[alfa] Next week's sermon

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I said, "Next Sunday's sermon will be entitled "Front Wheel Drive. Why?"

George Graves responded, "Because it makes it easier (read that cheaper) 
to assemble the car."

To be honest "Next Weeks Sermon" was an idle threat. That subject has 
been beat "almost" completely to death.

That said...yeah, I would have made a brief comment regarding the cost 
factor on being able to drop the entire engine / drivetrain into the 
engine bay in one big ugly lump, but only in an ironic way. For me the 
tie-in between rubber belts vs chains is that both some (don't ask me to 
name names) manufacturers are returning to "the chain" along with some 
manufacturers adding rear wheel drive to their front drivers. Boy, that 
has to Really save them a bunch of dough.

My take is they don't want to admit that switching over to front wheel 
drive exclusively might not have been the best idea...in all cases, so 
this sort of gets them off the hook without embarrassing themselves too 
terribly much. I am, however, admitting there are times when front wheel 
drive certainly has its benefits - other than just the cost factor.

I can't think of anything nice to say about rubber timing belts though.

Biba
Irwindale, CA USA
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