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Discussion in '348/355' started by cactussed, May 6, 2020.

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  1. cactussed

    cactussed Karting

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    Would it have killed you to make the effing hole for the electrics 5mm bigger all round?
    Or even just put a simple plug in the engine bay like Porsche?

    Really??

    Rant over.

    Stupid car.
     
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  2. Ferrarium

    Ferrarium F1 Veteran
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    Or the hole for the steering rack 12mm bigger... Anyone else?
     
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  3. Pangea

    Pangea Formula Junior

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    Even the front anti roll bar.
     
  4. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ
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    You're not supposed to fix it... that's what dealerships are for, and why they make new cars. ;)
     
  5. PaulK

    PaulK F1 Rookie
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    If you're not cursing at it, you're not wrenching on it!
     
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  6. Koenig1

    Koenig1 Formula Junior

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    X2000 LOL!
     
  7. jjtjr

    jjtjr Formula Junior

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    I used to ask similar questions about GM products every single day that I worked as a tech. The simple answer is this; if the mechanical engineers that design these cars and their sub-systems had to personally install and remove these sub-systems, then we would end up with much easier vehicles to service. Auto manufacturers do not care too much about their product after it leaves the assembly plant, and that is the cold hard truth. I can't tell you how many times auto manufacturers will replace a mass-failure part (that may be subject to a service bulletin) with the exact same part. Duh. They tell the public they care in their commercials, but we know better.
     
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  8. Qavion

    Qavion F1 World Champ
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    It was the same in the aircraft manufacturing industry. The Boeing 777 did break the pattern (I hear Boeing, ironically, ran some kind of computer simulation to figure out if humans could work on the components).

    Ferrari do make some things easy to remove . An instrument binnacle held on with two phillips screws and a hook.
     
  9. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Yes, I was blown away by the simplicity... bet they never make that mistake again. j/k
     
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  10. chopsui

    chopsui Karting
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    I'd like to know what the guys on the assembly line thought. How did they pull/push them through? You'd think that making it easier would be in their own self interest in terms of speed/reliability at the factory.
     
  11. taz355

    taz355 F1 Veteran
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    There midgets
    Not a problem for them
     

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