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disposable automobile (none / 1) (#22)
by krkrbt on Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 03:24:59 PM EST

You would think with all the repair feedback data from building millions of them they could make them last.

There was a post on slashdot some time back which stated that $5 in nickel would keep a car from rusting to pieces as it aged. Automakers have to sell a continuous stream of new cars, and their business would be a lot more difficult if their old cars didn't predictably fall apart.

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Good point. There must be some... by claes, 06/17/2008 04:43:01 PM EST (none / 0)

Market Research Just Bit Detroit In The Ass by MichaelCrawford, 06/17/2008 06:07:42 PM EST (none / 0)

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