Re: As strong as steel...

[MHLIGGINS@aol.com]

<<If Joe the Cheapskate on the corner can't afford a car using this "new
aluminum", it's not a breakthrough, only an oddity for the rich.>>

	Yeah, like those uppity "radio" thingies, cruise control, rear view mirrors,
leather seats, and ESPECIALLY that "quattro" stuff.
	I think you misunderstand something.  Stuff isn't cheap 'cause it's a
"breakthrough".  It's cheap when it's done in volume.  An all-wheel-drive
system in a few cars makes it expensive, putting it in the entire fleet drops
the cost per unit.  Subaru figured that out and it appears that Audi may be
close behind.
	And it may not be long before the companies figure out how to make aluminum
skins for cheap.  Chrysler has an interest (Prowler), as does Audi (A-8), and
I'm not sure who all else.  They'll figure it out, they have accountants
running them so they'll have to....
	(You might want to be careful who you criticize 'cause you may get caught in
your own crossfire.)

	Later.
	--ml