"They match up better against any other B division equipment and most A division equipment. R-68/A's are alow peices of crap, and the R-46/44's are not the best MDBF performers. I don't know about R-143/160's yet, but it looks as though the R-32 will continue to be the best peice of equipment into it's retirement."
I usually avoid this subject and posts like it. First - they are very subjective and usually full of mis-information. Your post is no different. To start with, obviously you don't know about the R-143 or R-160 yet. The R-143 is yet to be delivered and the R-160 has not yet been designed - much less built. Neither has any performance data to be compared with the R-32. Second, the R-32 is far from the best performer as measured by MDBF. It is an excellent car but its MDBF is less than 1/2 of the R-68. It is also not as cost-efficient in terms of miles/Mtce. man hr. as some of the younger cars. If you want to say it's the best because it's your favorite car of because it's so bright and shiney, that's okay but please don't start making qualitative comparisons that just don't add up.