[AT] Getting water out of a gearbox/now bearing life

[David Rotigel]

I remember when (in about 1979) my Father-in-law bought his first Mercedes. He was proudly showing it off the a good friend who commented "Anyone can build a good car for $55,000.00. It takes a genius to build one for $9,000.00!"
	Dave

On Jun 6, 2015, at 9:10 AM, David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net> wrote:

> Other than the wheel bearing issue on my 2001 Malibu I mentioned all my 
> issues have been with "advanced" features - mostly electronic in nature. 
> Maybe the reason is greed, maybe the reason is meeting the market price 
> point. Could be either form what I see.
> 
> David
> NW NC
> 
> On 6/6/2015 7:02 AM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
>> Dave:
>> I agree with you, but since the late 1980's, profits have taken priority
>> over reliability and integrity.  There is also a trend to reward bad
>> management with promotions or retirement rewards. CEO's being given
>> several million dollar bonuses when the company is going down the drain
>> is one thing I am referring to.  All those administrative costs go back
>> into the cost of the product.
>> 
>> Cecil in OKLa
>> 
>> 
>> On 6/5/2015 7:31 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>>> The profit motive is what has made this the greatest country in the world, Cecil
>>> 	Dave
>>> 
>>> On Jun 5, 2015, at 8:01 AM, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>    Nearly everything we have discussed
>>>> as being wrong with the newer equipment is due to the greed of the
>>>> management of the manufacturer.
>>>> 
>>>> Cecil in OKla
>>>> 
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