On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:58:05 -0600, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:32:21 -0800, stryped wrote:

My mom and dad want to buy my 5 year old a 4 wheeler for Christmas and
found a person who buys them and assembles them to sell. A 110 camo was
579. A 125 was 799.

Where do people order these things from to re sell and are they junk?
The person on the phone said they were identical to a Honda in terms of
the engine and somethign abotu the company buying a patten from Honda?

Well, lessee -- they're hard to get, there's no one established who's
willing to sell them, and they come from China.

Does the phrase "Chinese Copy" ring any bells?

Ask yourself the following questions, then make your own decision:

"Where am I going to get repair parts?"
"Who do I go to if it dies on day #2?"
"Who do I go to if it dies _and_ injures my kid on day #2?"



It's like with most Chinese stuff. If you buy 100, you MIGHT get 20
real nice ones - well assembled, with good tolerances and metalurgy
that will last 5 years. You might get 20 that are total junk right out
of the box, and 30 that last 9 months and 30 that last 18.

It's not that the Chinese CAN"T make good product - it's that they are
terribly inconsistent, and quality control is next to non-existant -
on the whole.