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Old 02-06-2019, 06:04 PM   #622
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
Yep. They will save every penny they can. Again though that isn't a parts manufacturer just making what they want it is the spec provided to them by the customer. Doesn't matter where or who made it it was made to the spec they were given. Outsourcing isn't the culprit the OEM reduction in what they ask for at the price point they want to pay is.
Back in the days, before the bubble bursted, Japan was spending. Not so much today and this is what we have to accept.

Speaking of which, I was really looking at buying the "Yamaha" generator that was assembled in China at my local Costco.
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