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 posted on March 29th, 2003 at 01:28 PM |
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Disillusioned
I've been working on my toys now for close to 12 years.
Most times I buy genuine parts, or at least try to.
If it don't say VW, it says bosch.
Today I buy a coil for my kombi.
It says Bosch
THEN IT SAYS MADE IN JAPAN!!!
Since when??????
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on March 29th, 2003 at 02:04 PM |
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dont know your answer spook but just be glad its made there then in taiwan or China!!!
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd
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Spook
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| posted on March 29th, 2003 at 05:02 PM |
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That aint the point.
Nothing Japanese goes into my truck other than my bike.......:cussing
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on March 29th, 2003 at 05:05 PM |
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SHOOT the coil
Hey Spook u comming down at Easter... or do u have a roster for the 64 wheeler ????
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| posted on March 29th, 2003 at 05:59 PM |
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I got a wedding to go to on the Saturday, & it's MY anniversary.
I'll try to get there on the Sunday, with my boys in tow.
So long as no one minds me lobbing in the HQ.......
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on March 29th, 2003 at 09:23 PM |
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Spook , I hope you have looked for a different make of bike - that is appalling.
Italian bikes are far better.
Regards,Glenn>
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| posted on March 30th, 2003 at 06:06 AM |
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Just a touch more expensive though
A few years ago, a bloke I know who rides with the Gladiators, tried to extol the virtues of Harleys to me.
I'll tell you what I told him.
I bought my little GS brand new in 1978.
It's never been raced, never been dropped, & never had anyone else at the controls.
I've had to walk home ONCE through mechanical failure, in 25 years.
(running out of fuel is human error)
You find me a bike more reliable & I'll buy it.
But I won't hold my breath while your looking.......
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on April 1st, 2003 at 08:15 AM |
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You can leave the HQ in the car park ... no problems make sure u catch up with me.
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| posted on April 1st, 2003 at 10:08 PM |
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Have a close look at a Bosch spark plug.
"made in India"
I put a set in Helbus, got a misfire after 1000km, and it turned out to be a dud plug!
NGK for me now.
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| posted on April 1st, 2003 at 11:38 PM |
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...and NGK is made where? Japan is not a bad place for something to be made, but I find it interesting for a bosch part to be made there. In my line
of work, Germany is still known as the place where the best stuff is made, but it's bloody expensive - a well-known dutch firm has had it's
machines built in Spain for quite a while now, and they're still the best in their field. It's a changing world...
I'm surprised to hear of a bosch part made in India, however, if you write to bosch you'll probably find they'll replace your faulty
plugs (probably with some made elsewhere in the world - major companies have been doing this kind of outsourcing for quite a while, but usually have a
number of facilities around the world.) I'm not trying to knock India, they are masters at ingenuity, but their manufacturing standards often
leave a lot to be desired. As far as I know, NGK only use inferior 3rd-world asian factories for their plugs (plugs for racing are vetted.)
(excuse the edit, but I hate misspelling - even mine.)
[Edited on 1-4-2003 by 70AutoStik]
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| posted on April 2nd, 2003 at 10:30 AM |
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So, it's not bad enough that I got a genuine "Heinz- 57 different varieties" kombi.
One body, doors off a different one , motor from a 3rd, gearbox from a 4th, right down the line to type 3 control arms on the steering!!!
Now the old girl is multicultural as well....
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on April 3rd, 2003 at 07:59 PM |
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Bloody winger.
Even the Oka - Australia's only homemade vehicle was supposed to be 100% Australian but unfortunately couldn't find a local manufacturer for
a 5 dollar circuit - Guess where it comes from?
[size=4]Bronze.[/size]
Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
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| posted on April 4th, 2003 at 03:46 AM |
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Whatever happened to the OKA??
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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