Cas Pedaal’s family has since gone into hiding, which means that the TopGear correspondent can go back to work unhindered to uncover the truth. Every week we get a news article from him that you will not read anywhere else. The message has been checked and found to be true for the full 1.00 percent.
It was a case of rain in the drop for the auto industry. First the coronavirus swept through all the factories and when everyone was allowed to get back to work, the supply of chips dried up and prices for raw materials skyrocketed. This causes problems in production, which in turn causes extremely long delivery times for new cars.
Duct tape is the solution for everything
Fortunately, a suitable solution has been found for cars that cannot be completed due to the shortage of parts. An anonymous source within the board of a large German concern opens up. ‘It was not an easy task, but our engineers have found a solution. About 69 percent of the shortages can be solved with duct tape and WD40,” he says.
‘If you look at our car models, you immediately see that we are not a fan of reinventing the wheel. When something works well, you just have to keep doing it that way. With some models, this has been going well for eight generations. So if you can normally solve your problems with duct tape or WD40, why not here?’
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After all, everyone knows: if the problem cannot be solved with duct tape, then you are not using enough duct tape. The solution has been shared with other car manufacturers and the car market is expected to be back to normal soon.
Ingenious step-by-step plan
The German car brand says it has written an action plan of no less than one page with one question. “Is it loose and does it need to be fastened?” is that question. If the answer is ‘yes’, then duct tape should be used. If the answer is negative, you will be referred to a picture of a can of WD40.
But if all automakers solve global shortages with the same solution, won’t the duct tape run out? ‘No,’ the source reassures us. ‘People are looking for anyway “duck-tape”, so they won’t find anything. We also have a secret plan up our sleeve. I can’t say anything, only that it starts with tie and ends in wraps.’
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