hi Tom!
actually, if you pay attention to the details, you should be able to
see it's 'ernest', as shown in my e-mail addy (not eArnest).
secondly, it's not *my* list of complaints; i can't take credit for
the work of J. D. Powers.
i missed where that listing of complaints you refer to came from;
can you share it? i'd like to see it, though i admittedly don't find it
unreasonable that in this day and age all manufacturers should be able
to supply brakes that don't squeal; especially seeing as how some
obviously do.
as i suggested earlier, odds are appearing higher that you may
simply be more accepting (read: have lower standards). ;-)
cheers!
e
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Earnest's data shows that American car manufactures had a little more
than 1 defect per vehicle on 06, which is a true fact.
What his data does not show is the number one reported defect in 06 for
all vehicles was brake squeal.
Break squeal? A manufacturing defect?
I bring this up because as quality improves, so do our expectations. I
bet break squeal got no-where near the top of the list in the 90's I
also bet that it was a problem in the 90's.
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
----Original Message----
From: Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 02/21/07 12:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB "quality" vs the rest
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Part of the problem is one of those "laws" like "a gas will expand to
the volume of its container." Well the complexity of cars increases
to the limit of our ability to manufacture them.
There's no doubt in my mind that any American manufacturer could build
a basic car that would get you from point a to point b, price it
inexpensively, and have it be totally reliable, by sticking with
simple proven technologies. But, government regulations and
requirements are constantly changing, and the market does not want a
simple utilitarian car. Thus every model year includes new, "first
year in production" technologies, and the attendant quality issues.
Allan
