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Originally Posted by Emsurfer
Toyota assembles many of their vehicles in Kentucky, USA. Ford makes their cars in Mexico. Toshiba's reliability is still up there with SONY, Panasonic, and Sharp. Outsourcing is a fact of life. Bose and Onkyo have been doing it since the 1990's. But yet, could you argue about their quality?? If you lift someone's carpet, you're bound to find dirt.
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I was coming back to this thread with just that in mind. Its a fact of the business world. No better explained than in automobiles.
Porsche, Audi = Volkswagen
Lexus = Toyota
Infiniti = Nissan
Acura = Honda
Early 80's Chevy Nova = Toyota Corola (or maybe a Tercel)
Isuzu Ascender = Chevy Trailblazer
Isuzu Hombre = Chevy S10
Honda Passport = Isuzu Amigo
Chevy Duramax Diesel = Isuzu Motors
Chevy's latest V6 engines = Honda Motors
Mazda B6000 Trucks = Ford Rangers
Ford Escape = Mazda Tribute
List goes on forever...
GM has been pulling this crap for years with the GMC and Chevy trucks. Charge thousands more for the GMC's when they are built side by side at the same factories. GMC have moderatly better quality, mainly in the fastners used in construction to help eliminate squeaks and rattles. I personally like the Mazda deals, you can get nice looking, good quality vehichles for thousands less than the Fords.
This practice has been in effect in almost all industries for years, and it will never stop. Thats what warranties are for.