Originally Posted by
Glenn_
Most car manufacturers have there problems. Toyota's used to burn oil. When I worked on them i used to replace 2 to 3 a week.
I also used to work for VW. The only thing I can say about them is No Comment.
It's like people used to slate Fiats and Alfas. Yet again they had there problems. The Alfas weren't that bad.
Why did Ford think it would be a good idea to cast the block like they did. Surely they must of known a thin block wasn't gonna last long.
Every car is built to a cost. Why waste material and money when you don't need to?
In this instance, they got it wrong. No analysis of a component prior to production is foolproof.