What brands do you associate with junk?

[BuckeyeS&W]

Frigidaire
Moen
Made in China anything
Most everything Lowe's sells
New sweepers
Kia
Most Craftsman tools
Most pedal bikes (China)
Alot of replacement auto parts
Harbor Freight
I could go on forever

 

[venomballistics]

Frigidaire
Moen
Made in China anything
Most everything Lowe's sells
New sweepers
Kia
Most Craftsman tools
Most pedal bikes (China)
Alot of replacement auto parts
Harbor Freight
I could go on forever

..... But, you don't have to ... the highlighted statement in the quote makes for an adequate catchall

 

[mc5aw]

For firearms, I will speak from personal experience ...

WASR = Low end AK junk
Century Arms = Assembled by primates junk
Taurus = Declining QC junk
Charter Arms = I really want to buy from CA, but have seen too many clunkers junk
Remington = Ilion consolidation-inspired junk
Para Ordinance = Fool me once, shame on you junk
Hi Point = Names can be misleading junk
Glock = Ergonomically lacking plastic junk

The list goes on ...

Any company can produce a lemon, but ones that consistently put out inferior products or have higher than normal incidents of QC problems make my list for junk dealers.

 

[7tenz]

Mercedes and please no flames.



Now to compare, I have a 1996 Landcruiser that my wife brough new that has close to 350,000 miles on it that has only had maintenance work done on it.

I hate Mercedes...

Landcruiser, not to be confused with Land Rover which equals high-end/$$$ junk.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Speaking of Consumer Reports and circuit boards and reviews...

Over the years I really drug my feet buying a new washer and dryer. It wasn't until this week that I finally gave into the wife when our Kenmore washer was billowing smoke and set off the smoke alarm. There was no convincing the wife "I can fix it".

So anyway... wife wants the new ones with 300 buttons and a zillion lights... (What's up with that? Ain't it still just soap and water). After a couple days shopping and stinky clothes, she picks out an LG set that is rated at the top by CR. So I look around on the Net and find a thousand 5 Star reviews and another thousand 1 Star reviews of absolute frustration with the piece of junk. I got the 5 year bumper to bumper including lighting strikes and a three service call lemon clause warranty for a mere $260 Wish me luck.

ya know... it's not as complicated as it looks.

 

[venomballistics]

well the zillions of lights and buttons thing kinda applies to us too.
just about everything is overloaded beyond practical utility now adays

 

[Hillbilly77]

Speaking of Consumer Reports and circuit boards and reviews...

Over the years I really drug my feet buying a new washer and dryer. It wasn't until this week that I finally gave into the wife when our Kenmore washer was billowing smoke and set off the smoke alarm. There was no convincing the wife "I can fix it".

So anyway... wife wants the new ones with 300 buttons and a zillion lights... (What's up with that? Ain't it still just soap and water). After a couple days shopping and stinky clothes, she picks out an LG set that is rated at the top by CR. So I look around on the Net and find a thousand 5 Star reviews and another thousand 1 Star reviews of absolute frustration with the piece of junk. I got the 5 year bumper to bumper including lighting strikes and a three service call lemon clause warranty for a mere $260 Wish me luck.

ya know... it's not as complicated as it looks.

None of that fancy stuff for me.

We just got a Speed Queen washer a few months ago. It replaced a Maytag that was only 6 1/2 years old.

No bells or whistles. No electronic, digital, timer, push-button, USB port, iPod capable, built-in flashlight, batteries not included, wave of the future.....
Just a regular old washing machine. Made in the USA with American steel, by American citizens. I am told that Speed Queen is what Maytag used to be.

So far, so good.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

None of that fancy stuff for me.

We just got a Speed Queen washer a few months ago. It replaced a Maytag that was only 6 1/2 years old.

No bells or whistles. No electronic, digital, timer, push-button, USB port, iPod capable, built-in flashlight, batteries not included, wave of the future.....
Just a regular old washing machine. Made in the USA with American steel, by American citizens. I am told that Speed Queen is what Maytag used to be.

So far, so good.

The Kenmore washer and dryer we just replaced was bought in 1998. I kept the dryer and will sell it. If I had my choice I would have bought an new but old style mechanical washer that was a return at the Sears Sevice Center for under $300 and just kept using our old dryer. But setting off the smoke alarm really gave the wife an edge with the argument (discussion) on replacement.

 

[vytoland]

the elcheepoo product line.....................

 

[gm272gs]

Based on what comes through the shop on a regular basis to be repaired under factory warranty (in any caliber):

Handguns:
Taurus, Bersa, and Walther (in that order)

Long Guns:
Remington

Worst .22LR pistols (based on repair frequency):
The Sig Sauer Mosquito, tied in a dead heat with the Walther P22.

Worst fit and finish
That's a dead heat between EAA and Heritage Arms. Hoo boy!

 

[Franklin]

Waste Management hauls a lot of junk!

 

[s2harry]

Rossi not the wine...well maybe both

Long time ago I worked with some security guys. We all had guns and would compare. Mine(forgive me) a Combat Commander others a Thompson 1911 with so many sharp corners it hurt just to hold the thing. Well one guy had a Rossi 38 with a vent rib and had carried it for a WHOLE YEAR on the job without firing it. They went shooting one day and the next time we were working they told me how this guys Rossi would not fire! I dont remember why but...Rossi gets my vote.

 

[Old TexMex]

Talking circuitry, ECU, and all that jazz... I wish I could tell my Volvo story, but, quite literally, the jury is still out.

 

[msinc]

Arctic Cat, Bushnell, BSA, Samsung, Primos, absolutely every 25acp made except Browning and Beretta, absolutely any seat that comes stock on any John Deere product.

 

[GerSan69]

Found out many years ago that RG didn't stand for "Real Good."
Ravens were low quality but my FFL friends sold them like hotcakes.
The only gun I've ever had that needed serious work was a Python that had a timing problem. Got it fixed and sold it ASAP. Never a problem from any other firearm, and I've owned some cheapies over the years.
I LOVE Walmart. I've got a close relative that's an exec with them. Kind of like the "family store."

 

[Dillyp]

Junk how about Thunderbolt 22lr ammo.

Hey! I shot tens of thousands of squirrels, coons, possums, a deer or two, and those pesky tin cans with 22 thunderbolt out of a 510 Remington single shot. To each is own I guess. IMO colts are junk. I owned 3 colt revolvers and they all had timing issues.

 

[venomballistics]

Hey! I shot tens of thousands of squirrels, coons, possums, a deer or two, and those pesky tin cans with 22 thunderbolt out of a 510 Remington single shot. To each is own I guess. IMO colts are junk. I owned 3 colt revolvers and they all had timing issues.

dude .. he's only bad mouthing it so everyone passes it by in the hopes that SOME form of 22 ammo becomes available to him

 

[Road Rat]

How about Levi's...In the old days they wore forever, darned near farmer proof. 14 ounce denim. Now light weight denim made Egypt...give me a break! Legs twist, Try to figure out the size......

AND, Levi Strauss company is rabidly Anti-Gun............
I burned all my Levi pants years ago!!

 

[radar1972]

Bottom line: It's only junk if it happens to you!!

 

[Smokin' Iron]

Well since we have started down this road......

Mine is PACT chronographs. Truly the piece of junk that I measure other pieces of junk by.