[TheForge] Re: OT: several questions and thoughts

[Dave Mudge]

I hear that in the near future the Chinese are going to sell a 4-door sedan 
on the US market that retails for $ 4000 or $5000 .........

dave mudge
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Mike Spencer wrote:

>
>Putting a screw in a door is one thing.  I do it for free.  Putting a
>screw in a door every 6 seconds for 8 or 10 hours, day after day, year
>after year?  You can't afford me and neither can Ford, union or no
>union.  We're fortunate to have people who will do that for money at
>all.
>  
>

Which is where robotics come in.
But the unions do not like robotics.
If the union needs to keep the screw turners then they should be paid
for the value of an unskilled job which a machine can do faster and
probably more consistently.

 >
 >You ever think about how much a one-off car lovingly crafted by
 >skilled artisans would cost?  Even with "modern" tools like power
 >hammers, lathes and English wheel?  Used to cost when that's how it
 >was done, even at non-union wages then standard?  Yow!
 >
 >- Mike
 > 
 >
A decent reliable, comfortable car , made to quality standards  could be
made and sold much cheaper. We would need to apply the advances in
manufacturing and not demand a new model every year.
I would gladly put up with a good solid safe 2006-2016  pickup for
10,000 even if it did only come in black.

Mike Graf

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