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 Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: FrankR]
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08/10/07 04:36 PM
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Body Damage is Cool
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There's not much in the way of apparel or apparel fabric still made in the States - at least not by historic standards. The Hathaway shirt company was one of the last to stay in business, but I think they finally had to move production overseas about 5 years ago in order to stay afloat. I'm lucky enough to have bought one of their shirts in the late 90s that's 100% USA-made. To button it up is to know the feeling of pure unadulterated quality, we're talking meticulously crafted here. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" /> None of those little irregularities or stitching errors or loose threads like you find on third world slave-produced goods.
'85 4Runner (mostly stock) <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> | '94 Miata <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> | '98 Saturn SC2 <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> | '12 Ford Fusion (wife's company car)
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: ScottFW]
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08/10/07 05:48 PM
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Body Damage is Cool
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Noticed the sagging stock leaf springs we took out of my Jeep had "Made in MEXICO" stamped in them.
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: FrankR]
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08/10/07 05:59 PM
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I always enjoy Franks insight on these matters <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> My Montero was made by the "Blue Team" in Japan. Thats what the sticker in the joor jam says. I think the "Blue Team" builds the best Montero's <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
98 Montero with cold weather package
96 Toyota Land Cruiser, fully locked Mall Machine :-)
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: Seattlegti]
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08/11/07 12:06 AM
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There's three American Apparel store's in Seattle. Everything made and assembled in downtown LA.
Back in the West!
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: LRJ4x4]
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08/11/07 01:00 AM
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I always enjoy Franks insight on these matters <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> My Montero was made by the "Blue Team" in Japan. Thats what the sticker in the joor jam says. I think the "Blue Team" builds the best Montero's <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> What sticker? I need to go check mine.
I just want to tell you both good luck, and we're all counting on you.
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: sparkem]
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08/11/07 05:36 AM
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In my door jam there is a round blue sticker that says "blue team" I'll get a shot in the morning.
98 Montero with cold weather package
96 Toyota Land Cruiser, fully locked Mall Machine :-)
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: Seattlegti]
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08/14/07 03:42 AM
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Joined: Oct 2001
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Wife just thinks I'm just bieng stubborn but all I wanted was some new t shirts and boxers that god forbid were made domestically.
Ditch the undies go commando, wear a Utilikilt 100% American made
Curt B 89RS Calmini Header Delta Cam 33x10.5 BFG MTs & 90 Trooper 3.4 v6, SAS D44 ARB/Hobart 5.38s 35s my pictures
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: maxwell417]
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08/14/07 03:56 AM
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Hah, not amongst this bunch; visited those already! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />
http://www.walkablecommunities.org/Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. **ubi apis- ibi salus**
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: kewlynx]
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08/14/07 07:06 AM
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It's kinda interesting that GM makes exactly the same trucks in the US, Canada and Mexico.
For those of you who may not know (and I'm sure there aren't many) I was a GM tech up until about a month ago.
I decided to start keeping track of how many trucks I worked on under warranty, what I fixed and where they were built.
You know what I found? It was very interesting.
They all suck in exactly the same ways. I was floored. GM's quality is so poor that there is no distinction based on where they are built.
1990 Montero RS (In pieces... for now)
KG6VNX
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: 52degrees]
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08/14/07 03:58 PM
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Body Damage is Cool
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GM's quality is so poor that there is no distinction based on where they are built. Sure they make a substandard product. But look on the bright side... they're amazingly consistent at doing it on a huge scale! Analogy time. GM is to automobiles as Anheuser Busch is to beer. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />
'85 4Runner (mostly stock) <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> | '94 Miata <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> | '98 Saturn SC2 <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> | '12 Ford Fusion (wife's company car)
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