Even the venerable Mercedes Benz recently inked a deal with the brand Uro to have them come on board as a manufacturer of MB-starred OE parts. Uro is one of the absolute bottom-feeders in the realm of utter dreck, so this is kind of a big deal. When this news came out, a guy on an MB listserv to which I belong had to practically be placed upon a suicide watch due to his feverish despair and listless willingness to carry on. These are indeed bleak times to be an enthusiast http://www.uroparts.com/uro/news/show/30
On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > It's not an uncommon thing to buy a couple parts, switch boxes, and return > the cheap part in the expensive box. I bought a gallon of kerosene filled > with water a while back. > > Karl Wolz > Sent from my electronic umbilicus > > On Aug 24, 2013, at 8:37 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > > > A few weeks ago I needed a van part while away from home. By chance I > > stopped at a VW Dealership I came to and bought the part. It came in a > > Genuine VW Parts box, purchased from the VW dealer parts counter. > > > > I was a little surprised that along with all the other VW/Audi markings > > the part was stamped "Made in China". > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > The Bus Depot wrote: > >> > >> That is not limited to Meyle and PEX. I have seen it with Febi and > numerous > >> other German brands as well. Expect to see it more and more. It is no > >> longer possible to avoid Chinese made parts, as increasingly they are > the > >> only source for particular parts regardless of the name on the box. >
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