i think we are talking more PRC than ROC here On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 2:37 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> My Shoprider (Pihsiang) electric scooter is made in Taiwan and is of > excellent quality. I recharge it with my Mercedes Diesel - '87 300D. Yes, > I drive a Diesel/electric scooter. 'Guy tried to cite me for speeding in > Sam's coupla days ago. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "E M" <pokieba...@gmail.com> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 2:24 PM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] cheap chinese part recall > > > I'm sure by original, he meant, maintained to original spec. > > I'm not so sure I'd be so quick to label someone as having a racist > attitude, for identifying a country, or countries that for the most part > produce inferior products. Most made in China goods imported into North > America, are junk. They are, in every example I've seen, inferior to their > North American or European counterparts. Again, I'm not sure how "racist" > could be attached to such a statement, but for people who love to throw the > label around I'm sure they will find a way. > > In my view, the problem with the so called race in the current world > economy, are the grounds on which we're running. Somewhere along the way, > it was decided that the race was going to be run on who could make the most > the cheapest, not who could make the best. Don't try to compete, you'll > never win on the current rules the race is run on. And who's fault is it, > pretty much all of ours. People at some point decided, it was favourable > to > have a quantity of crap, over quality. Buy it cheap, chuck it out, buy it > again. If you're paying some guy on mainland China pennies to work on your > car, forever changing the same parts, perhaps not a problem. If you're > paying a guy here $100+ to bolt on those same inferior parts, buying junk > becomes a bit of a false economy. > > If the rules that the race is run on ever change, to who can make the best, > instead of who can make the cheapest, American and Europe have won, hands > down. In the end, it doesn't matter what trade rules the governments make, > or what duties are levied to level the playing field, it all comes down to > the attitude of the consumer. He who reaches for his or her wallet calls > the tune, and we know the tune most people are calling for at the moment. > > Ed > 300E > > > On 6 February 2010 12:10, Peter T. Arnold <pm7...@comcast.net> wrote: > > That's kind of funny. Keeping your car 'original' would be keeping it >> broken? >> >> Folks that insist on the racist attitude that only junk is made on the >> Eastern Rim have chosen not to compete in the world econmy, they's given >> up >> the race before it starts! >> Get out there and fight! Fight to bring our costs down and our quality >> up. >> When we win those battles, we'll win at the market place. >> I'm betting that M/B world sources based on cost, quality & delivery. If >> they don't, they will fail and the consumers of high quality autos will >> have >> to look elsewhere. >> >> Anyone care to comment on who is going to pay for the Toyota mess? We >> are! >> >> >> -- >> Pete Arnold 32° >> >> "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and >> mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." - Ernest Hemingway >> >> >> >> On 2/6/2010 11:13 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: >> >> And honestly I'd rather pay more and get a higher failure rate for the >>> sake of keeping my car original. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Dimitri Seretakis<dsereta...@yahoo.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The German parts have a greater failure rate? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 10:54 AM, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> Of course we do. They are just more expensive and have a greater failure >>> rate by far. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Dimitri Seretakis<dsereta...@yahoo.com> >>> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:50:31 >>> To: Mercedes Discussion List<mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] cheap chinese part recall >>> >>> Do you also sell the German ones? I really can't swallow putting Chinese >>> parts on my Mercedes. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 10:34 AM, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> Let's at least tell the whole story on this forum. I have sold at least >>> 400 of these "cheap" Chinese axles and 3 of them are under the recall. >>> Someone forgets to say that the recall is for 2 months production in late >>> 2009 compared to 10 years production. Does Mercedes have a better record? >>> Not every one can spend tens of thosands of dollars on 30 year old cars. >>> Let's remember that Gary and I buy from the same 5 vendors and offer the >>> same quality parts. >>> >>> >>> ------Original Message------ >>> From: Gary Hurst >>> Sender: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com >>> To: Banned List >>> To: Mercedes Discussion List >>> ReplyTo: Mercedes Discussion List >>> Sent: Feb 5, 2010 7:02 PM >>> Subject: [MBZ] cheap chinese part recall >>> >>> turns out those cheap chinese axle shafts that you guys have been >>> purchasing >>> are being recalled for safety concerns. I'm glad I resist the temptation >>> of >>> 300% profit and don't sell that kind of product. i think a certain >>> vendor >>> sells those every single day, but i'm sure he doesn't want to worry you >>> guys >>> about something as minor as a chinese axle shaft coming apart. >>> >>> i can't emphasize it enough -- stay away from the chinese junk! it is >>> only >>> being sold because even priced much lower than original quality products, >>> the profits are still astronomical. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- save 5% on our already low, low prices. use coupon code DAVE at checkout. www. 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