[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

I hate to say it, but the quality of some made-in-China parts is reaching the excellent level. Used to be, you could tell they were made in some dirt-floored village foundry, but that's no longer true of all of them.

Remember, we used to laugh at Japanese products in the 1950s and '60s, and if you're as old as I am, you'll remember the joke that the Japanese established a city named Usa, simply so they could stamp their products MADE IN USA. The Chinese are improving every facet of their lives pretty much as rapidly as the Japanese did post-WWII.

And as for Porsche not making any parts, ask most 996/997 owners who makes their car's gearbox and if they even know what a gearbox is, they'll probably tell you ZF or Getrag or the like. Wrong: Aisin, the Japanese company, manufactures 'em.