And you do point out something that is important; just because it was made in China doesn't mean it's junk. They are very capable of building to spec. If given tight tolerances and very specific manufacturing guidelines, they can produce amazingly high quality items. However, when left to produce based on price alone...well, that's where they get the well deserved bad reputation. Since I mentioned I haven't the time to tinker with them, I've never spent more time looking into them. If, however, there was a brand that just needed the fluids flushed and a few manufacturing rough areas corrected but the rest of the machine was on par with the vintage machines you talk of, sure, they could be great workhorses that could very likely outlast their owners. I just don't know enough about the specifics of them and my time has passed where I have time/interest.
