Excellent video. Very interesting. Not to be too critical, but "wood turning" indicates working with wood on a lathe or turning center. The machine the narrator was referring to is a router, or a machining center.
Do any of you folks know what kind of tree they get the burl from? Around where I live they produce a lot of madrone burl. I know that its not exactly rare, but it does go for a pretty good price.
@LeeMIlby i don't have anything against the idea, all i'm saying is you get what you pay for. they exist and have their job because there is a market for expensive luxury vehicles. i only wish i could afford one.
@mack083184 I was merely making a statement based on what I saw, not a suggestion. the means of production are unfortunately controlled by the rich, even though it is the skills of the workers that makes it all possible. it is only fair that the workers get a slice of the pie. also, if Bentley wasn't so exclusive and made some of their cars affordable to the middle class, there wouldn't be a problem with them not selling so well. look at BMW and Mercedes, for example.
@coil311 It doesn't matter if they can find jobs elsewhere...They want these jobs and I bet they are very well compensated....there are a lot of people employed in the luxury goods area and they are glad for it. Think about all the people employed that make everything that goes into building the car, down to the simple screws....let it go, quit being angry and bitter, after all we are talking about a car, not weapons. Enjoy the beauty of their work.
@may411 Yes, people are employed. Could they find jobs elsewhere, doing something else? That's probable. Your claim that "they would not have a job" is without merit. Also, the people that manufacture nuclear weapons, bombs, and war machines used to slaughter humans constantly, wouldn't have jobs either if they ceased operations. Do I mind bomb makers going unemployed? No. Your pseudo-economic argument is not very convincing. Making money doesn't equal righteousness. See: IG Farben
@TheGreenSmoke Think logically about the problem with your suggestion. See it is cost (this includes all cogm, labor, overhead and sg&a) + profit = price. Let examine that. If every worker were to make enough to buy the car at the current price then costs increase which means the price of the car has to increase to keep the business in a competitive position. It is just unsustainable. Especially in a labor intensive manufacturing setting such as this.
not to start an argument , but the comment regarding the greedy people that buy these cars, without their purchase these highly skilled trade artisans would not have a job.
@locosychocrazy1 Your reply has the aroma of someone that hasn't quite mastered the art of civility, rationality, or evidence-based approaches to analyzing life. I suggest you brush up on the art of common courtesy. If you disagree with someone, that's fine. Learn to express yourself in more mature meaningful ways, otherwise your inane comments will be disregarded as childish ramblings. You come off as an immature cyber delinquent when you scream, whine, and cry your way through an argument.
Interesting clip; lots of highly skilled labor and robotics going into manufacturing overpriced toys for pompous, materialistic, consumeristic, pampered rich pricks of the world: celebrities, corrupt politicians, royalty, drug kingpins, and swindling corporate executives - The real respectable examples of humanity. I respect the trade, not the greedy consumers that purchase this rolling motorized toy chest. Spending $180,000+ on a car is ludicrous and a sign of pathetic desperation for attention
