Re: Wow...a Toyota post!

> Oh - I'd bet the Chinese made things have a lot more play or a lot >> softer material.

> > Don't tell me Toyota has gone to Chinese junk parts, too, and esp at $98 > each!

========

Now fellas, don't be so hard on the Chinese.

All the Chinese folks I've met have been wonderful, wonderful people :-)

Whether they're Buddhist, Christian, or Hindu, all the Chinese folks I've met have been great folks. It's always a pleasure to interact with Chinese-Americans, online and in person.

In America, as long as you're friendly, you're accepted, no matter what your ethnicity, religious belief, color, sexual preference, or creed.

Reply to
Built_Well
Loading thread data ...

They weren't very friendly when they thought McArthur was going to invade them during the Korean War. And when we start feuding with them over the world's natural resources then we will see how friendly they still are. In the meantime they can buy all our T-bonds and T-notes they want as long as they don't mind getting paid back with Obama dollars, which will be worth a nickel on the dollar, maybe a dime.

Reply to
FatMoe

I tend to agree. I have found that, if you are dealing with China, you must stand your ground and define the quality you must have. And they will normally deliver.. If you dont, you are toast.

Reply to
hls

The Chinese make crap because that's what Americans demand. The guys importing stuff want it cheaper and cheaper, and so that's what the folks in China do, they make it cheaper and cheaper.

As long as the market keeps demanding shoddy parts at low prices, that's what the supply chain will feed it.

--scott

Reply to
Scott Dorsey

Dude...I was married to a Chinese girl for 8 years...

I just have trouble with them doing *ALL* our manufacturing, and the amount of $$$ going there. People complained about the Japanese. When you bought something made in Japan, you *KNEW* it was Japanese, probably had a Japanese brand name (except for Curtis Mathis TVs, of course. Made in the USA...with Toshiba parts and circuits...).

Buy a Dell. Guess what?!?!

We used our new PA system today for the first time. Peavey 8300...Made in China...

Reply to
Hachiroku

The nerve of those guys! Did they think we were gonna take over their country or something? :-)

Reply to
dsi1

The Chinese are capable of quality work. I have a Japanese guitar built in China and the workmanship is very nice. The fretwork is the best I've ever seen on a guitar - my guess is that it was done by robots or some automated process since they're too perfect and consistent.

As usual, we'll always underestimate the Asians. What else is new? :-)

Reply to
dsi1

I think that it is similar with most people. If you define what you want in very certain terms, you will normally get a satisfactory product. But in negotiations of this type, you can leave nothing to the imagination.

If you didnt write it into the contract, you didnt communicate it.

Reply to
hls

I have a Hofner I bought on eBay for $75. I haven't played it for 2 years. I picked it up the other day and had to tune one string...

I have nothing against Asians. I was married to one. I have Toyotas, and Panasonics, and JVCs, and even a couple (yuck) Sonys, but the big difference is Japan isn't run by Communists.

Reply to
Hachiroku

True...but I understand that communism in China may be the official state govenmental form, but that capitalism in the form of the many businesses that are now operating on every level is the real grass roots situation.

I wish them well...but not at our expense.

Reply to
hls

I bought 12 dollar made in china oscillating fan from Dollar General 8 or 9 years ago. I never put the guard on it because, well it makes a good spark arrester for the made in mexico chimminia. Anyway that fan is quiet has run every summer three months 24/7. I thought it would be good for one season, maybe 1 1/2 but it's still going. I got a set of faucets for the kitchen sink, made in china, the machining on it looked like it was made in an aircraft parts factory. Maybe it was? Those last about 5 years because of the hard water build up and are or were so cheap I just change them out instead of even trying to fix them. Air compressors a couple of hp ones for 100 bucks, do the job and still running strong. But each time I buy chinese stuff I wonder what this is going to cost the USA in the long run.

Reply to
FatMoe

The problem is the gov't gets a lot of the money. They had a $1.3T surplus about 18 months ago, and began massive spending programs...

on Military and Space.

I wish the people well. I wish the gov't would go to hell...

Reply to
Hachiroku

Saw today the Giant Panda will be extinct in 2-3 generations because of China's expansion. There is a count of 1,580 right now.

Where's PETA/GreenPeace when you *NEED* them!

Reply to
Hachiroku

The USA can still produce food and medicine. Plus services... kind of expensive to ship the Toyota to China for service.

Then again China's environment is degrading as they build more factories... good riddance to those industries? (I wonder if a new mercury-filled compact fluorescent lamp factory would ever make it past environmental review in the US...? surely not here in California)

Michael

Reply to
Michael

MotorsForum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.