On 4/2/06, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > > > Made in Asia. > > > This is probably a thinly veiled way of saying that they are Chinese made. > Be very, very cautious about using Chinese made parts on your Vanagon. > There > are some decent Chinese made auto parts, but so far they are the exception > rather than the rule. The majority (so far) are lousy, and nowhere near > German quality. > > - Ron Salmon
Someone made the effort to try to keep the nation of origin of the parts in question as generic as possible. For someone who has accused others of bigoted remarks, you appear to be incredibly insensitive to those NOT in your ethnic group. Unless you have firsthand experience with the actual parts in question, I for one, would appreciate that you keep such specific comments to yourself. I am not arguing the point of quality of parts from anywhere. I just find it offensive to label anything poorly made in Asia or anywhere else to be made in China or any other place where "poor quality" finger is currently pointing. I seem to remember not to long ago that it was in the direction of a big car city in the good ole USA.
I rest my engine case. Benjamin E. S. Tan (not made in China) |
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