"NJF" wrote in message
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Dave Plowman wrote:

Not necessarily. In the '70s, it would be hand assembled, and many of
the
parts would also have been made on hand operated machinery. These days,
computer control of machinery allows far higher consistency and cheaper
production. You only have to look at how much longer car engines now
last
for an example.

Hummm, Honda V-tec possibly, but not the rover 1.8 K series.....One has
good
build control, the other....

...has a crap design.


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