[EEDUDE]

My bet(from having worked in the auto industry):

Engineers proposed gold plating on the switch contacts (which would not corrode), but were overuled by some bean counter type wanted to save 2 cents per vehicle.

[bandleader]

Wow,it really does come down to that?

[Aquinasfan]

My bet(from having worked in the auto industry): Engineers proposed gold plating on the switch contacts (which would not corrode), but were overuled by some bean counter type wanted to save 2 cents per vehicle.

I bet you're right.