Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:58:44 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <ma_twainnospamo.com> wrote in message news:41E6E496.3070902nospamo.com... > The Malt Hound wrote: > >> "ma_twain" <ma_twainnospamo.com> wrote in message >> news:41E60050.8020906nospamo.com... >> >>>Perhaps some manager told the engineer to design the component to fail >>>around 100,000 miles. That way, the company could either make money >>>selling the part and service or convince the customer to buy a new car. I >>>know its a long stretch to think that a company like GM for example would >>>even think of designing a car or component to fail at a certain point >>>just to get the customer to buy the newer model or pay for an expensive >>>repair . . . >>> >>> >> >> That part was not a GM design. It has been in the SAAB engines since >> BGM. >> >> >> > > My 1993 (BGM) Saab does not use the DI Cassette . . . > But my 1992 (BGM) 9000T did. -Fred W