That was also true 30-40 years ago. >--- dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Much of the reason for that is that the average > > customer is not a car > > enthusiast, so they don't care for character or > > styling. Also, they don't plan > > to keep the new car for very long, so they don't > > care for quality of materials. > > The US industry in particular has sunk compared to > > the competition, primarily > > I believe because the comanies are not run by > > engineers as it used to be, but > > by bean counters and MBA's with little to no > > technical knowledge. > > > > D^2 > > > > Quoting "Woolf,Richard" > > <richard.woolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > The biggest problem with today's cars are the fact > > they have no character or > > > soul. Years ago you could tell what kind of car > > was coming at you on the > > > road. You would know the make/year/model. Look at > > the character of the > > > Imperials from the mid fifty's to until the early > > seventy's. > > > > > > When will Detroit wake up? > > > > > > Rich Woolf > > > > > > > > > >