Just coming here to vent a bit about some things, I am sure many of you have realized the same things. The quality of new products that you can buy has been going downhill for a long time but I hope we are close to the bottom because I am not sure how much worse they can get. Anything you buy nowadays is just junk. Prices are not lower but quality sure is down. I can't think of too many things I have purchased in the past year that I still have. Most have already gone to the trash. I am very easy on stuff and take good care of everything I own.
Bought a new car, drives like [censored]. Window sticker said 35 hwy its best tank ever all highway with the cruise set is 25 mpg. Step on the gas sometimes it goes, sometimes it doesn't. Really nice car but for that kind of fuel economy I would have gotten an SUV if they would have told the truth about how much gas it uses. And as far as the gas pedal, I wish we could buy kits to make the cars drive by cable because those used to go when you pushed the gas instead of thinking about whether they should or maybe shouldn't.
Purchased appliances 2 years ago, they are horrible. Refrigerator has been repaired twice, once on my dime. Stove repaired once. Dishwasher makes dishes dirtier than they were when I put them in. New energy saving dryer dries till the clothes are dry then turns off right away to save energy leaving the burning hot clothes crumpled up to effectively iron in the wrinkles. Clothes come out looking like crumpled tinfoil. Washer saves water so the clothes that were in the center never get wet during the cycle and come out dry at the end. I don't imagine they are any cleaner than when they were put in.
What set me off today was a computer I bought around Christmas time, bad parts out of the box. Replaced the motherboard with one of a different brand. Used it about 6-8 times and now no sound. I bought the computer for the home theater which has been quite an investment so we are talking top quality stuff here. What good is it with no sound? Now not sure if it is the computer or Windows 8 that feels there needs to be no sound. That operating system is a total flop but there really are no working alternatives.
What I am getting to is why are companies allowed to sell such poor quality things for such high prices. I would be perfectly fine with paying 20 bucks for a computer and throwing it away 6 months later but these were all top notch parts. Same with the appliances and the car. Why do we as society accept such poor quality as ok? I think it may be time to start hoarding old stuff at flea markets and yard sales that still works so we can have it for the future because this new stuff is more than disposable. And any of you that have ever tried to deal with a manufacturer on something like a car or other expensive item know that all you get from them is "it seems to be working fine to me". It is sad how the big businesses get to play with the working class citizens effectively taking our money away from us for garbage.
Sorry for the long post and the rant. Probably made myself sound like a lunatic, but this stuff eventually gets to you and today was my day. I will say this motivates me to get to work on rebuilding the carb in the old 87 caprice ( 1 owner garaged old lady car). That car is comfy, gets 30 mpg hwy and shreds the tires if you mash the gas instead of just grunting and trying to decide if we will go or not. Really sad how these new cars drive. What will they come up with next? Thanks for listening and feel free to vent to make me feel better that I am not the only one fed up with all the Chinese stuff we deal with daily for top dollar.
Bought a new car, drives like [censored]. Window sticker said 35 hwy its best tank ever all highway with the cruise set is 25 mpg. Step on the gas sometimes it goes, sometimes it doesn't. Really nice car but for that kind of fuel economy I would have gotten an SUV if they would have told the truth about how much gas it uses. And as far as the gas pedal, I wish we could buy kits to make the cars drive by cable because those used to go when you pushed the gas instead of thinking about whether they should or maybe shouldn't.
Purchased appliances 2 years ago, they are horrible. Refrigerator has been repaired twice, once on my dime. Stove repaired once. Dishwasher makes dishes dirtier than they were when I put them in. New energy saving dryer dries till the clothes are dry then turns off right away to save energy leaving the burning hot clothes crumpled up to effectively iron in the wrinkles. Clothes come out looking like crumpled tinfoil. Washer saves water so the clothes that were in the center never get wet during the cycle and come out dry at the end. I don't imagine they are any cleaner than when they were put in.
What set me off today was a computer I bought around Christmas time, bad parts out of the box. Replaced the motherboard with one of a different brand. Used it about 6-8 times and now no sound. I bought the computer for the home theater which has been quite an investment so we are talking top quality stuff here. What good is it with no sound? Now not sure if it is the computer or Windows 8 that feels there needs to be no sound. That operating system is a total flop but there really are no working alternatives.
What I am getting to is why are companies allowed to sell such poor quality things for such high prices. I would be perfectly fine with paying 20 bucks for a computer and throwing it away 6 months later but these were all top notch parts. Same with the appliances and the car. Why do we as society accept such poor quality as ok? I think it may be time to start hoarding old stuff at flea markets and yard sales that still works so we can have it for the future because this new stuff is more than disposable. And any of you that have ever tried to deal with a manufacturer on something like a car or other expensive item know that all you get from them is "it seems to be working fine to me". It is sad how the big businesses get to play with the working class citizens effectively taking our money away from us for garbage.
Sorry for the long post and the rant. Probably made myself sound like a lunatic, but this stuff eventually gets to you and today was my day. I will say this motivates me to get to work on rebuilding the carb in the old 87 caprice ( 1 owner garaged old lady car). That car is comfy, gets 30 mpg hwy and shreds the tires if you mash the gas instead of just grunting and trying to decide if we will go or not. Really sad how these new cars drive. What will they come up with next? Thanks for listening and feel free to vent to make me feel better that I am not the only one fed up with all the Chinese stuff we deal with daily for top dollar.