On Jul 16, 2007, at 3:57 PM, E M wrote: > Let me throw this out; I've never known a North American company to > set up shop in China, or to switch to suppliers from China because > they were trying to improve quality or offer a better product. I'm > sure there is quality control in China, but the quality is > controlled at a made in China level. I still think the good old US > has some of the highest quality standards in the world, be it a > wrench, auto part, garmet, or food product. Perhpas if all these > stores keep selling junk long enough, todays "junk" will become > the new accepted standard. That would be ashame! Then again, what > do I know, Walmart seems to be doing ok, so the people have spoken > with their wallets. :-) > > If I seem to be waving the stars and stripes at times, just to let > you all know, I'm not even American, but I recognise a good thing > when I see it! :-) > > Ed > 300E
Sadly this becomes a junk $10 wrench, versus a quality forever $50 wrench. Well the risk is? Sadly that becomes a junk $30 tire that blows up, versus a $80 tire that likely will not. Way more risk, but not for the Chinese factory for some reason. As I type this on an apple mac book pro which *is* made in china and apparently has a degree of quality control standards since it has the lowest historical repair issues for computers as collected by Consumer Reports. PS should get oil in there too, managed to mention CR, macs, and tires all in one msg. John 1983 300TDt 386k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 198k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 194k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
