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rhinocaster · February 29th, 2008, 11:50 PM

I've come across many posts over the years on the subject of "Quality" and I have to say that I'm still confused by the term.

We generally refer to items based on their quality. In a perfect world, the higher quality item would have a higher price. This certainly isn't the case in the world we live in. You can pay higher prices for a name, for an image, for desirability, for rarity, for hand work or for higher quality.

I can't say that on an operational level a Ferrari is of higher quality than a Toyota. A Ferrari may (and probably does) require more tuning and I would be surprised if they're more reliable than an economy level Toyota. However, when I think about "Quality" I'm certain that Ferrari is higher quality than Toyota. Why?

I must be figuring performance into the equation. Or tolerances. Or any of the other things I've mentioned. Or.....?

February 29th, 2008, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
rhinocaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon Age: 44 Posts: 1,212	The idea of QUALITY I've come across many posts over the years on the subject of "Quality" and I have to say that I'm still confused by the term. We generally refer to items based on their quality. In a perfect world, the higher quality item would have a higher price. This certainly isn't the case in the world we live in. You can pay higher prices for a name, for an image, for desirability, for rarity, for hand work or for higher quality. I can't say that on an operational level a Ferrari is of higher quality than a Toyota. A Ferrari may (and probably does) require more tuning and I would be surprised if they're more reliable than an economy level Toyota. However, when I think about "Quality" I'm certain that Ferrari is higher quality than Toyota. Why? I must be figuring performance into the equation. Or tolerances. Or any of the other things I've mentioned. Or.....? __________________ Just because I "Don't" get it doesn't mean I "Won't" get it!