WhenWillTheChineseCarsArrive?MonteroAugust20InSouthAmericatherearealreadygizillienslikeGeely,JAC,GreatWall,Haima,BYD,CherryandLifannottomentionalltheSUVs,pickupsandbigtrucks.missilemanAugust20WehavetheEPAhereintheUnitedStatessoIdoubtthatanyChinesevehicleswillmakeithereanytimesoon.Theirpartsarealreadyhereandmostofthemareunsafe.Ihaveaboxoffusesthatwillmeltbeforetheyeverblow.Ialsohavehoseclampsthatpopopenundertheslightestpressure.IfthepartsareanyindicationofqualitythenIhopeIneverseeaChinesevehiclehere.galantAugust20Twotransmissionpangasketsthispastweek,bothdidnotfitproperly,gotluckydidnothaveacatastrophictransmissionfailure.ThegasketswerefromChina.BoughtonefromNapa,USmade,nomoreleak.IthinktheexpectationsinNorthAmericaaresomewhathigherasfarasqualityandwarrantygoes.Justbuyingacarforhalfthepriceisnotenoughtokeeptheconsumerhappy.dagosaAugust21Theyalreadyhavearrived,inpart.Manycarsusedthemassubcontractorsformanyoftheirparts.OpenthehoodofGMcarsandlookattheparts.IreadwhereGMhopestoship17000BuickLacrossesfromShanghaiin2011.Equinoxmotorsare/weremadeinChina.Fusiontransmissionpartsetc.Iguessthatallqualifies.Thisdiscussionbordersonthesameforeignvsdomesticcarsdebateconfusion....theyareherealready!Aslongastheydon\'thave\"Chinesenames\",we\'llcontinuetobuythemw/oprejudice.tiremanAugust21Idonotknowaboutthecars,butthepartsarehere.2weeksagoweusedaChinesebuiltradiator.Thejobcalledfor2.5hours.Theradiatorlookedliketheoldone.Onlyproblemwasitwasnotthesame.Endeduptakingabout4hourswithdrillingandcuttingtomakeitfit.Ifthisinanyindicationofthequalitythenidonotwantiteraser1998August21Dagosa-youreallythinkthatGMisgoingtoshipthemfromShanghaiaftertheyjustspentafortunemovingproductionTOtheUS?Andwheredoyougetyourinfo?WhatpartsoftheFusion\'stransmissionaremadeinChina?Tothecontrary,EVERYFordsoldinChinahastransmissionpartsthatcomefromFord\'sSharonvilleTransmissionPlantinOhio.doubleclutchAugust22I\'mapianotuner/tech,andIjustwanttosaythis:IhopethecarsthatcomefromChinaarebetterthansomeofthegarbage,waste-of-raw-materialspianosthatwe\'vebeengettingfromChina.Therearefewthingsthatirritatememorethangoingintoa$750,000housewith$200,000worthofcarsinthegaragetofindanuntunablePOSChinesegrandpiano.Ithappensalot!
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