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Old 05-14-2014, 12:19 PM   #1
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I think his point is
If Americans want more jobs in America, we need to buy American made products so that there will be enough of a demand for them to keep America working, another works, stay out of Christmas tree shops, Ocean state job lot, walmart etc. and think about the money you save by buying imported junk is hurting your fellow Americans and yourself in the long run.
The OEM struts (I'm assuming OEM as the vehicle was less than 3 years old when I bought it) are by Stabilus, a German company with global production including China. They're not marked so I can't tell country of origin, but considering it's a commodity component cost is everything.

The replacement struts are by Strong-Arm and Made in the USA.



Both brands retail at the same price online. Now certainly Lexus could have their OEM Stabilus struts made to a higher spec than what they sell retail...but to justify a 10X higher retail price? That doesn't compute...

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