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The soul of the machine.... Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:23:34

In Reply to: Who's more technologically advanced European ..., J, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 07:40:04 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I have always marveled at the build quality and reliability of Japanese cars, even as I have found them bland drivers, not very comfortable, or both. Maybe when you make cars into appliances the soul is unavoidably lost. American cars also lack spirit. They are smooth, quiet and can be indifferent to maintenance, what a lot of people like.

But what makes a car have soul, or spirit? What makes a car fun to drive?
These are very subjective areas.

Would we drive Saabs if they felt like a Camry?
What gives a Saab (or BMW or MB for that matter) it's spirit?
Can you build a Saab, retain all that we love, and have it be as reliable as a Japanese car?

Noel

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Who's more technologically advanced European ..., J, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 07:40:04
- Gentlemen! Define yr. terms!, Geza in CA, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:37:46
  - It's not even a discussion, Martin, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:29:42
- Depends.....F1, supercars, luxury cars...., Mike Lynch , Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:10:19
- Don't forget us Americans..., Caarma , Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:28:38
- idiocy!, nt moore, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:55:25
  - Bull cookies! ;^) You are right that physics, Noel, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:33:20
    - Recent reliability studies contradict..., Mike Lynch , Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:12:21
    - better question is what, culturally, leads to this?, nt moore, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:43:14
      - you might be right about american cars..., Bob M, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:56:40
        Focus is an interesting choice, Ray L, Tue, 7 Dec 2004 07:56:30
        The take on this I have always had is..., Finch, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:12:28
      - Re: Japanese cars are one of few that gets cheaper..., t_mokes, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:18:00
        Over a $1,000 per car on pension, healthcare for U.S..., Caarma , Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:04:46
        Europeans, Japanese in fact have much better, Geza in CA, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:54:47
        I'm not making excuses..., Atul, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:58:18
        Re: I'm not making excuses..., steveC, Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:26:40
- spirit, reliability, not so easy to stereotype, JimBlake , Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:28:07
- Enjoy it while you can, Eiron, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:38:08
  - The book's not coming, J, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:10:29
- Uh... aren't you kinda forgetting about Subaru?, Martin, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:06:09
  - Mazda and Nissan are o.k. too, but with few exceptions, J, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:04:57
    - Re: 240Z, RX7, Supra, NSX, Tacoma, Troopers, etc, t_mokes, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:21:22
- Re: Who's more technologically advanced European ..., Dean, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:27:30
- The soul of the machine...., Noel, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:23:34 <-- Viewing This Message
  - As far as auto's electronics go, it's the Japanese, dcjayhawk, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:16:42
    - What's more advanced than Trionic?, Street, Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:06:21

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