Foreign products just not made as good as American ...
pepper5419
2012/09/09 16:44:54
My daughter and her husband purchased a model home.They were in line to have the builder build a new home but,in the process the builder went bankrupt and their only choices were to lose their down payment or take this model home.The home was mostly already furnished and being a model home the builder picked out top of the line furniture and accessories.Well like everything you buy now the house came with warranties to cover all the appliances.It had the side by side washer and dryer,a dish washer,a waste and garbage disposal for underneath the sink,a really nice frig with an ice maker,a new central air unit,etc...Everything is foreign made.The washer and dryer,the dish washer,the disposal,the frig,the air conditioner,all have needed repairs within the two years.Their only worry now is what happens when the warranties expire in a year or two,then what? Everything,all of it is foreign made.I bought an Asian made HD TV that lasted long enough for the warranty to end.I remember my parents that had an American made TV that lasted 15 years without any problems.Cheaply made foreign goods doesn't necessarily mean you get a good product at a cheap price BC the American name brand appliances that I grew up with are all foreign made today.We need those name brands to start making better made products here again.
















The American auto industry is still a joke. Chrysler and GM are building foreign cars with cheap plastic parts and pretending to be great "American" brands. Ford is the only domestic actually building a solid domestic product.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I never avoid a chance to learn.
Testing to destruction means that the engineers know to within a small margin exactly how many hours life a component will have. This means that most manufacturers warrantee their products for a period that they know that 95% will make before they start failing.
In todays world manufacturers want repeat custom and therefore do not build to last, it has nothing to do with cost...