Now what did I do?

Now what did I do????

There has been a great upheaval in the automotive industry over the past 20 years. More change, at a faster pace, affecting more and more people, all has conspired to create a general apathy in the motoring public towards their second biggest investment after the home, as change far outpaced the desire to understand and anticipate this change. Change in suppliers, change in techniques, change in processes, change in attitudes and even change in direction, all have conspired to bewilder many that could have developed an enthusiasm for cars. Dr. Zatz and I discussed at length, all of these issues, over the past couple of years and how they have impacted, both positively and negatively, the general American driving public.

This notebook of thoughts and explanations (I dislike the term “blog” for reasons best left unstated) will, in the coming months, provide an understandinng to today’s enthusiast, the reasoning behind the direction of the development of automobiles. Over time, I hope my explainations of how cars, trucks, and other transportation devices, from an engineering and business standpoint, will be of help to you all in aiding your understanding.

I will not be offering my personal views, but instead, concentrating on the “numbers”, such as explaining how and why some “less than thought out” ideas that may make sense to the layman, simply are either flawed, or a positive advancement. Personal opinions will NOT enter into these explainations. Specific subjects to be talked about will be fuel comsumption (how it is calculated), fuel types (why a particular fuel is good or bad), how performance is predicted and tested (I’ll throw out one of the terms now…”gradability”), and other sundry things.

May God have mercy on my soul…..

Commentary

At the end of each article, I will generally include observations and opinions specifically related to the article in a seperate “box” labled “Commentary” to provide visual seperation between fact and my imagination. If you wish to see specific topics covered, please feel free to email me at rwsheaves[at]catnetsolutions.com . I may not answer directly, but I will read all your comments and adjust the explainations as needed. This is not about me, as some may suggest, but it is about YOU!

One final note-this will not be more regular than monthly, usually, due to the time my work schedule allows.

Best regards to you all……

Bob