Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 13:03:52 -0400
Reply-To: Bill Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Bill Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Subject: German quality?
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I have no issue where parts are made as long as they are quality. Meyle
parts are one that have in my experience to be junk. Heater valves leak,balljoints fail quickly,sensors like
heater temp are way out of spec,etc... its a darn shame.
I prefer Lemforder for suspension parts as not only do they last longer but have more articulation. I am still on the fence for who makes a better sensor or heater valve.
But Ron if your listening, get Lemforder for ball joints and tie rods. Even at double the price they are so worth it. Especially for syncros that go off road. One more thing Ron you need a new parts section. That way we know what you have that's new and makes us want to spend more money with you.
Bill M
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On Aug 24, 2013, at 10:08 AM, "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:
>> To expand on this a bit and please don't take this as a negative comment
> against
>> busdepot as we have a long history. A customer of mine purchased some
> Meyle
>> components. On the box states made in Germany and on the part stamped
> made
>> in china. Not implying the part is sub par but I will no longer install
> Meyle or PEX
>> parts unless the owner signs a release assuming all responsibility for
> failures.
>
>
> 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. That
> being said, China's manufacturing industry is slowly improving as a whole
> just as the Japanese one did fifty years prior. There are still large
> variations in quality, and in quality control, from one to another, but it
> is no longer fair or accurate to assume that all Chinese parts are junk. It
> really does run the gamut. Also, as we note in
> http://www.busdepot.com/details/quality/ , it can sometimes be safer to buy
> a Chinese made part from a reputable brand than an off-brand Chinese made
> part. The name brands have spent decades and millions of dollars building
> their reputation in the marketplace, and are generally uninclined to risk
> that brand equity just to save a few extra pennies on a part. So as a
> general rule (not always) they tend to be more picky about who they
> outsource to and/or may institute additional QC processes.
>
> - Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
> (215) 234-VWVW
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