Always used WIX oil filters...but now not so sure

69_340_GTS said

I'm driving a beautiful, trouble free, Ford Fusion as my daily driver. Made in Mexico with parts from all over the globe, including the U.S. What can you do? At least Ford is a U.S. corporation. I think as long as they have good QC and are audited frequently, the quality will be as good (or better) than U.S. made. Sorry to say, this is the world we live in guys.
I work in manufacturing, and I hate seeing U.S. jobs going off shore as much as anyone else. I think lazy, greedy management is at the root of all the off-shoring. It isn't the American worker, that's for sure. But there are industries here that are dong well, and are staying here. Go look up Haas Automation, or MacNeil in Illinois for example.

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What can you do? Spend your dollars wisely. If you can buy from a "Made in America" business, do so. Personally, I'd rather have the dollars stay here, supporting American workers. I realize that I can't do this for everything I buy, and that a good portion of my hard-earned cash goes to operations overseas, but that doesn't mean I've given up. If I can find American made goods, I'll buy them, all other things being equal. As a consumer, this is important for me. To show how important it is, I vote...with my wallet. Sometimes, that means NOT buying things, just as much as it means buying things. Which is why I'll find old Craftsman tools that are still in good working order and add them to the toolbox, instead of buying something new and shiny, that was made in some overseas factory.

As for overseas QC - let's just say that there are some countries that have it, and some that don't. Whether or not the quality is up to par, you be the judge.