I'm guessing the electroplating used on cars might be partly for surface/cosmetic reasons? Certainly galvanized exterior nails are often a little rough... I doubt it's insurmountable... fwiw, the audis/volvos I've seen with the peeling paint looked not unlike the typical galvanized sheet metal products you can buy... they need to work on those paint jobs!

I agree, life is about taking risk, but it's also about managing risks + taking the right risks. Sometimes the right risks for one person are not for another. I don't fault Steve for looking at Chinese made cars with skepticism. I largely agree with him. Steve + I may lose out on some well priced products... no big deal, imho...

Your 3 points are well put. I would only add, wrt the short end of the stick (while true), that in the long run (as some short term issues get corrected, eg the "effluent", and hell, we've dumped enough effluent in our own rivers! and still do!), the ever increasing level of technological capability we are exporting should pay dividends to China. Our dependence on cheap stuff + cost cutting is more likely than not to only hurt us (as you have effectively pointed out in previous economic threads).

Personally, I'm not a big fan of highly cost-sensitive product development, but I do recognize the reality of the demand for it in the market place... As a consumer, I like to err on the side of buying nice things, but fewer... though, that can be hard in the technology space (short of being a luddite, which to some extent I am)... btw, I don't say that with a high + mighty pov, it's just what I prefer... to each their own of course...

cheers,

James...



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• Volvo - made in China?, Dano in Texas , Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:52:09
  • Thailand, Brazil, Spain, Taiwan-yes, PRC, India-no, eic, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:22:47
  • Who makes the worst cars?, Mysaab, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:47:49
    • Re: Who makes the worst cars?, tom, Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:10:53
  • It will not matter, Wasabi, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:55:01
  • No way, Acubra, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:27:27
  • Many here have no hesitation in buying products..., TKC, Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:55:14
    • Lenovo laptops..., MI-Roger , Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:24:46
      • Safety is my #1 issue, Steve T., Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:29:15
        • It's the country that takes the import makes the ....., TKC, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:30:50
        • Re: Safety is my #1 issue, Tim, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:35:10
          • If you can cheapen up milk, why not car parts?, Steve T., Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:35:01
            • Re: If you can cheapen up milk, why not car parts?, Tim, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:20:06
            • I see your bias, I can cite as many western cases...., TKC, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:03:02
              • Re: I see your bias, I can cite as many western cases...., Tim, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:29:02
          • Re: Safety is my #1 issue, James, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:16:51
            • Re: Safety is my #1 issue, Tim, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:24:24
  • Not for me., Steve T., Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:45:41
    • 2003 is a first model year..., James, Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:19:15
    • Volvo has been producing cars in China since the 1980s, Bill Homer , Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:20:43
      • the key is assembled not designed, Bruce, Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:30:09
        • the whole is the sum of its parts, turbocon86, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:14:05
          • The replacement part, Tim, Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:01:17
            • Re: The replacement part, James, Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:29:26
              • Re: The replacement part, Tim, Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:02:03
                • rust + the wild west, James, Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:58:25
                  • Re: rust + the wild west, Tim, Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:16:55
                    • Re: rust + the wild west, James, Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:50:40 <-- Viewing This Message

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