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Originally posted by rogner
I'm not a big fan of the engineered failure aspects. I have family members who have designed and worked extensively on old model GM vehicles (read: buicks) and I know for a fact that they are designed to fail precisely after a certain amount of miles. Kind of like a lightbulb.
Oh, and I dont like having two keys to drive my car. I like one. :P
edit: thats not to say that things havn't changed in either the key aspect or the engineered failure.
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I'll call BS on your "engineered failure" all day.
Before my '02 Silverado, and my WRX that I had, I had an 87 Pontic Grand Am parked in the garage, with a rebuilt engine 1 time in 287,000 miles. It never had a starter, 1 alternator, and the only thing that EVER failed in the entire car was the fuel gauge. I replaced the CV Joints, as they finally went bad at 226,000 miles. It started every morning, including in the winter, and people know how had Alaskan winters can get. I'd still have it right now if I wouldn't have been rear ended.
I guess the "engineered failure" was coming up soon, eh? Glad I got rid of that thing!
I love my truck, except the leather seats that have cracked in our cold spell up here. The interiors are carbon copys, everything bolts in, they look cheap, but they are functional and the truck rides and drives much better then my wifes Dodge.
