USA MADE PARTS? HANG ON TO WHAT YOU HAVE!

"It's nobody's fault but our own. Everybody wants it cheap as they can get it. I hear it everyday. "What's the cheapest brake pads yall got?" "You ain't got none cheaper?"

The Chinese have the ability to make good parts just like anyone else. What it comes down to is that they will make parts based on what they get paid for. If cheap is what Wagner, Raybestos etc. want, cheap crap is what they get.

"Americans want it all, want it now and want it cheap as they can get it."

This is part of the Walmart mentality. Sell cheap junk. Junk breaks. Sell more cheap junk. Repeat over & over.

"Other countries are steppin up and takin advantage of it. We're lettin it happen."

It's not so much that other countries are steppin up. It's all about profits. Does anyone really think stock holders really care about how crappy the product is or where it comes from, they just want record profits. These companies realize that making good, durable parts is bad for the bottom line & since they're all doing it, they have us (the consumer) by the short & curlies.