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Sep 23, 2013 | 12:12 PM

#41

JoesC5

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Originally Posted by pgway

The piece was just a bunch of Marketing FLUFF!
It is clear that Fitzpatrick is completely out of the loop - should have interviewed a Senior Program Manager!
Fitzpatrick still beleives that you can "inspect" quality into a product - that's 50's thinking!
Why would you amass over 1,000 units before you start an in process quality check? I dsoubt that is in their ISO manual.
He acknoledges problems with the tracking system, yet in over 3 months still has not resolved a simple software issue!
Putting covers on the cars, loading on transports, shipping off site to Nashville, unloading, uncovering to do a quality check, recovering, reloading on transports and finally shipping off to dealers. Now that should put a LOT of unnecessary wear and tear on the vehicles!

I spent my entire career in manufacturing, and the only time we sidelined a shipment of a finished product for additional inspection, was because of a quality problem that was already identified. We never held up a shipment to a customer on a whim that maybe something is wrong with the product.

Sep 23, 2013 | 12:46 PM

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Bill B 1

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Originally Posted by Hot Rod Todd

They claim that all cars are being subjected to some type of quality check after being pulled out of the factory that is delaying when they are shipped. This does not hold water when you see that some cars were shipped only a couple days after being built, while others have been sitting for over 3 weeks.

I originally thought his statements made sense and gave me some piece of mind...but the more I thought about it the more I agree with you, from what we can tell all the vins going to Nashville are low #'s and like you said now cars are being shipped very quickly after production while we all sit in limbo.

Sep 23, 2013 | 01:25 PM

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travisnd

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The way I read it they found a potential gap in the QC process that could lead to issues. They've corrected the process and are now checking the cars that had already gone through the old process.

Sep 23, 2013 | 01:28 PM

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Michael A

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Originally Posted by speedlink

Michael A is just another to ignore. I don't mean put on ignore list. I mean don't respond to anything he has to say. No matter how easy it is to shoot holes in his statement. IGNORE!

Again, I am not going to be involved in fights on here. This post has nothing to do with the thread, and is nothing more than a personal attack. Your blanket personal attack is against forum rules, serves no purpose, and has been reported to the Moderators.

FORUM RULES

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Sep 23, 2013 | 02:46 PM

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speedlink

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Originally Posted by michael a

again, i am not going to be involved in fights on here. This post has nothing to do with the thread, and is nothing more than a personal attack. Your blanket personal attack is against forum rules, serves no purpose, and has been reported to the moderators.

forum rules

the forum should be a place where we treat one another with civility so that it remains a fun and friendly place to hang around with other corvette enthusiasts. Hostility to others is rude and inappropriate.

Personal attacks cannot be tolerated. Attack ideas, not fellow forum members.

michael

oh, no!

Sep 23, 2013 | 08:46 PM

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Bill B 1

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Originally Posted by travisnd

The way I read it they found a potential gap in the QC process that could lead to issues. They've corrected the process and are now checking the cars that had already gone through the old process.

This may be true and does make sense....but if that is all it is then a time frame should be relatively easy for them to come up with. That's really the most aggravating part of this IMO.

Sep 23, 2013 | 09:07 PM

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Goaty

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They probably detected a QC issue and corrected it. Annoying for those impacted by it but they are doing the right thing. Better then the old way of being aware of the problem and selling it anyway without addressing it, then issuing a TSB or recall.