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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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thomasotten |
Feb 8 2021, 06:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,553 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349 |
I just finished watching Bullet with Steve McQueen. Interesting seeing all the cars that were being driven in the late 60's in San Fransisco. A lot of really big American cars. The Mustang he drove was cool, compact and fast. But when the 356 came on screen, it was like looking at a diamond in the rough compared to contemporaries. Trying to understand the downfall of American motorcars, part of it is style. It wasn't all engineering, because let's face it, a 911 in the 70's pulling head studs doesn't make you say, I love German engineering. But those are road bumps along the way of a strive for perfection. Towards the downfall of American motorcars, a great part of it was NAFTA. And now with the influence of the Communist Chinese Party, the economies are being more and more hooked to slave labor, which is very hard to compete with.
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