[Vwdiesel] PROTHE on ebay??

[Erik Lane]

I guess I didn't make myself clear enough last night when I posted
that reply. I'll try again.

I have no issue with saying a lot of Chinese made stuff is too cheap
quality to mess with. I agree with that completely. I have had plenty
of issues myself and would also pay more for something made somewhere
else.

My problem was with the statement about how the Chinese didn't have
the capacity to do that well, or at least that's how I read it. I
quoted the sentence in my last reply that gave me that impression. As
individuals they are every bit as capable of decent work as the rest
of the world, with the proper training, of course. I think the
problems with Chinese things comes down to a lot of top-down things,
leading from the decisions their government has made over the years,
and the cheap manufacturing that they have encouraged as policy.

Is that a little clearer? My only real problem was that it sounded to
me like the individual Chinese were being disparaged, instead the
policies that have led to the low quality in general there. (And I
know that there are also quality parts coming from at least some
Chinese firms. I'm also fairly certain that they are in the vast
minority.)

And yes, I've also mostly enjoyed reading this conversation. :)

Erik