Chassis Quality

[BlastersPewPew]

Why does the price (Total Cost) go UP when you lower the quality of the chassis? The tool-tip states it should decrease but I am not seeing that.

EDIT: for example, the car I am working on costs $9179.10 and 117.96 P.U. at 0 quality, at +5 it is $9992.52 & 133.13 P.U., at -5 it is $9942.95 & 116.35 P.U.

[UltimateBMWfan]

I'm not sure, but one possibility could be the increased material usage to craft the same parts. Less quality could entail less efficient use of raw materials, causing you to have to buy more.

[BlastersPewPew]

Well that would explain the over 200lbs of weight gain, more steel to make the same strength frame etc.

[utopian201]

I thought the whole point of lowering quality was to cut costs?

[BlastersPewPew]

Hence my question, it is confusing especially when the tool-tip states otherwise.

[Leonardo9613]

Think about the development costs and the production units. It is way easier to design and manufacture a solid piece of steel than it is to make a complicated design, that is just as good, but without as much material. Also, cheaper, more widely available types of steel could be used.

Edit: Just noticed that the autocorrect corrected something it shouldn't have.

[BlastersPewPew]

The problem with that is the production units dont decrease enough to make it worth it, they only went down by about 1.5 units, I was expecting a similar drop like the +5 got in a boost.

[PMP1337]

The problem with that is the production units dont decrease enough to make it worth it, they only went down by about 1.5 units, I was expecting a similar drop like the +5 got in a boost.

Someone will come here and say: "The quality slider represents tech year, so using tech year from five years ago isn't the same as traveling to the future as it happens when you up the slider."

I've told this many times. Quality sliders should be about quality. Tech year free points don't make sense. Either you have the tecnology or don't. Ok, you want to give free quality boost to companies that have expertise on certain tech, sure, but don't claim "tech year". Claim something like pratical research bonus or something.
Quality sliders should represent the better tolerances, the higher quality control.
Lowering the sliders to have less production units should be a viable option. Because brands do that.

[conan]

The problem with that is the production units dont decrease enough to make it worth it, they only went down by about 1.5 units, I was expecting a similar drop like the +5 got in a boost.

Someone will come here and say: "The quality slider represents tech year, so using tech year from five years ago isn't the same as traveling to the future as it happens when you up the slider."

I've told this many times. Quality sliders should be about quality. Tech year free points don't make sense. Either you have the tecnology or don't. Ok, you want to give free quality boost to companies that have expertise on certain tech, sure, but don't claim "tech year". Claim something like pratical research bonus or something.
Quality sliders should represent the better tolerances, the higher quality control.
Lowering the sliders to have less production units should be a viable option. Because brands do that.

Have you try to understand the quality slider yet? Because I see that you haven't. We all see that you haven't.