Reply With QuoteIf only life was that simple. For Toyota, Honda, Mercedes, BMW and Hyundai to sell vehicles in any great numbers in the USA, those manufacturers had to set up some of their production plants in the USA (most went to South Carolina as Unions are less influential & wage rates are cheaper than up North in Detroit). A different case in Australia ... for Toyota, Ford and GM to build vehicles in Australia, the Gov't has to give them generous grants and an undertaking that the Gov't will purchase these vehicles, hence why 75% of sales of the Falcon and Commodore are to fleets. Hell, the Volkswagen Golf now has more private buyers than the Holden Commodore. Mazda leads the sales chart nationally for highest amount of private purchasers. Point is: Many government, yes even the USA Gov't, are socialist when it comes to creating or protecting jobs. And no, the Bilstein dampers are not removed from the vehicle ... the Monroe dampers are shipped to Europe for installation into the vehicle. In Aus, most manufacturers used Monroe, but Ford has recently gone to Boge-Sachs Monotube Gas as part of Ford's effort to create class leading handling & agility in all their models.Are you serious? They took out the Bilies the car was delivered with and put in Monroe?
There is nothing else for it
Thats just gold!
I'd love to have been at that board meeting.
"we could have someone just stick the badges on"
"No I've got a better idea, lets pull out the top shelf dampers and stick in Commodore ones"
Not exactly sure on how many parts are installed on the Golf when in the dock re ADR compliance; but did read on this forum that another stated that it had something to do with the child anchor points.
Cheers.
WJ
Originally Posted by Stump
), 6-spd manual, MDI. In stock.
Bookmarks