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From: George (ygpz4re![]() |
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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2017 04:09:19 -0700 (PDT) |
Lashdeep,
I certainly get that all cars (almost) are built to a budget. But why is it that some manufacturers just seem to get it done in better fashion? Leaving the Triumphs and Corvettes aside for a moment, Scottie noted his $22K Honda Civic has all the "bells and whistles" of modern automotive technology. And my guess is that, even at $22K, that car is built far better than many others which might fall into the realm of this discussion. How does Honda (and Toyota, and.....) get it so "right" when others (looking at you, GM) seem to get it so wrong (though I will concede that this may not be fair to 20-teens GM products, which may finally be good, durable cars). And if we even back up in time, I'd bet that a '96 Civic was screwed together far better than my friends '96 'Vette.
Or, in the immortal words of our friend Big Head Dennis, "I could be completely wrong." 😉
gp From: Lashdeep Singh <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2017 1:46 AM To: George Cc: The FerrariList Subject: Re: [Ferrari] GM products, was: Re: 1978 GTS Rear Brake Caliper question GP, most cars are built to a budget.
An engineering team spends the money on components that are important. They wouldn't prioritize door panels and chassis geometry or powertrain development equally.
Maybe in a Pagani but not in a Chevrolet or a Triumph.
The Corvette guys spent the $$$ on powertrain and chassis. They likely didn't have much of their budget left for door panels.
The C4s spanked most of their competition on track and looked very nice while doing it.
The Triumph engineers spent their budget on whiskey and cricket jerseys as is evident in their product.
The C6 ZR1 has a plastic key FOB but you can't infer anything about the rest of the car's quality or performance from that. Carbon brakes, magnetic shocks and Magnesium chassis parts got the $$$ and the key FOBs had to suffer.
Evaluate performance cars based on their performance!
LSJ
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