On Mon, 17 May 2021 17:38:50 -0400, Tekkie©
wrote:


On Sun, 16 May 2021 14:19:46 -0400, Clare Snyder posted for all of us to
digest...


What happened in the engine that resulted in build up in the cat?
It's a Nissan - 'nough said. Between Nissan and Mitsu for the worst
new cars available in Canada / USA. Possibly throw the recent crop of
Luxury (and other) German cars into the mix as well - - -

The proverbial race to the bottom.

I can understand it for the cheap ****boxes but for luxury vehicles? They used
to throw their best people at them to boost the name. The tech and features
would would itself down to the less models. I hypothesize that management is
brought in from outside that has no familiarity with auto design and
manufacturing. The short term shareholder dividend is king and longterm
thinking fell out the trunk.

My thinking has always been: they would rather spend 2 bux to put a flashy
emblem on the dash than to spend 25 cents in putting a proper seal that lasts.

Clare, what are your thoughts?
Particularly true with Nissan / Renault / Mitsi****ty. Mazda, BMW and
Mercedes following fast in their footsteps.

Ford, Fica (at least the Chrysler portion) and GM are run pretty much
by accountants to benefit the hedge funds that provide the financing
through the stock market. How many years did GM profuce the 3800 with
the self-destructing intake manifold (that got burned by the EGR
tube)? and the ignition switch that shut off if you had 4 or 5 keys on
your key-ring? The accountants figured it was cheaper to pay warranty
claims, and more effective to pray most of them made it off warranty
than to spend what it would have taken to actually solve the problem.
Even pay a few death benefits if a few customers died.

I think GM has been the worst among the "big 3" for that.
Toyota and Honda have had a few situations along with Hyundai / Kia
but nothing on the scale of the Big 3, Nissan et al, and the Germans.