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Originally Posted by Tommy
For them there is comfort in believing that their cars were built by a factory worker rather than some unknown guy in his home garage. And that comfort has led them to believe that their cars are inherently superior to other brands
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That statement is so true. I buy/sell cars for a living now, and have found a few things to keep my mouth shut about.
I can buy a few cars very cheap that had problems from the factory with bad pre cats. So I fix the precat issue, then rebuild the engine will all new parts, then sell the car.
I used to tell people the car I was selling had a newly re manufactured engine. All new parts, and the receipts to back it up.
The next question was "who built it". When I told them I did, the next words out of their mouths would be "what kind of warranty do I get", or just funny looks. This is on a $4k vehicle that is over ten years old.
People disregard the fact that the new engine is running perfectly, no funny sounds, or blue smoke, leaks, etc. So now I just keep my mouth shut when they ask why the engine is so clean.