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Hyundai and Kia just dont have that longevity. They look nice but our Hyundai at 91K has needed a lot of work and our Ford none at 138K. The Ford before that was 188K (ran but lost brake lines and not worth fixing) and the one before that was wrecked going but strong at 176K. Friends with Hondas and Toyotas seem to be getting into the low 200s with theirs before they are no longer worth fixing.
Seems those of modest means are going to be stuck with Hyundai and Kia.
Hyundai and Kia are better cars and its not close. Not sure what you are talking about.
Middle managers in all industries are pretty much dead wood these days.
Agreed. I worked at a Ford truck plant years ago. The plant was so large, middle managers got around on bicycles. Have you ever see the countries where most of the population get around on bicycles, and the streets are crowded with bicycles. Thats what the aisleways looked like when the production line was running. The aisleways were wide for forklifts and such, but mostly crowded with bicycles ridden by people doing absolutely nothing. This went on all day. This among other things is why they cost so much, to cover the waste.
If they didn't nake the F150 so damn big car sales wouldn't be so dismal. Now everyone just wants big flashy emotional like that Chris Bangle crap.
dont blame the trucks for people not wanting sedans, blame the government regulations on the sedans that make them far more expensive than they should be. and then blame the consumer for wanting every new toy that gets crammed into the cars, again making them far more expensive than they should be, and then wonder why no one buys sedans anymore.
Hyundai and Kia are better cars and its not close. Not sure what you are talking about.
People hang on to their past experiences for a LONG time.
Todays Hyundais and Kias are not the garbage they were years ago, just like Ford, GM etc. have seriously stepped up their game in light of Toyota killing them on reliability. Toyota is still the top dog, but the gap isn't as big as it was.
You guessed wrong. Those are white-collar workers.
Some US corporations and private companies are not well-structured administratively.
There's a lot of people doing absolutely nothing very slowly. That's a lot of dead-weight for a company to carry, and even that wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact that those people often directly or indirectly interfere in internal processes and decision-making.
You don't need a special assistant to the assistant to the special assistant to the assistant vice-president.
I would hope I don't have to explain why.
Liberal polices have made it nearly impossible to fire anyone, so you end up with "lateral promotions" to get incompetent people the hell out of the way so they stop screwing things up and making a mess of everything.
Exactly. Over time, a lot of large companies find themselves top-heavy in management.
It's easier for executives and their subordinates to hire on assistants than it is to find skilled workers, engineers and other needed personnel, so pretty soon secretaries have assistants, and the assistants have assistants.
Ford has cut down their product line considerably. Each one of Ford's cars had its own management structure, so when the Taurus, for example, was removed from the line, the entire division had a large number of office people connected only to the Taurus that were no longer needed. If you consider how many cars Ford has cancelled, it adds up to a big bunch of office workers.
Ford is just doing some house cleaning. It happens from time to time.
“We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning.”
- Donald J Trump
Probably fair to say there are several hundred white collar workers in Dearborn Michigan who woke up this morning to this news who are now sick and tired of something...
Just be warned, those are horribly, horribly misleading.
It's a survey on vehicles from model year 2016 about problems in the past 12 months.
The whole methodology is pretty jacked up as well.
If you REALLY want an accurate picture and are interested in a couple of different vehicles, go to Kelly Blue Book and find the price of a new one, then go see what a comparable one that is 4 years old is selling for. maybe check 7 years old etc. too. You'll see which ones are worth 80% of that price still...and others at 50%. I picked 4 years because watch the value of some of them seriously tank the minute they come off manufacturer warranty. (*cough* BMW)
I don't disagree with Toyota for example being high up the list but BMW for example being #8 is absolutely hillarious....as is having all the domestics, especially Ford way down at the bottom.
Well, first, there is no comparison (between BMW and Toyota).
Or between BMW and Ford.
About "tanking" - I currently have one at 74k miles. Nothing in expenses so far besides couple of oil changes and a set of new tires.
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