I assume that the upscale cars do not suffer from cutting as many corners. In Youngstown, the most successful steel mill is one that has become a prison.
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:55 PM, Anthony D'Costa <[email protected]> wrote: > I was in Minneapolis last week where we rented a Hyundai Sonata for two > weeks. Felt reasonably heavy and safe. But it's your call. > > Cheers from steel own Pittsburgh, where I went to grad school in the 1980s. > Incidentally in my last visit in May I visited the Mon Valley Works. They > were still using 1934 rolling mill and seem to be making money off it! > > Anthony > > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:44 AM, michael perelman > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Everything I read about the Hyundai was great, but the car itself >> seemed to be made of the cheapest materials & hardly likely to stand >> up. Very chinsey, compared to the cheaper Nissan parked next to it. >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Anthony D'Costa >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Doesn't Hyundai give a 10 year warranty? They also make heavier cars. >> > They >> > are popular in Europe too. I thought the Koreans had moved away from >> > 'cheap' image. >> > >> > Anthony >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:00 AM, michael perelman >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> I young student side-swiped our car a few days ago totaling it. We >> >> need a new one. I can do everything on a bike, but Blanche cannot. >> >> >> >> I had read that Hyundai was making good low cost cars. We went to see >> >> them yesterday. I was appalled how much of the car was made of cheap >> >> plastic that was very vulnerable and sure not to last. It seemed like >> >> a disposable vehicle. >> >> >> >> The article about the quality of the GM cheap car struck home. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/business/with-chevrolet-sonic-gm-and-uaw-reinvent-automaking.html?src=me&ref=business >> >> >> >> The car made me think about the CPI. I am sure that such quality >> >> deterioration will not show up in the cost of living, speeding up >> >> Obama's plan for undermining Social Security via the Consumer Price >> >> Index. >> >> -- >> >> Michael Perelman >> >> Economics Department >> >> California State University >> >> Chico, CA >> >> 95929 >> >> >> >> 530 898 5321 >> >> fax 530 898 5901 >> >> http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> pen-l mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > Anthony P. D'Costa >> > Professor of Indian Studies and Research Director >> > Asia Research Centre >> > Copenhagen Business School >> > Porcelænshavens 24, 3 >> > DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark >> > Ph: +45 3815 2572 >> > >> > A NEW INDIA? >> > http://www.anthempress.com/pdf/9780857286642.pdf >> > CONFERENCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS IN INDIA AND CHINA >> > http://uk.cbs.dk/research/konferencer/psric >> > INTERVIEW China and India: Competition and Collaboration (go to Research >> > Themes/Economy) ad.int 07-Jun-2011 >> > http://uk.cbs.dk/arc >> > http://www.thisismodernindia.com/this_is_modern_india_about_us.html >> > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > pen-l mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Perelman >> Economics Department >> California State University >> Chico, CA >> 95929 >> >> 530 898 5321 >> fax 530 898 5901 >> http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > > -- > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Anthony P. D'Costa > Professor of Indian Studies and Research Director > Asia Research Centre > Copenhagen Business School > Porcelænshavens 24, 3 > DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark > Ph: +45 3815 2572 > > A NEW INDIA? > http://www.anthempress.com/pdf/9780857286642.pdf > CONFERENCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS IN INDIA AND CHINA > http://uk.cbs.dk/research/konferencer/psric > INTERVIEW China and India: Competition and Collaboration (go to Research > Themes/Economy) ad.int 07-Jun-2011 > http://uk.cbs.dk/arc > http://www.thisismodernindia.com/this_is_modern_india_about_us.html > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
