I have also had correspondence on cheap parts - Problem is that it is
a North American syndrome to buy the cheapest available - the
corollary being "quantity over quality". There are many instances of
products not being sold in NA because they are more expensive - the
fact that they last 10 times longer matters not. I buy aircraft
grade stuff now as well as from Europe - and it works out cheaper in
the long run. One example is Dinitrol, a rust protective goop which
is consistently rated miles above all others - used extensively in
Europe for cars. Not sold in NA because it is roughly 50% more
expensive than the Zeibart, Krown, etc stuff - so no sales. BUT
guess what ? it is used by all the US aircraft companies. My buddy,
a helicopter maintenance manager, says they use it all the time and
it is fantastic. I bought some from the US subsiduary company that
sells it to aircraft people only, but had to buy a case (24 pressured
cans) - after much pleading.
This why I buy US, UK or German made tools which do not have the
"Made in China" label - More expansive but worth it
At 02:54 PM 1/18/2010, wspohn4@aol.com wrote:
>Kelvin at Moss has told me that the market is VERY price conscious and that
> if they sell something, even if it is a better part, for $1 more than the
>competition, they are sure they lose sales.
>
>I buy wherever I can get the quality of part I want, but others seem to
>want the very cheapest part, presumably hoping that they will get
>lucky and it
> will work (and probably bitching the loudest if it doesn't).
>
>Chrome is a particular issue for me - I would pay double once rather than
>having to toss out cheap crap every 2-3 years, or (what I do) taking it from
>the store immediately to the chromer to have the crappy plating stripped
>and do it properly.
>
>Bill
>
>
>In a message dated 1/18/2010 11:37:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>ronking@sbcglobal.net writes:
>
>Question: Bought the Mark Evans "MGB is Reborn" DVD series, and in one of
>the episodes he also complains about after-market parts quality. His
>position was if folks told suppliers they'd be willing to pay more for
>better quality, the suppliers would step up to the plate. Is the quality
>problem truly a price point issue? Seems it should be more complicated
>than
>that, but maybe not.
>
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