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What's your experience with Chinese cars long term? I've heard that they look really shiny in the dealership but are a nightmare in the long run.

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Sometimes they look burnt to a crisp in the dealership.

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/byd-reportedly-sees-10th-s...

Even if that is the case today, how long will it stay like that, and how much will it increase the cost to get it too comparable quality? It's only going to get better, and likely it'll get better faster than other manufacturers can get their products cheaper to compete.

Or it won’t get better because incentives are bad

Apple still designs better phones and laptops than any Chinese, Taiwanese or Korean company. Italy and France still make better clothes. Japan still makes better kitchen utensils, gaming consoles and games. I could go on.

Of course, quality of Chinese goods increases over time, it's stupid to deny that. However, it appears that in many industries and product categories there's an upper limit that Chinese products just can't breach.

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