On Fri, July 24, 2020 8:54 am, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > How does one tell if a specific brand is still good stuff? >
Best I can come up with is ask people whose career involves using that sort of tool. They might not know the day the bad stuff hits the shelves after a brand gets sold, but they should figure it out fairly quickly. I checked the web and found this: https://www.robinair.com/about Robinair was founded in 1956 by the Kent-Moore Corporation of Warren, Michigan, to design and manufacture specialized tools for repairing appliances. The name of the new company was a combination of the names of two Kent-Moore executives, Robinette and Adair. Today, Robinair, a Bosch Automotive Service Solutions brand, is a global leader in service tools and equipment based in Owatonna, Minnesota. OK, somebody using the Bosch name owns Robinair, what's that mean? So then I find that BASS is still part of the Bosch we all know and love: https://in-ww.bosch-automotive.com/en/about_us_workshopworld/bosch_automotive_/basic_type_29 Sometimes Wiki can help you out. I've known for a while that Nakamichi was Chinese dreck, and wiki says: Nakamichi is a subsidiary of Chinese holding company Nimble Holdings. Stereo equipment names are depressing to watch go down the tubes. Like when I saw KLH speakers sold by mail for cheap in the early 90s, bought a set and they were Chinese crap, or when you see a $50 Blaupunkt indash unit with speakers included. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
