ken21: “now i buy what i like and what i believe to be quality.”
Then you’re likely buying a lot of American products. Even though they are typically more expensive than foreign imports, the quality of American products is generally much, much better. Take cars, for example. I work on them a lot, and I assure you the American-made parts are a cut above. Unfortunately, many America-bashers like yourself would rather buy the cheap parts from China and put their fellow citizens out of work. Hey, it’s a free country. Just don’t gripe when China ends up owning America.
I must disagree with you. While many US-made auto parts are good, the Japanese ones are often far better - especially ones involving precision work like U-joints. Though Timken still makes the best roller and ball bearings.
As someone who does a lot of work (recreationally) on recent American and foreign product, much of the recent American product shows a *lot* of cost cutting and penny pinching.
And then there’s the whole “oops, we left bolts out of the steering column thing”.
The catch is that most of the American-made stuff that’s of good quality... is in something with a foreign brand name on it and is not union-made.
i’m selling my 2003 chevrolet privately,
you wanna buy it?
oh there’s no question that cars made in Tennessee are very good. :)
“and I assure you the American-made parts are a cut above. “
Not the 2, less than 2 year old Fords that I own.
This May I put a new transmission in one (a Windstar van with less than 70,000 miles on it)$3,500. And a new exhaust system in the other, about $800 as the catalytic converter was damaged.
Should I continue my 30 year loyalty to the Ford brand?