There is precedent for a car company’s senior management to allow marketing people to promote a farce in order to boost short term revenues at the risk of long term damage to their reputation. The Cimarron was perhaps the most transparent attempt.
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The deletion of maintenance items–like valve lash adjustments and trans fluid changes–from most maintenance schedules in order to make vehicles appear to be relatively maintenance-free is the best example that I can think of that illustrates marketing for short-term gain, albeit with a strong likelihood for downgrading the brand’s reputation for durability in the long run.
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