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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
You make several points, but remember, it was the US which put a man on the moon, not the Federal Republic of Germany...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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This is true. But it was Von Braun, the former German rocket scientist who brought us the technology for a sucessful launch vehicle.
There are some very bright engineers in the German auto industry. I just fear that they may be blindly following the failed policy of "planned obsolesence" that nearly wiped out US auto makers during the 80's. Toyota/Lexus has shown us that in a world market, having people clammoring to buy one because your product is so good is far more effective than forcing them to buy another one because the car they bought 3 years ago is falling apart.