A rather interesting article on why things fail...

[ScarFace88]

http://www.wired.com/design/2012/10/ff-why-products-fail/all/
It doesn't mention any of the cars we love to hate, unfortunately.
I wasn't exactly sure if it should go in here or in off topic, but it's mostly car related, so it's being posted here.

 

[MWF]

It's a tad tl:dr but I'll get to the second half tomorrow. Right now my bed beckons.

 

[Evel]

Excellent piece, thanks for sharing it!

 

[bone]

i feel for that little accellerator-pushing-piston that will be laid off in some time to come

 

[MadCat360]

tl;dr: s = k log w

 

[Labcoatguy]

Or, to put it in layman's terms, the more the messier.

 

[HarryKeller]

Thanks for sharing! I loved Wired, I can read it from cover to cover every month.

 

[blackman]

Thanks for posting! As someone who works in automotive testing it's nice to see other people care

 

[Cobol74]

Things fail because, sometimes, they are sabotaged. ?Cobol74 Knows where of he speaks.