urq $$

[Brett Dikeman]

At 5:50 AM -0800 3/26/04, joel nevin wrote:
>Just coming from a design/manufactoring standpoint.
>
>The URQ was much less in volume than the 4kq. Whenever
>you have this, price goes way up.
>
>Bodywork, wheels, plumbing etc.

More like emissions certification and crash testing(which requires 
several cars, even more if there are different drivetrain models, 
since each version must be tested).  Then there's marketing, 
sales+service training, the factory repair manuals...all of those 
costs are distributed across the number of cars you bring in...

I'd be willing to bet the FCC even gets in on the act given all the 
electronics these days...

Brett
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