Your analysis is right on the
Your analysis is right on the money, to a point. That point is where you run into the overseas counterfeit market. That's right, counterfeit, which the story alluded to. Unfortunately, there's a huge underground economy in China that cranks out Hyrundai or Hyunda or Hiundai or Hyundi parts in parts boxes that are the exact colors of the original. The parts inside are poor copies. They are made of soft metal that will easily deform under stress. The seals are usually made of rubber-like substances that breakdown quickly. Springs deform after a comparatively short time. Soft screws strip and their heads shear off. I could go on but the litany of problems is just too great. Yes, I know the economic argument you are pushing and that is a good analysis as I said, but, for the most part, it fails to go far enough because it is more than just a matter of razors and blades. It is a matter of reliability versus unreliability.