ORIGINAL: ThunderbirdJunkie
ORIGINAL: cumminspower5.9
I agree with supporting american jobs. But how many parts are actually made in the good ol' usa?
AKA, ProLine, RPM, and some other aftermarket parts companies that are smaller (IE BCE) make sutff here in the US. Tekin and Novak manufacture here, LRP in Germany.
It's sad, too. Losi used to be 100% manufactured in the US, same with Associated. Traxxas has been made in Taiwan as long as ThunderbirdJunkie can remember.
ThunderbirdJunkie would rather buy something Made in Germany or Taiwan or even Croatia and engineered by them than something engineered in the USA and manufactured in some third world country. This is the root of ThunderbirdJunkie's opposition to cheap Chinese garbage.
Plus, it's usually garbage.
Just sayin'.
Fullforce RC and Xtreme racing also makes their parts in USA. My alum TLT-1 axles by inet RC were CNC'ed in California.