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Fishbone Offroad
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catahoula
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I'm stirring the pot bitches!:cheesy::cheesy::cheesy::cheesy:
https://wayalife.com/showthread.php/53165-Aftermarket-foreign-and-domestic-parts-good-and-bad
piginajeep
The Original Smartass
JAGS
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Amen to that. Sounds similar to conversations and understandings with my own kids.
Well done to the sharkey fam for creating a positive environment to excel. [emoji106] That alone isn’t easy these days.
catahoula
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What happened?
MTG
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Got it. Buy American!*
*Jeep parts only. Other consumer goods can be made by child/slave labor in deplorable conditions. Fuck ya 'merica!
LOL!
piginajeep
The Original Smartass
Why is it your business, what their business is?
MTG
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No kidding. I saw some kid driving a 911 turbo last time I was in that parking lot. You better up your game. I mean the Jeep itself is okay, but Fishbone parts? Hell, I heard they weren't even a vendor here anymore. :crazyeyes:
catahoula
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Wow! Just curious if it was something unethical like what happened with SPODS, or Northridge4x4, etc?
jesse3638
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Though it's not my exact vehicle here is my first car. 1989 Plymouth Acclaim given to me by my grandma at 17 (1998) with just about 53k on the odo. Yes it was given to me but I was responsible for car insurance, gas, and maintenance, no help from mom. I spent the first day home with it driving to multiple places turning in job apps. By the time I got home the last place I applied to, Abby's, called and offered me a job. Honestly without that car I'm not sure how things would have transpired in my life. I was and am still greatful for her generosity.
With regards to Chinese manufacturing there are reputable companies outsourcing their manufacturing to be able to provide better prices for us. They have higher QC and are more hands on to try and be as responsible as possible. Warn and Klean Kanteen come to mind. Yes there are shady companies stealing designs and making knock offs. Do your research and select companies which operate with similar to your values. It's like religion, there is no one size fits all. If that were the case there would be no USA and we'd achieve "world peace".
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With regards to Chinese manufacturing there are reputable companies outsourcing their manufacturing to be able to provide better prices for us. They have higher QC and are more hands on to try and be as responsible as possible. Warn and Klean Kanteen come to mind. Yes there are shady companies stealing designs and making knock offs. Do your research and select companies which operate with similar to your values. It's like religion, there is no one size fits all. If that were the case there would be no USA and we'd achieve "world peace".
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jesse3638
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Not my problem, can't see it from my house...:crazyeyes:
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Nothing as dramatic as that. Vendors come and vendors go all the time. Havoc is one that comes to mind but for some reason, nobody noticed them being gone. Spod was NEVER an advertiser, they were just an undercover pimp of who I caught red handed. I wouldn't allow them to be on here regardless of how much they were willing to pay.
Sharkey
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Lol. So many assumptions.
My dad put himself through Stanford. He had/has a great job and did pretty well. Nonetheless, he still works 5-6 days a week at 83 years old instead of wandering around society as a retiree who adds zero value to the world. I have two brothers, one is a doctor and the other is a teacher with a master's degree in biology; I'm an attorney. I got my first real job running a hot dog stand and bussing tables at 13. My next job (at 15) was working in the Circus Circus Midway which, if you have ever been there, you know is probably the worst place on earth (especially back when smoking was allowed.) I have had many jobs before becoming an attorney, including working as a laborer and ultimately a carpenter. Pretty sure there has been plenty of hard work, dedication and determination across the board in my family...luck had nothing to do with it.
The absence or presence of a work ethic, or of elitism, is not dictated by whether a kid works to buy a hooptie or gets a decent ride from their parents...it is dictated by the morals by which the parents live and by extension instill into the children.
catahoula
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notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
MTG
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Not taking anything away from your hard work, but just being born in America means you are luckier than most on the planet.
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MTG
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Frankly, I do not lose sleep over these things either, in fact, I make sure to invest plenty in foreign and emerging markets. I just get a chuckle out of the hypocrisy of some/many.
notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
That answers the OP.
Idk. I see a lot of people recommending American Made stuff here, when they know it to be better. I doubt anyone here, doesn’t have something Chinese on their Jeep.
Look back at http://project-jk.com/ and you’ll see lots of different manufacturers were run, and not all of the stuff was Made in the USA.
This thread took a damned ridiculous turn.
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WJCO
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Sharkey
Word Ninja
I disagree. "Luck" presumes the presence of chance. It is not chance that I was born to my parents. There is no possible genetic way that I could have been born to anyone else since I am a combination of their genes. If I was born to someone else I would not be me. Does your mind hurt yet? :bleh: