Somebody who knows more than me should point out the difference in Japanese
QC vs German QC. The Germans accept a certain amount of bad cars, and try
like heck to catch them and fix them before shipping them, while the
Japanese see any bad car as a problem in the process, and find a way to fix
the process so that problem just doesn't happen anymore. Have I got that
right?
Chris K
Cayce, SC
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From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
the internet has killed any capacity for coverup. in the old days,
the manufacturer could always say that your problem is some sort of
strange anomaly. perhaps you drive funny?
while most companies remain fundamentally unaware of the internet, we
now know when they are flat out lying to us, instead of just having
suspicions and doubts as before.
i have a 2 year old $2,000 omega watch. it's running slow about 15
seconds a day over roughly hte past year, which isn't all the horrible
for mechanical watch, but certainly unacceptable for a watch of this
class that used to run to within a second a day. because of the
internet, i know of very many specific examples of this happening. I
also know that people in the USA who contact omega are referred to an
authorized US Omega service center and are basically blown off and
told to accept this problem as normal and typical. I also know that
those who have sent their watch back to the manufacturer in Bienne,
Switzerland requested that this issue be addressed have had the
escapment replaced and hte problem solved at no cost to them.
the internet is just a nightmare for these folks and they will soon be
unable to survive relying on their traditional method of control
through disinformation. they just mostly don't know it yet.
On 1/13/07, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bob wrote<<Historically, the bad ones were the infrequent exception. It
seems it's not that way anymore>>
You know, the internet has changed things more ways that we can even
dream -
communication is probably one of the biggest changes - I wonder if
perhaps
owners who have problems have a better way to publicize their problems
than
before? Before the New, it was word of mouth, newspapers and if lucky,
TV.
Now, a problem appears in the morning and before lunch it can be part of
a
forum (or several) being spread all over the world.
Perhaps?
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
> Tom mentioned:
>
> "I have several friends with newer Mercedes and they all seem pleased
> with them."
>
> ...and then he wondered:
>
> "Can these defective Mercedes be isolated cases that once they start on
> the net, never seem to die?"
>
> My friend has a '05 C230 and he loves. It has been flawless. Another
> work
> associate has a '05 C230 and it has been one headache after another.
> There have always been good ones and bad ones. Historically, the bad
> ones
> were the infrequent exception. It seems it's not that way anymore.
>
> Bob Rentfro
> '77 300D 166K
> '87 Acura Legend 180K
> Litchfield Park, AZ
>
>
>
>
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