"Is made" or "has been made"?

[a_3]

How about this,

1. the car is fixed
2. the car has been fixed

I think 2. is much better, but is the first one incorrect somehow? If not, then what's the main difference?

Edit: Sorry, I did not read other posts carefully. There is answer to a similar question already.

[riverkid]

Originally Posted by a_3

How about this,

1. the car is fixed
2. the car has been fixed

I think 2. is much better, but is the first one incorrect somehow? If not, then what's the main difference?

Edit: Sorry, I did not read other posts carefully. There is answer to a similar question already.

Number 2 isn't any better or any worse. To reiterate, #1 focuses on the state of the thing, in this case the car.

The cake is made. // The dishes are done. // The roast is done.

Number 2 focuses on the completed action and the present perfect says that the speaker thinks this finished action is important to now. You could also use,

The car was fixed.