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5.0 getting replaced by 4.8L?
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<blockquote data-quote="CV355" data-source="post: 15493105" data-attributes="member: 181885"><p>-Federal regulations set by people who don't understand how things actually work</p><p>-Regulations/mandates pushed on manufacturers</p><p>-Manufacturers scramble to come up with solutions that meet new regulations</p><p>-Some armchair quarterback in a Monday morning meeting probably said "well uh if we just make everything lighter it'll take less gas to move. derrrrr I'm gonna take 97 weeks of vacation. You guys figure it out"</p><p>-Engineers wind up shaving mass out of everything</p><p>-Initial development runs highlight all of the weak areas- wind up spending more on capital and tooling to correct issues than usual 2 or 4 year cycles</p><p>-Powertrain/drivetrain cludging leads to premature wear/failure (CVTs anyone?)</p><p>-Value of newer vehicles plummets fast due to high rate of degradation/failure</p><p>-Now we have a market flooded with lemons, people in debt to their eyeballs and no equity, and less aftermarket support/high repair costs due to so many engineering iterations</p><p></p><p>This is what happens when the people in charge have no damn clue what they're doing. This would be a good "thanks Obama" joke, but the reality is that most management (and government is the highest form of management in a way) do not understand the consequences of their actions and only got to where they are by oversimplification, delegation, and claiming success at the expense of people who actually work for a living.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CV355, post: 15493105, member: 181885"] -Federal regulations set by people who don't understand how things actually work -Regulations/mandates pushed on manufacturers -Manufacturers scramble to come up with solutions that meet new regulations -Some armchair quarterback in a Monday morning meeting probably said "well uh if we just make everything lighter it'll take less gas to move. derrrrr I'm gonna take 97 weeks of vacation. You guys figure it out" -Engineers wind up shaving mass out of everything -Initial development runs highlight all of the weak areas- wind up spending more on capital and tooling to correct issues than usual 2 or 4 year cycles -Powertrain/drivetrain cludging leads to premature wear/failure (CVTs anyone?) -Value of newer vehicles plummets fast due to high rate of degradation/failure -Now we have a market flooded with lemons, people in debt to their eyeballs and no equity, and less aftermarket support/high repair costs due to so many engineering iterations This is what happens when the people in charge have no damn clue what they're doing. This would be a good "thanks Obama" joke, but the reality is that most management (and government is the highest form of management in a way) do not understand the consequences of their actions and only got to where they are by oversimplification, delegation, and claiming success at the expense of people who actually work for a living. [/QUOTE]
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