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GERMAN Made Quad Not Chinese ??

  • 07-10-2010 9:24am
    #1
    mikemike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭


    hi ,

    A friend was selling his small kids quad and he said it was made in Germany ,, I had a look and it looks identical to a Chinese one I recently saw ..
    Are they actually made in Germany or what's the story ?

    Would they be better quality and better parts ? and more expensive then the Chinese stuff ?

    thanks for any replies .


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  • #2
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    What's the brand name on it? (if it even has one)


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    mikemike wrote: »
    hi ,

    A friend was selling his small kids quad and he said it was made in Germany ,, I had a look and it looks identical to a Chinese one I recently saw ..
    Are they actually made in Germany or what's the story ?

    Would they be better quality and better parts ? and more expensive then the Chinese stuff ?

    thanks for any replies .

    How is anyone supposed to know if a quad they haven't seen or been given any details on is made in Germany or China :confused:


  • #4
    mikemike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭mikemike


    Take it easy ,,,, I was simply wondering if anyone had any info on German made quads , as I've never come across one before .. I didn't even know they made quads in Germany .

    The fact that it looks the same as a Chinese one makes me wonder if it's simply rebadged , which would mean your maybe paying for something that isn't really what you thought it was ..

    There was no name written on it as far as I can remember ..


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    mikemike wrote: »
    Take it easy ,,,....................

    The fact that it looks the same as a Chinese one makes me wonder if it's simply rebadged , .........................
    There was no name written on it as far as I can remember ..

    I am taking it easy ;)
    Rebadged but no name written on it :rolleyes:


  • #6
    mikemike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭mikemike


    rebadged as in the vin plate might be changed .. I'll have another look later and try and get the numbers off it


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  • #7
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,733 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Does it have a brand name ie Suzuki? If no brand its likely it doesnt comply with any EU safety standards and is a deathtrap.


  • #8
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    mikemike wrote: »
    The fact that it looks the same as a Chinese one makes me wonder if it's simply rebadged , which would mean your maybe paying for something that isn't really what you thought it was ..
    Chinese manufacturing and "industry" is based nearly entirely on cloning US and Euro machinery, so the Chinese one looking the same isnt as surprising as you make out.

    Also, dont we have a 4x4 Forum or something were this might be better answered?


  • #9
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    As it is a kids quad, it is highly unlikely that it was made in Germany. China just pours out this kind of stuff at unbelievable prices and has pretty much wiped out all competition.

    If it was indeed a german brand / german made you can bet that it would say so somewhere on the bike


  • #10
    gofaster_s13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭gofaster_s13


    I'd rather have a Chineese made quad than a German one built to the same standard as current German cars.


  • #11
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    gofaster_s13 wrote: »
    I'd rather have a Chineese made quad than a German one built to the same standard as current German cars.
    Hyperbole much?


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  • #12
    mikemike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭mikemike


    got the vin number off the quad , and nowhere on the quad anywhere , does it say it was made in China , Germany or anywhere else ..

    the vin number is LAKSLBLA followed by 9 numbers ..

    I had a quick look on line at
    http://www.atv-411.com/atv-vin-decoder.html

    and it says it comes from China .. so his German quad is actally Chinese , though he actually refuses to believe this ..


  • #13
    mikemike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭mikemike


    Maybe they do make quads in Germany afterall :confused:,

    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/quads/1037509


  • #14
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    gofaster_s13 wrote: »
    I'd rather have a Chineese made quad than a German one built to the same standard as current German cars.

    Sigh...


  • #15
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    gpf101 wrote: »
    Sigh...

    Don't feed the trolls!


  • #16
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    mikemike wrote: »
    hi ,

    A friend was selling his small kids quad and he said it was made in Germany ,, I had a look and it looks identical to a Chinese one I recently saw ..
    Are they actually made in Germany or what's the story ?

    Would they be better quality and better parts ? and more expensive then the Chinese stuff ?

    thanks for any replies .


    ........sorry, but no, the german's don't make any quad's. Even if they did, they'd be VW's, and life's too short already.......:p

    There is a lot of chinese stuff re-branded in Germany. Everything from consumer goods to Lathe's (see them myself.......).

    The only people who make proper quality quad and m/c's are, the Japanese. And the Canadians. Yep, really ! If you see the prices, you'll know why........

    CanAm / Bombardier, and Suzuki/Honda/Kawasaki etc are the one's if you want a few year's off them. Even after many years, they still hold a fair wedge of their value. Having just sold a chinese quad myself, I know..........and I've bought a proper Honda 'bike as a replacement. Even at 15 yrs old, it's still better than the quad was, new.

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  • #17
    getgoing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭getgoing


    galwaytt wrote: »
    ........sorry, but no, the german's don't make any quad's. Even if they did, they'd be VW's, and life's too short already.......:p

    There is a lot of chinese stuff re-branded in Germany. Everything from consumer goods to Lathe's (see them myself.......).

    The only people who make proper quality quad and m/c's are, the Japanese. And the Canadians. Yep, really ! If you see the prices, you'll know why........

    CanAm / Bombardier, and Suzuki/Honda/Kawasaki etc are the one's if you want a few year's off them. Even after many years, they still hold a fair wedge of their value. Having just sold a chinese quad myself, I know..........and I've bought a proper Honda 'bike as a replacement. Even at 15 yrs old, it's still better than the quad was, new.


    Dead F*cking right !

    REBO quads are NOT made in Germany , rebo quads are made in CHINA .

    I bought one for my nephew as a present , and his sisters 2 year old Chinese one was almost identical , parts and everything are the SAME . It's a bit of a con for the retailer to say they're made in Germany when they're not . I paid the same as a Chinese one so it makes no odds , but if I had paid twice or whatever believing it to be German , I'd be a little p*ssed off to say the least .


    When you think about it , how could they make quads in Germany and sell them for the same price as the Chinese stuff , when German wages are much higher then in China ? It doesn't add up .

    Maybe REBO get around it by 'assembling' them in Germany ? Put the wheels on etc. and tighten a few nuts and bolts here and there ? This might get around the legalities and all that .

    Cheap Chinese stuff is fine for 1st time kids quads and maybe a largish starter quad , but Jap quads are without question the way to go long term , you pay more but by God you get substantial quality and pretty much bullet proof engines .

    Rebo quads are Chinese !


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