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Originally Posted by Luminor513
Agreed. Never understood why people would feel comfortable buying cheap Chinese knockoffs for their expensive German SUV's that people are primarily using to transport their family members and children.
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China is an interesting beast. On one account, they have the "ability" to produce high quality products..... but you only ever see that if they've been contracted by a reputable company (like Apple) to produce said products under strict quality control standards. In those rare cases..... yea, China makes just as high-quality stuff as anyone else.
On the other hand.... if they operate under their own name (or lack thereof).... they will do anything and everything to save as much money as possible. Those crafty f-ers would make wheels out of recycled dogshit and dismembered body parts if they thought it would save them a buck. If they aren't contracted by a reputable non-Chinese company..... you can guarantee that anything you buy, will be an absolute piece of garbage.
Tires.... Chinese tires are a PRIME example of this. Ebay is full of them.... they have some of the worst reviews on the planet. The quality control is non-existent... You could buy a set of 4 matching tires, and the only thing that will match is the tread. You could end up with 4 different rubber compounds all rated the same, because NONE of it is subjected to any quality control whatsoever. Your "200 treadwear summer tires" could be made from the same compound they make military tank treads..... no one cares...... and next year, that company will continue selling the same garbage, but under a different name. Many of the "new" Chinese tires on ebay.... are from companies that went under over a year ago.
And.... to make matters worse.... NOTHING has a warrantee. Even if they say it does, it doesn't. By the time you want to return it, they've already sank the fly-by-night company.... and restarted operating under some new name.
And if all this wasn't enough??? They LIE. Why? Because they can, and no one will ever hold them accountable. You can't sue a company that doesn't exist anymore. That's how they get away with it all. Those "forged" no-name ebay wheels? Yea.... right. By the time you crack one and realize they are made from pot-metal, and the inside of the metal looks like a dish sponge.... the company will be long-since gone. Hopefully, your family isn't dead from it. But even if your whole family dies.... no one cares. They were made by a company that doesn't exist anymore, that was owned by a person that used a fake name you can't spell or pronounce, led by a gov't that will never admit to any wrongdoing whatsoever. Good luck.
Once you buy their crap.... it's your crap.... forever.
"Made in China" under a reputable non-Chinese brand name?? Sure... go ahead.
"Made in China" under a China brand or no-brand?? Don't even think about it.