Monday, January 26, 2009

What do we Americans want in American-made cars?

1- door locks that lock clockwise
2-non-sticky plastic steering wheels,,or wood,,or metal
3-get rid of the bloated confining interiors
4-tell us how many clear coats as the more a car has the better quality the paint job,,,and maybe a 10 year guarantee on that paint job
5-in 2008, TDI / turbo direct into the combustion chamber vs carbon fouling the intake manifold injection diesel engine was the tech of the year for one car magazine. So why do we not have that as a choice on many cars sold in the USa ?
6-make a pickup or suv with fancy high maintenance interior for street guys and gals but make a simple hose and soap cleanable interior for us that get dirty often and do not want to spent $200 to detail the interior weekly or monthly. Like the 1951 Chevy surburban-like vehicle.
6-Why not give us a 1960 Corvette body shell ,,,with modern tech engine and steering and braking? Or a 1950s Ford Tbird skin ,again, with modern tech underneath?
7-The redesigned Camaro with a shipbow front is a ,,,huge design mistake. Let your talented designers do their best ,but don't ruin it by committee.
8-Don't waste our time and desire on prototypes and showcars you have no intention of ever bringing to the road. You are wasting opportunity.
9-How many degraded versions of the Mustang can you make ? How terrible a car like the Citation and Cimarron can you make and try to sell? How did that crap ever leave your factory if you ever had high standards ?
10-No more dealer fraud and deception: a car sells for this price ,and no more higher robbery. If you can bargain lower by buying a 1000, fine.