Unreliable German products! (NAC)

[Vaughan Scott]

Yep, Blaupunkt is part of Bosch... just another division, just like
Engine Management, Chassis, etc... - they're actually part of the Body
Electronics group, a brand more or less, that's all, IIRC... some
activity on that end right here in Farmingtion (MI/Detroit)...

Vaughan

Jim Haseltine wrote:

>ISTR that Blaupunkt is part of the Bosch group.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Ahbel" <m_ahbel at hotmail.com>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 7:42 PM
>Subject: Re: Unreliable German products! (NAC)
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>>Isn't Blaupunkt japanese?
>>maybe I'm wrong, but thats what I heard last.
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>>>From: Ed Birch <edwbirch at comcast.net>
>>>To: quattro at audifans.com
>>>Subject: Unreliable German products! (NAC)
>>>Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 18:40:22 -0400
>>>
>>>What is it with these German products? I go to make a pot of coffee in my
>>>German made Krups model 261B coffee maker......and it doesn't work,
>>>apparently burned out!
>>>
>>>So, I phoned KrupsUSA for replacement parts for the appliance and was
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>told,
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>>>parts are no longer available for that model.
>>>
>>>Now, wait a minute, I said! This coffee maker is only 20 years old. Krups
>>>repaired it about 10 years ago for a modest fee of $15.00, return
>>>
>shipping
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>>>included. There should be replacement parts available into the 22nd
>>>century!
>>>Sorry, said the lady with the German accent.
>>>
>>>So, it's off to Macy's for a "gasp" Mexican made Krups or Braun coffee
>>>maker
>>>for tomorrow's breakfast.
>>>
>>>Gosh, I wonder if my 40 year old Blaupunkt shortwave radio still works.
>>>Then, there's my 50 year Leica III-C rangefinder camera.....shutter is
>>>getting slow!
>>>
>>>Ed Birch, Pennsylvania
>>>93-100S
>>>
>>>
>>>
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