Nice quality control
Nice quality control
01-24-07, 11:06 PM
#4
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Looks like one of the assembly-line people managed to slip a bottle or a six-pack past the security people at the gate.
Good thing the shot didn't include the VIN. With it, the car could be traced to the plant, production line, and even the hour it was built......and the person working that shift who would have been responsible for that trim part.
BTW, guys, stuff like that today is rare, but it was not rare at all with the cars I grew up with during the late 60's and 70's, in that by-gone era of atrocious quality control and cars that were just haphazardly slapped together at the factory...although all American companies had this to an extent, Chrysler, by far, was the worst.....followed later by American Motors, and still later by GM.
I can still remember sitting in a big full-size 1970 Dodge Monaco or Polara...don't remember which
( yes, I was looking at new cars regularly even back then in my teens ), pulling down the center front armrest in the seatback.....and the ENTIRE armrest assembly, hinges and all, just falling out and landing on the front floor. Unbelievable.
Good thing the shot didn't include the VIN. With it, the car could be traced to the plant, production line, and even the hour it was built......and the person working that shift who would have been responsible for that trim part.
BTW, guys, stuff like that today is rare, but it was not rare at all with the cars I grew up with during the late 60's and 70's, in that by-gone era of atrocious quality control and cars that were just haphazardly slapped together at the factory...although all American companies had this to an extent, Chrysler, by far, was the worst.....followed later by American Motors, and still later by GM.
I can still remember sitting in a big full-size 1970 Dodge Monaco or Polara...don't remember which
( yes, I was looking at new cars regularly even back then in my teens ), pulling down the center front armrest in the seatback.....and the ENTIRE armrest assembly, hinges and all, just falling out and landing on the front floor. Unbelievable.
Last edited by mmarshall; 01-24-07 at 11:22 PM.
01-25-07, 04:00 AM
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I remember Lee Iacocca once writing that when he took over at Chrysler in the 70s/80s, the cars were so badly assembled that the dealerships had to virtually rebuild every one.
Similar to the pic above we once took delivery of a 1.6 litre Ford Escort that quite clearly stated it was a 1.4 on the rear. A minor thing but it caused a moment of panic to the salesman.
Similar to the pic above we once took delivery of a 1.6 litre Ford Escort that quite clearly stated it was a 1.4 on the rear. A minor thing but it caused a moment of panic to the salesman.
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01-25-07, 09:23 AM
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yea I don't see a pic.
Back in the 80's a guy on another board got his brand new Mustang and the FORD badge - Quality is Job #1 was upside down.
Ford is like a slow moving train wreck, this has been going on for 20 years. Today they announced another XX billion dolllar loss. They lose $4500 on every car they sell.
Just close down already and have SOME money left to pay prior generations or SOMETHING.
Back in the 80's a guy on another board got his brand new Mustang and the FORD badge - Quality is Job #1 was upside down.
Ford is like a slow moving train wreck, this has been going on for 20 years. Today they announced another XX billion dolllar loss. They lose $4500 on every car they sell.
Just close down already and have SOME money left to pay prior generations or SOMETHING.
01-25-07, 06:54 PM
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In the last year, I've actually seen two cars badged "300 GS". In fact, my close friend's dad previously owned a 98 or 99 ES300 that was badged "300 ES". When I asked him about it, he said he never noticed it was backwards. He went on to say that when he bought the car, the dealer had already equipped it with a gold package, but he didn't want it. So, as part of the deal, he got the dealer to remove the gold package and put on the regular chrome badges. Someone at the dealership must have put it on backwards.
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