Fw: History of Jeep and the Jeep Liberty (diesel)

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john meister" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: History of Jeep and the Jeep Liberty (diesel)


>
> the link to this guy's book confirms what I've already spotted in his 
> article...
>
> errors, poorly written, ego-building...
>
> quote: "So bad, I can't read it...,"
>
> again, if you shared, please pass this along... :)
>
> john
>
> Jim Blair wrote:
> > http://www.allpar.com/model/jeep/liberty-history.html
>
>   Common Sense Not Required: Idiots Designing Cars & Hybrid Vehicles 
> (Paperback)
> by Evan Boberg "I grew up in a home where we possessed an arrogance that 
> we were smarter than everyone else..." (more)
> SIPs: brake regeneration, low rolling resistance tires, steering pull, 
> lower caster, worse fuel economy (more)
> CAPs: Grand Cherokee, Bob Bachelor, Steve Spencer, General Motors, 
> Francois Castaing (more)
> (8 customer reviews)
>
> Customer Reviews
> Average Customer Review:
> Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
>
>   January 29, 2005
> Reviewer: Cavebat (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
> I'm an engineer; I'm used to reading bad prose. I'm used to dealing with 
> technical people deficient in people skills,
> but I just can't get past more than a few paragraphs in this book. I'll 
> probably give it another try when I'm feeling
> more masochistic, but for now this book will be sitting on the shelf. If 
> you have a low tolerance for badly written,
> egocentric self aggrandizement, then give this piece of work a wide berth.
>
> Was this review helpful to you?  YesNo (Report this)
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>
> Unreadable, but not a complete waste of time., January 13, 2005
> Reviewer: D. P. Morgan (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
> (REAL NAME)
> 'A reader' sums it all up in his/her May 16, 2004 review.
>
> However, considering it was only a $4 download I didn't feel too cheated 
> at reading this very amateurish, unedited, and
> unproofed piece of work.
>
> Mr. Boberg certainly has some useful experiences to share with people 
> interested in the auto industry generally and
> Chrysler's mixed fortunes specifically. However, only his analysis of the 
> costs and benefits of hybrid autos is worth
> the trouble here. In fact, anyone who believes a hybrid is a magic 
> solution to the problems of fuel consumption and
> pollution might do well to acquaint themselves with some of the facts 
> here.
>

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