Quote Originally Posted by kdevitt
Quote Originally Posted by Bayerische
The only way that I can reconcile that much of a price difference is if BMW Ireland are buying the parts off BMW GB and paying in sterling.
Thats exactly how it works. Its not feasible to FX every transaction, so a forward rate is entered into for the year - it can make stuff look totally out of whack price wise if the rates shift.

I'd be ordering genuine parts from BMW Classic directly though - its what I did for the M30 build. Free shipping on orders over EUR50.
Thanks for clarifying that, I never realised that BMW classic offered free shipping, good to know for the future as it wont be feasible to carry bulky items from mainland Europe.

It's a shame that BMW Ireland are run by BMW GB and not run directly from Germany like most other euro zone countries.