aldo98229
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- First Name
- Aldo
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- Bellingham, WA
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- 2023 Jeep Gladiator, 2018 Fiat 124 Spider
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Part of the reason we have ESS, aluminum doors with dimples, weak track bars and thin windshields that crack is because FCA needs to keep the weight of the vehicle in check. Consumers increasingly demand safety, automatic dual climate control, remote start, proximity locks, comfortable seats, more interior room, a quieter cabin, a good infotainment system, etc., etc., etc. All of which add weight.
For better or worse, FCA decided to make sacrifices in areas that consumers donāt normally look, like the quality of the steering box, the strength of the track bar, the durability of the battery, the quality of the electrical system, etc., so that we get a nice interior, a smooth automatic transmission, a responsive motor; i.e., the things people pay attention to in the test drive in order to decide whether or not to buy a JL.
Thereās one added wrinkle, though: for the amount of money FCA charges for these vehicles, and the amount of profit it gets from each one it sells, it could have erred on the side of using some higher quality suspension, steering and electrical components.
For better or worse, FCA decided to make sacrifices in areas that consumers donāt normally look, like the quality of the steering box, the strength of the track bar, the durability of the battery, the quality of the electrical system, etc., so that we get a nice interior, a smooth automatic transmission, a responsive motor; i.e., the things people pay attention to in the test drive in order to decide whether or not to buy a JL.
Thereās one added wrinkle, though: for the amount of money FCA charges for these vehicles, and the amount of profit it gets from each one it sells, it could have erred on the side of using some higher quality suspension, steering and electrical components.
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