Author Topic: Are you driving a lemon? 2003 Lemon List (Read 1217 times)

gofaster · « **Reply #30 on:** September 08, 2003, 10:03:38 AM »

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Originally posted by loser

My 1970 Plymouth Duster: 4 tech bulletins.
My 1999 Pontiac Grand Am: 203 tech bulletins.

I know there is more stuff to go wrong on the newer cars..but please.

Blame it on the "global economy" where corporations shop their work out to the lowest bidder in underdeveloped countries.

The water isn't safe to drink, but its ok for manufacturing $30k automobiles?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #31 on:** September 08, 2003, 10:08:08 AM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
Blame it on the "global economy" where corporations shop their work out to the lowest bidder in underdeveloped countries.

Thats why I blame the American unions. They overpriced themselves. Work was outsourced.

Karnak · « **Reply #32 on:** September 08, 2003, 06:37:57 PM »

Dago's truck and mine were both built in a Union shop in Indiana.

It isn't the Unions (although in some cases they've hurt things), it is quality control. Quality, regardless of what Ford says, just doesn't seem to matter much to many companies.

Gadfly · « **Reply #33 on:** September 08, 2003, 06:50:09 PM »

Karnak, that is where you are wrong. Quality matters very much to companies, quality means Dick to most employees. Is it all his fault? No, Managemnat is ignorant and must share the blame, but the ideal of most corporations IS for a quality product.

loser · « **Reply #34 on:** September 08, 2003, 07:53:29 PM »

And thus the dilemma.

Underpay or overpay your employees. The result is the same.

SirLoin · « **Reply #35 on:** September 11, 2003, 10:09:42 AM »

I work at Ford..Used to work at Boeing...Both unionized shops Ripsnort...One pushes quality,the other pushes 85 units per hour.