Well, I remember many years ago I was reading few articles from an important expert that I will not name about these cars were put together at the factory. In one article he said it was a known fact that in the beginning some mechanics used to put the ground cable where mine is, and in another article he denied that. So take your pick. I have to agree that is kind of stupid, if they did it, because there is a chance of a bad contact! On the other hand, I drove the car daily for 10 years with no such problem…..