh thats what the little pipe was for") Laughing

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Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Dont like Germans, dont dislike Germans, but they are quite efficiant.

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

I used to work for a company that was contracted to do work for BMW specifically, nitride and oxidize shafts for their cars.

The company who made these shafts (Federal Mogul) were under direct control of BMW as this was basically their only job. The efficiency of the Germans I had contact with extended only to nosing through my desk contents and demanding why I had an Acoustics Book in my top drawer.

When it actually came to checking our samples and results (very important as we had been having massive problems, mainly due to their decision to change material without informing us Shocked

) they pretended to be very efficient (i.e. demanded dates and samples from so long ago they had actually over rusted Laughing

) yet missed some of the most important points.

Overall... I think BMW are rubbish - especially if you buy one with one of our cam shafts in! They're knowledge of the process was poor, their engineering ability shocking, and their efficiency - none existant. On arrogance scales, however, they were way up there with Schumacher!
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atom · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Karma :

I'm an Architect and the German construction industry is a model of efficiency, they have a proper apprentice system and the workers take great pride in their work, which is a refreshing change from old blighty.

Generally in my contact with germans I have noted they have great respect for rules and regulations.
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Harold_Shand · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Karma :

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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Have been over to Germany and worked alongside a few.
They're all right, you just have to appreciate the German sense of humour (yes Wink

they do have one).

They can also be Schumacher like with their arrogance, but then you could argue the Brits attitude is 'we're so cr*p, we're just grateful to get by'. I know which I'd prefer and which is most likely to get the Olympic games here (even if it's in the wrong part of the country Wink

).

Oh, and I wouldn't say they're more efficient, just more methodical, which I have to agree could lead to more efficiency as in less failures/mistakes.

Looking forward to getting the chance to go back in my own time on the bike and sampling the sights and wine down the Rhine valley.
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