Turtle...me too...think bean counter management dictated a 'cost' to fix the
dew point issue (rain inside the inter-cooler)
Similar to what am finding happened inside of VW...CEO who just quit saying not his
fault...it is his fault
A few years ago, he won an award for excellence in management when he 'dictated'
that engineering reduce SMOG and increase MPG...so he thought just by edict, he
could do it again a few years later...
His engineering did squeeze a few more drops of blood out their turnip, but no
more this time...so in that type of management atmosphere...they resorted to
cheating to meet his unreasonable demands...
Not just VW nor Ford...*ALL* large OEMs who have pure business school management
types...only manage to their bottom line and do *NOT* manage their product...
So many times...these types of decisions (penny wise, pound foolish) ends up
costing more than they tried to save...