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Originally Posted by sethro
Plenty of high end cars have been catching fire over the years. Just because its a $300,000 Ferrari doesn't mean its less susceptible to catch fire than a $2,000 car. It would be arrogant to assume ferraris don't have have defects/recalls.
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Well my point is that it is likely NOT due to a defect in the parts manufacturing or the build process.
These incidences are likely attributed to unusual events after the car has been built.
However in the case of Ford Explorers or even our X5's, the cause of the fire's were pinpointed to something that originated in the design room.
Equating price with safety was not my goal. I did however want to acknowledge that in the case of exotics, high price usually leads to low build volume, which means higher attention to detail on each vehicle produced.