Subj : Re: Fender guitar lawsuits in Europe
To   : Nightfox
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat Jun 13 2026 08:23 am

-=> Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ni>   Re: Re: Fender guitar lawsuits in Europe
 Ni>   By: Gamgee to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Jun 11 2026 08:43 pm

 pF>> Oakland PD looked at BMW and Harley motorcycles, then went with Harley
 pF>> when they realized the resale value at the end of their police life was
 pF>> higher. I don't understand it myself.

 Ga> Maybe they wanted to support America.  You know, buy American goods. What
 Ga> a concept.

 Ni> I feel like it can be difficult to know what's actually built in the US
 Ni> anymore.  Even if the company is an American company, the product is
 Ni> sometimes assembled in other countries (cars are a prime example, where
 Ni> cars from an American brand might be assembled in Mexico or the US, for
 Ni> instance).  And even when they're assembled in the US, some of the
 Ni> parts are often made overseas.

Sure.  Yes, I know that's all true.  I was just speaking more generally, 
as in buying from an American company instead of a foreign one.  
Especially perhaps when the buying is done by a government agency such as
a large city police force.



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