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 Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
#829875
08/09/07 09:31 PM
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Joined: Jun 2005
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Ok this is a rant but can someone please tell me what "Made in USA, assembled in Mexico" means? 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. I'm not trying to wave a big flag and say every single product I buy will be US made, simply impossible. Just wanted some damn shorts. Out of 6 stores we visted the closet thing I could find was "Made in USA, assembled in Mexico". Last line in the smallest font humans could possibly read under a large 2" USA flag. I even started looking at clothing in the big high end stores lik REI and Nordstoms who tout themselves "local" , "green" and use lots of buzzwords claiming thier corporation is earth fiendly, enviromentally responsible and all that BS. Yep, not a single US made product in sight. Even asked the sales manager to point me toward the US made section. "Uhhh, the what??" <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" /> Yeah...Closest thing he could find was a $600 Arcteryx jacket from Canada.
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: Seattlegti]
#829876
08/09/07 09:39 PM
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The textiles were woven in America, and the final product itself is made in Mexico?
"Coal and people have been our two biggest exports for a long time, which has definitely shaped how we think of ourselves." Scott Hill, WV native and historian.
99 TacoTRD 177K
Montani Semper Liberi
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: RichinROA]
#829877
08/09/07 10:06 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
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That'd be my guess, American-produced fabric, maybe even using American-grown cotton, but with the end product stitched together in Mexico.
'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: Seattlegti]
#829878
08/09/07 11:37 PM
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Joined: Sep 2002
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So, how many of our trail rigs were actually assembled in the USA? Pete (Isuzu ower - Old Man Emu and ARB mods (both Australia). It has a few GM parts that most likely were also assembled somewhere else) ![[Linked Image]](http://pics.montypics.com/phohmann/2007-08-09/1186698721_f1_2_jpg.jpg)
'01 Rodeo Sport, 5 Speed Softie, Indy 4X rocker bars, OME 912's, Rancho 9000X's, Superwinch hubs, custom tube bumper with Warn 9000i , Flowmaster 50, TeraLow t-case gears, ARB front & rear lockers, TrXus MT's, Sway bar disconnects
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: TrailMystic]
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08/09/07 11:42 PM
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Joined: Nov 2002
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Mine was built in Japan. I have the certificate from the plant over there somehwere. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: stony-man]
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08/09/07 11:49 PM
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Joined: Sep 2002
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My vehicle "made in Japan, assembled in USA".
Oleg
Axiom 4WD 2004: OME shocks, 32" BFG Mudders, RockSliderz, OME929+2" spacers, Stinkyfab bent RE rear links, front ARB locker, rear No-Slip locker, DOR front axle lowering kit, custom middle section skid plate, IronMan torsion bars.
Deceased Rodeo'02 4WD.
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: holger]
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08/10/07 12:32 AM
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Made in Japan.... RE made in the USA with quality drivetrain components. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
31's..Basically Stock
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: LandRaider]
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08/10/07 12:57 AM
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Joined: Nov 2002
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You must have a different definition of "quality". <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: stony-man]
#829883
08/10/07 01:23 AM
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this is why i don't buy american cars, and if it was made in mexico then warehoused in the US for a certain amount of time legally it was made in USA, thats the reason
"made in USA" can be cast into a part made in mexico with a "hencho en mexico". If i wanted an american car i'd buy a Toyota or Nissan.
1999 Montero SAS'd on Kings and stuff
1998 Montero trying to get a V8 Swapped
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Re: Made in USA / assembled in Mexico???
[Re: holger]
#829884
08/10/07 01:24 AM
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My vehicle "made in Japan, assembled in USA". Actually quite common. I think they can avoid large import duties if the final assembly is in the USA.
'01 Rodeo Sport, 5 Speed Softie, Indy 4X rocker bars, OME 912's, Rancho 9000X's, Superwinch hubs, custom tube bumper with Warn 9000i , Flowmaster 50, TeraLow t-case gears, ARB front & rear lockers, TrXus MT's, Sway bar disconnects
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