Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 16:23:51 +0000 (UTC) From: amesnopsamrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew Stephenson) Subject: Re: Roadside failures
In article <bj713v$eel$1nopsamn.btinternet.com> saabtechnopsamnnect.com "Saabtech" writes: > Grunff, In responce to your failure list I have in the last 10 > years Saabs`s towed in with the following failures: > Classic 900 > [...] > Gearbox [man] 11 > Gearbox [auto] 2 > [...] Interesting contrast. Does it tell us more about... a) The relative numbers of manual and automatic gearboxes on the roads? b) Quality/durability of the two kinds of boxes (ie, maybe autos are built to take more abuse from amateurish drivers)? c) Something concerning the way people drive the two kinds? d) Suddenness of failure modes associated with the two kinds (ie, gradual deterioration might be caught during servicing, while a catastrophic collapse -- avalanche effect -- might not be)? e) Something else? -- Andrew Stephenson