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Originally Posted by Coldpants
Wait what do the looks of the car have to do with not sealing the tail lights properly? Thats a QC issue.
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Mostly it is, but the plastic has to be molded and the odd shapes and curves of the Camaro might not afford these kinds of situations to be as easily remedied as in other cars like the SHO/Taurus. Yes, I agree, it should be a QC issue and likely is the case here for many of this woman's problems, but we can't deny the fact that simple designs are easier to work with and make more secure (thus has fewer problems) than working with parts that are more complicated in design and thus, more prone to failure. There are trade-offs and sacrifices that need to be made in order to manufacture a Camaro and keep it under the $40,000.00 price range. I'm not saying these issues can't be worked out. Right now, it just might cost a whole lot more expecting SHO/Taurus workmanship and reliability versus a Camaro (though I believe the Camaro's workmanship is superb but not perfect). It would be easier for the SHO/Taurus R&D team to use an easier, safer design for that car by mimicking the success of those same parts on other Ford vehicles in the fleet. No other car in GM's fleet is designed like the Camaro. Hence, The SHO/Taurus is a great, reliable car with vanilla looks, whereas the Camaro is a hot, sleek, aggressive, fast muscle car. I think if we had the quality of a Taurus in our Camaros, we'd be looking at probably another 10 grand tacked on to each trim, IMHO.