Misconceptions

[mtrain2000]

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

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.