On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Bill Lessenberry wrote:
> I needed some new rear spring insulators, so I looked up the part# and
> called my local Chevy dealer to see if they were still available. Sure
> 'nuff, they were so I had them ordered & picked them up today. They're in
> a plastic bag with a GM sticker & part #136-6500 shipped from GM Service
> Parts Operations in Brandon, Mississippi. Opened it up looked at the parts
> and there it is, molded into the rubber---MADE IN CHINA!!!!! When I got
> horns from the dealer they were made in FRANCE!! I guess I can't buy
> anything new for my old Made in the USA car that's made here. Weird???
Welcome to the Global Economy. The people who made your spring insulators
were laid off when the Chinese picked up the contract. The ones who aren't
flipping hamburgers now are Wal-Mart greeters.
Ain't free enterprise great?
--
Bob Holtzman
"A man is a man who will fight with a sword,
Or tackle Mount Everest in snow;
But the bravest of all owns a '34 Ford,
Who will try for six thousand in low!"
Roger Huntington
