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Almost. Building 4 is there so that they can optimize build quality (vs. cost) so that the things they build can last just long enough to make it through their
by noonespecial 14y ago
Almost. Building 4 is there so that they can optimize build quality (vs. cost) so that the things they build can last just long enough to make it through their warranty period. It sounds harsh but not many people would pay an extra $1k retail purchase price to have an alternator in their Fiesta that lasts for 300 years.
- nathan_long 14y agoThat's not what the article says. >> On Ford parts, the very first fails aren’t supposed to happen until just after the 10-year mark (with most of them occurring much later).
- noonespecial 14y agoYes, I thought we were talking conspiracy theories here. At any rate, and purely anecdotally, 10 years? Heh. I've had too many Fords.