----- 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) > > > > 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. > >