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All I know is when I'm in Wal-Mart tempted to buy Great Value corn flakes because it looks like it comes with the same stuff as Kellogs brand plus more for less money, I don't give in because I imagine myself eating them and wishing I bought the name brand.
The same shit goes for anything though. I understand the concept behind cheaper products and I think in certain situations it's ok to cheap out like if you had to fix a leaking coolant hose in a gas station and all they had was 7-11 brand coolant to fill it up with to get you by until it can be done the right way. Or when traveling if I had something fail on a car and only thing available was a Duralast replacement part.
And I do agree that when it comes to certain parts you don't HAVE to buy the MOST EXPENSIVE option to get quality. But just do your research first. But just because you find one inexpensive part that has proven good quality doesn't mean all inexpensive parts will be the same. Everyone just SLOW DOWN and RESEARCH, and think about your own piece of mind.
If people research and see that %50 say ISIS/Megan/Godspeed is good and the other %50 says those companies are shit. Then why not go with the %90 that says Greddy/HKS/Tomei/etc work? If it's a part that you DON'T NEED right away to get a car drivable if you depend on it, just take your time and save up for the quality part. Every single time I cheaped out without researching first it always felt like a waste of money afterwards, and I never had the piece of mind.
I think besides all the angry comments and trash talking, all ixfxi and others commenting about this thread are trying to say is why spend less on certain parts on their car that are vital to function, safety, handling, and reliability? Is buying a part because it's half the cost worth possibly leaving you stranded? Or causing an accident out of failure? Or going through the head ache of replacing and time spent every time that part breaks? I know don't want to take those risks.
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