Common Sense Not Required: Idiots Designing Cars & Hybrid Vehicles, My Career With Chrysler, Includes How To Find a Good Mechanic
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1414040776 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
According to Boberg, "It doesn’t take a genius to design cars, it doesn’t even require common sense!". With wit and wisdom, Boberg offers a humorous collection of true stories that will appeal to anyone interested in cars and hybrid vehicles or anyone curious to know what it takes to work in the industry. Author Reveals Experience Working at Chrysler Corporation in Collection of Short Stories Author Evan Boberg dispels the myths surrounding the automobile industry and the employees who work there. "With very few exceptions, books about the automobile industry are written by members of the press and by high level executives. Readers will learn how to find a good mechanic, why certain things aren’t covered under a new car warranty, what happened to the 100 mpg carburetor and whether or not to buy a hybrid vehicle. Common S
Intresting stories about Jeeps, but rather poorly written I bought this book specifically for the chapters about the author's work at Jeep, developing the XJ, TJ and WJ. As something as a Jeep fan, I found the some of the details of the creation and development of these vehicles rather interesting.Unfortunately, the whole book could have used a lot more proofreading and editing. It seems like the author's thoughts are sometimes not nearly as well organized as they can be. He often adds sentences that really d. A fascinating psychological study A Customer This is an intriguing book. It's well worth reading, despite the fact that it provides little insight into the automobile industry except to complete novices. If you can read and understand a copy of Car and Driver, there is nothing here you don't already know. There's not a lot of "inside scoop."Instead, the real value lies in getting inside the head of Mr. Boberg, who is convinced that his world-class intelligence was of such colossal value that Chry. A Customer said Unpopular Ideas. A few months ago, I stumbled upon this book while surfing the net for information about hybrid cars. Despite my regard for Mr. Boberg as a complete a$$hole, I read the entire book. I was extremely interested in purchasing a hybrid vehicle; the author seems to think anyone that would consider buying one is an "idiot."Several news stories have popped up recently where hybrid owners have been complaining about the fuel economy of their cars. Combined with