Re: "Big Three" in trouble

Jun 22, 2003 5 Replies


I just read a review of the CTS in an Italian magazine and they


>praised most of the materials used inside the car, but blasted the
>fiting of the dashboard panels and overall workmanship as sub-par, not
>only for its category, but even in general.
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Magazine review?? Look at one and drive it for yourself. Then decide.


Yep, good pistons have been oval for a long time. If machined correctly, they are only oval when cold ... they should be circular at typical operating temperature.

Matt

Excellent essay.

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Even Lee Iaccoca admitted his management fell asleep after the minivan introduction. Don't blame the assembly workers for poor management. And explain to me why quality has improved for the big 3. The same people are putting the cars together. In that small respect management has improved and pays some attention to quality.

Maybe that explains why my 300M is solid and my Avalon is a rattle box.

assembly lines

Add to this; Jaguar = Ford Land Rover = Ford Aston-Martin = Ford

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