Thomas
Anderson,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, February 12, 2008
Crimp-connecting a pressurized oil line is stupid. Vibration will loosen the crimp in time. This feature was likely designed by an under-experienced person. But you need to appreciate the GM enviroment. The GM execs get HUGE income packages, and that money must come from somewhere- like GM vehicle sales. Every dollar the GM execs take home is one less dollar to hire more engineers & designers. Additional engineers & designers could then take the time to design a good product and then see that manufacturing has the ability to ensure it is built with quality. This is why the Japanese are eating Detroit's lunch- the Japanese execs earn chump-change by US standards. Meanwhile GM wants to blame the UAW, but there is enough blame for everybody.