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It goes without saying I have my own way at looking at things. I’ve carefully watched this industry in all its facets for 30+ plus years.
I measure all the manufacturers by means of statistics.
Therefore, I look at the design, the way the car is tested, how it’s manufactured, U.S. made versus foreign as to what makes up “their” vehicles.
Cars are rigorously tested in different environments in relationship to the cost of the vehicle. The higher the ticket price, the more testing, for the most part. Most manufacturers have in-house testing/training facilities whereas the higher end vehicles are tested abroad - Death Valley (heat), Scandinavian countries (cold), Nurbringing race track in Germany (the standard in the auto world for its tuning of suspension and steering components), L.A. for it’s stop and go traffic, etc as well as their own track facilities.
Porsche, for example, when designing a new vehicle, takes their cars around the world with a road crew. First they start with what they call a “test mule”, which in this example is a Porsche Boxster with a Cayman drive-train (the engine, transmission, etc). They drive around the world once. Then they do it again with the final body, in this case with the Cayman, which is now in its last stages. They use two vehicles - automatic and manual. It kind of gives you the idea when you are buying a more expensive car as opposed to a car in the $15-20k range; they are not going to be tested to the same degree. It’s just not cost effective.
Incidentally, in the future auto manufacturers may not bring their vehicles to “test the waters” in Auto Shows. I can remember a couple of years ago Chrysler brought out a car that was a complete flop. So as a result the designing/planning, engineering, assembly of it was a complete waste - tens of millions of dollars gone. Truthfully they won’t get their money back. Conversely, some manufacturers would like to eliminate this step and put the money back into the company. I believe Honda and Toyota have entertained this thought.
I only mention this as marketing is vital to the auto manufacturers. You might say that their entire livelihood depends on it. Interestingly enough, the information you find in various publications is different, whether it is a car magazine or Consumer Reports and for the most part they don’t align. Check it out for yourself! I have my opinions on why this is.
Funny thing, with a certain German auto manufacturer they separate their marketing and engineering department. What does that mean to the consumer?? In other words, if their brochures are straight out of engineering mouths, I would say 90% of my clients don’t have a clue as to what all these acronyms and technologies stand for. The words sound impressive but are only useful to them.
Further they sell the world in these brochures and you arrive to the dealership and it’s just high-pressured sales.
Therefore, the bottom line is that I get to the root of the problem and it’s taken me many years to figure out this great big scheme and I would like to pass on my discoveries so that you will have fulfilled your joys of ownership of a new vehicle.
Sincerely,
Lawrence
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When turning the steering left or right, pull in that direction. So, if you’re turning right, pull the steering wheel down, as opposed to pushing. This is will give you better feel of what’s happening not to mention better control, so if something does go wrong your ability to correct it is easier.
When going down a hill, gear down. This will save your brakes in the long run. Not to mention it’s a nuisance to keep coming close to the car in front of you. Going down hills, gearing down is important, but when going down mountains gearing down is VITAL. Further, by doing so the car is better able to utilize its power if it’s in a lower gear.
When learning how to drive or parallel parking. Use two big cardboard boxes to represent parked cars. They have to be big enough so the driver can see them from sitting in the driver’s seat and far enough apart that you can park your car between them. Practice parking in the space between the boxes, closing the gap each time. Confidence and efficiency will follow. This will save you from damaging bumpers of your own car as well as other cars while learning.
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