Most of my old Macs were, interestingly, made in Ireland.

But its true that Apple has such efficient inventory control that many times things are practically built to order. Its also why they can clear out channels of inventory within a week when a new product is announced. No need to discount the old model since they pretty much sell out.

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car