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Why should it be?
Posted by OKSaabs (more from OKSaabs) on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:15:10
In Reply to: Is the 9-5 a reliable car?, nik, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:23:39
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What makes us think cars SHOULD be reliable? I had to repair a toilet this month, but no one ever says "Are toilets reliable?" My house AC needed a repair last month, and I had to throw away the three-year-old toaster that would no longer toast. I have to tune or repair my bicycles on a regular basis, and my Olympus digital camera, overhauled about a year ago, just started dropping pixels all over the screen. Does anyone ever go to HomeDepot and say "Is this Kohler reliable?" I don't think so.
Cars are very complex machines with many sub-systems and parts. Sometimes they break. Expect it. And it's been my experience--from cars to bicycles to espresso makers--that the finer quality the machine, the more likely some sub-system will develop a problem. You want reliability, think mediocrity.
And my German-ancestry wife? She is totally unreliable; has to go to the doctor three or four times a year. I'm thinking about replacing her with a Japanese model.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Is the 9-5 a reliable car?, nik, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:23:39
- Mine has been., Stephen Goldberger, Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:10:32
- What do you mean by reliable?, Noel, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:28:07
- Re: Is the 9-5 a reliable car?, Rico567, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:28:24
- Why should it be?, OKSaabs, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:15:10 <-- Viewing This Message
- It sure is safe..., Johnson
, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:04:00 - Compared to what?, LesH, Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:56:55
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