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10-04-2005, 10:22am
Gdyup, In a way we humans only have ourselves to blame, one of our highest priorities is to buy stuff at the lowest possible cost
If we see to products thay we percieve to be virtually the same, we will generally take the cheaper product even though we know there is a reason behind it,
When people go out to buy a PC they will price around and see that they can get a number of different machines with identical spec with a price difference of maybe $600+,
common sense tells you that you cannot have that price difference and still have a cheap PC which is as good as the high priced one, so what happens they buy the cheap one and then complain when it is slower than their mates PC or it won't run the latest game or piece of software because all it's cheap onboard components take the "grunt" from the CPU and it just can't keep up.
Why has Hyundai sold so many god awful Excels when there are better / dearer small cars out there.
Manufacturers all know that 90% of their target consumer, just won't pay the price for higher quality bolt material or better electro-plating or bearings from outside suppliers that have two rubber seals instead of one metal one, bikes, cars or anything else are not built with the enthusiast in mind, they are built to make money for the company.
I work on cars a lot these days and you should see how they are put together, for example!, anybody who has paid 60 grand on a Holden Monaro if you are ever in need of a bath sponge open the trim alongside the rear seat, tucked inside there is a huge sponge to stop that bloody big rear quarter panel from drumming, of course a few years down the track holding moisture on that panel it is going to be interesting, but would the consumer who's paid 60 grand for the car rather pay $5 for a sponge per side or $25 for a proper water proof bitumen sound reducing panel?,
of course in isolation $25 for the bitumen, but take out ALL of the cut corners and you would add at least another 20k to the car.
It's a bitch but all mass produced products are made to a price and designed to be replaced every so often, because we refuse to pay for a product the way it should be built
I'm just as guilty <i></i>
If we see to products thay we percieve to be virtually the same, we will generally take the cheaper product even though we know there is a reason behind it,
When people go out to buy a PC they will price around and see that they can get a number of different machines with identical spec with a price difference of maybe $600+,
common sense tells you that you cannot have that price difference and still have a cheap PC which is as good as the high priced one, so what happens they buy the cheap one and then complain when it is slower than their mates PC or it won't run the latest game or piece of software because all it's cheap onboard components take the "grunt" from the CPU and it just can't keep up.
Why has Hyundai sold so many god awful Excels when there are better / dearer small cars out there.
Manufacturers all know that 90% of their target consumer, just won't pay the price for higher quality bolt material or better electro-plating or bearings from outside suppliers that have two rubber seals instead of one metal one, bikes, cars or anything else are not built with the enthusiast in mind, they are built to make money for the company.
I work on cars a lot these days and you should see how they are put together, for example!, anybody who has paid 60 grand on a Holden Monaro if you are ever in need of a bath sponge open the trim alongside the rear seat, tucked inside there is a huge sponge to stop that bloody big rear quarter panel from drumming, of course a few years down the track holding moisture on that panel it is going to be interesting, but would the consumer who's paid 60 grand for the car rather pay $5 for a sponge per side or $25 for a proper water proof bitumen sound reducing panel?,
of course in isolation $25 for the bitumen, but take out ALL of the cut corners and you would add at least another 20k to the car.
It's a bitch but all mass produced products are made to a price and designed to be replaced every so often, because we refuse to pay for a product the way it should be built
I'm just as guilty <i></i>