You hear the old farts talk about how back then when 'American made' meant something. Raw steel, quality, pride. It wasn't about a buck, it was about reputation and passion. I was a kid back then, now I'm older and Wal-mart is the biggest supermarket chain...
I've bought stuff from them, I've bought parts from dealers who export. Stuff falls apart on you, is cheap, breaks, flimsy. You suddenly get the gist of what they're talking bout and take on the mentality.
Though... when you think about it, it's not that everyone's greedy or crooked. It's just the honest folks can't survive and keep up without playing dirty as well.
For the first time ever I had money to buy a new challenger back in 08, I sat in one... the car felt cheap. The dash, the shifter, even the seats, the knobs.... every freakin part in that car felt like it would break into a million bits if i even so bumped it the wrong way.
How many of you have bought stuff from walmart? Have it break? I go through 2 coffee makers per year. Ever have rockers you bought from a company once reputable only to snap in half at 5600 rpm and screw up your 2,000 buck heads? Yep been there...
Worst of it? Even when we pay out the *** for what we think is quality, we find ourselves shouting all sorts of expletives.
Few things haven't changed, the old school cars are still there, still running, may have a few new parts but they're just as good if not better than the newest hunk of chinese plastic on the market.
I'm almost 30, I kinda wonder what sort of world my children will have to grow up in when it comes to that. Will it ever get better, or are we going to continue to submit to greed at the sacrifice of our soul? Money is **** :|
I've bought stuff from them, I've bought parts from dealers who export. Stuff falls apart on you, is cheap, breaks, flimsy. You suddenly get the gist of what they're talking bout and take on the mentality.
Though... when you think about it, it's not that everyone's greedy or crooked. It's just the honest folks can't survive and keep up without playing dirty as well.
For the first time ever I had money to buy a new challenger back in 08, I sat in one... the car felt cheap. The dash, the shifter, even the seats, the knobs.... every freakin part in that car felt like it would break into a million bits if i even so bumped it the wrong way.
How many of you have bought stuff from walmart? Have it break? I go through 2 coffee makers per year. Ever have rockers you bought from a company once reputable only to snap in half at 5600 rpm and screw up your 2,000 buck heads? Yep been there...
Worst of it? Even when we pay out the *** for what we think is quality, we find ourselves shouting all sorts of expletives.
Few things haven't changed, the old school cars are still there, still running, may have a few new parts but they're just as good if not better than the newest hunk of chinese plastic on the market.
I'm almost 30, I kinda wonder what sort of world my children will have to grow up in when it comes to that. Will it ever get better, or are we going to continue to submit to greed at the sacrifice of our soul? Money is **** :|