Report: Ferrari selling new vehicles with faulty airbags

Please explain to me this "cost savings".


It's cheaper to throw one away and have dealers all over the world change them out?

Yes the supplier cannot make them in time. So, it's better to stop production of all cars for months?

Yes, one person in all the airbag failure has died. A tragedy. But others have died from perfectly working airbags. Is life not without any risk whatsoever?

Then don't get out of your bed in the morning. Or better yet, just end it all now.

As to the "I would like to wait" issue, find me one person who ordered a few Ferrari and waited 2 years for it who would say they would want to delay shipment for this. And, in fact, it could be done if the customer asked.

Why is the excuse its always the "greed businessmen"? Can't "stuff" just happen and we do the best we can to resolve it? That never happens in your personal life? Why is business any different?

 

$30.00 bucks to fix this mess. Really? Come on. This is Ferrari Chat. You've been here for years. You know the IQ of most Ferrari owners on this site. Did you really want to make this your 47000+ next post. You, I and everybody else know the real costs involve. Personal insults aside. But if you want to go that route...

 

I haven't missed your point. Making cars that potentially kill people is definitely not good for business. I am sure Takata and everyone else involved would like to have a "do over". THe point was I believe at some point they knew there was a big problem but continued to use the bad parts anyway, cause the math initially suggested that was the best way to go. Maybe you disagree. Maybe you think these executives knew nothing. Fine, your opinion. Now, maybe we can get you to fire off some neurons in your higher brain center over this: Your TDF, 488 or whatever just arrived at the dealer. You get the call. You going to go pay your $600K + and drive home your brand new TDF that you and Ferrari know likely has a defective Takata airbag? And by the way, there currently is no definitive fix for the problem. That's why they are still making defective airbags.

 

I agree. Life is full of risk. Grant you your point. But what does that have to do with my original statement? That statement involved some philosophical and ethical reach. The point: I believe it's wrong to knowingly use faulty and potentially dangerous stuff without notifying the potential victims of the risk. Whether that stuff is put in a car, a food, or directly in a person, it's wrong. You obviously feel otherwise.