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Why Some Cars Don't Survive, I Can't Find The Original Post |
windforfun |
Feb 4 2021, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,956 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None |
Porsche has always used the highest quality materials. Also, the 914 design was in a class by itself. The British & Italian cars in a similar price range were really pieces of junk (no offense intended), but they were. Brand new Jags at the dealership would have drip pans under them. They may have been faster, but they haven't stood the test of time. This is where material science & reliability statistics have come into play. The Japanese auto industry have the statistician Deming, who trained Taguchi at the end of WWII, to thank for their success. We sent Deming over to Japan at the end of WWII to help them get their shit together. I took many statistics & probability theory courses in college & grad school. One such course was taught by Prof. Bonus who used to work on the reliability of Cadillac engines. I would typically attend his classes while tripping on LSD. His course was lots of fun. I think my final grade was a B. FYI. Cheers.
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914_teener |
Feb 5 2021, 10:24 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,245 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
Porsche has always used the highest quality materials. Also, the 914 design was in a class by itself. The British & Italian cars in a similar price range were really pieces of junk (no offense intended), but they were. Brand new Jags at the dealership would have drip pans under them. They may have been faster, but they haven't stood the test of time. This is where material science & reliability statistics have come into play. The Japanese auto industry have the statistician Deming, who trained Taguchi at the end of WWII, to thank for their success. We sent Deming over to Japan at the end of WWII to help them get their shit together. I took many statistics & probability theory courses in college & grad school. One such course was taught by Prof. Bonus who used to work on the reliability of Cadillac engines. I would typically attend his classes while tripping on LSD. His course was lots of fun. I think my final grade was a B. FYI. Cheers. One of my first jobs out of college was doing Cpk analysis and studying lean manufacturing. I'm a big fan of Demming and the Japaneese took him very seriously. The factory tour at Zuffenhausen is pretty impressive as far as automation. I'd recommend it when travel becomes less of a health risk. Nice post....brings back good memories for me. |
Ansbacher |
Feb 5 2021, 11:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 4-July 14 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 17,589 |
The factory tour at Zuffenhausen is pretty impressive as far as automation. I'd recommend it when travel becomes less of a health risk. Nice post....brings back good memories for me. [/quote] How times change. I can remember Zuffenhausen tours when the management bragged that the only robot in the factory was the one that glued the rear window in 928s. Ansbacher |
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