Posted by rankrank1 on January 12, 2014 at 11:36:36 from (166.137.89.146):
In Reply to: Silverado 2500HD posted by Doug Cotton on January 11, 2014 at 17:45:06:
Like it or not, Duane is correct. The end product is almost always designed to be easiest and cheapest to assemble is the assembly plants as that is where the manufacturer will make their money. Often things are routed such that whole assembles can be bolted in an entire modular design. (I bet that fuel line routing made total sense for installing whatever part of the tractor was installed as an entire assembly).
Ease of service is usually a total afterthought and will be paid by the end consumer regardless of whether it is cheap and easy - or alternatively hard and expensive. Since service is not a profit making item for the original manufacturer then there is little thought given to it. Service is usually only a profit making item for the dealer when paid by the end consumer. Dealer's usually hate warranty work service as those prices are always pre-arranged between the dealer and the original manufacturer and thus little profit in it for the dealer so they do not like it.
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