>If you can affors it always go for German parts. I fitted a Brazilian clutch > and >plate in my bus and it wore out in about 14 months... > I have gotten parts from Brazil, Italy, Spain, and even India(!) as well as Germany. I have never had a non-German part fail prematurely (hope I'm not jinxing myself!), but whenever I am dealing with a part that is labor-intensive to replace, I go German just to be safe. For example, when I bought a master cylinder I opted for $30 Brazilian rather than $120 German, because even in the event that it failed prematurely (it didn't), I would have to replace it 4 times before it equalled the cost of the German one - and the master cylinder is very easy to replace, even if I did have too. However, I sprung for the German clutch because if the clutch failed prematurely, the whole engine or transaxle would have to come out, and that was not worth the gamble. -Ron Salmon
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