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Jchoi Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, rrmccabe said:

 

 

I am all for keeping jobs in America and building the US workforce but we need to fix our work ethic issues first. "USA quality" means little to me these days.  That is unfortunate.

I know I’m talking about another manufacturer, but my wife’s Honda Odyssey is US made, and we’ve had all kinds of build quality issues with panels not aligning. I don’t think this is necessarily an American worker issue, but Honda slipping in general over the past 5-10 years. As for work ethic issues, I am amazed at how much kids are different even from when I was a kid. That’s another issue though, so sorry for bringing that up. 

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I’ll add a somewhat related comment.  With apologies, if it’s not.

 

Ive owned a number or Toyota 4Runners.  I own three currently.  They’re all made in Japan, none assembled domestically.

 

i once had a Toyota service tech tell me the made-in-Japan vehicles are “screwed together differently.”  He was referring to a better build quality.

 

to the OP, I think it’s a legitimate question even as there’s no place for any disparaging, ethnic references/supposed justifications.

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No major complaints about my 2018 Mexican CC.  It's not perfect.  I'm more disappointed in the fact that some options like auto-dimming rear/side view mirrors and turn signals in the mirrors that I had on my 2009 2LT Silverado weren't even available as options for my 2018 2LT Silverado.

 

I have the typical chipping of the paint issue on the front end that eveybody is experiencing.  Are there other common paint issues? There is a fairly large spot on my front passenger side door where there is some dirt in the paint/clearcoat.  It is very subtle and under some lighting conditions/angles it is almost invisible and at others stands out like a sore thumb when it is clean.  I wiped away the layer of dirt that was on it so you can see.  I want to have a ceramic coating put on and may have that repainted beforehand.  I found what looks to be a piece of lint in the paint in a couple of spots but not noticeable from a distance like that spot.

 

Also, my bed isn't level with the cab and I have the common clunk in the rear suspension (leaf springs?).

 

Overall, I can't complain that much.  The rest of the truck is how you would expect it to be.  At least I don't have the "Chevy shake."

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I know this is an old topic but after having bought a 2014 that was built in the US, then a 2016, two 2017 Silverado CC’s that we’re Mexico and now buying a 2019 that was built in the US, I think you can tell the difference in the paint quality. Of course that’s my opinion but the overall paint finish seems to be better on the US trucks. The dealership is repainting the complete front end on one of the 17’s and I traded the other (not because of paint it wasn’t that bad) on the 2019. 

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