I'm sure you have heard the nightmares some our having with their machines not manufactured in the USA as far as service. Why doesn't the big three USA companies do the same? Well because they got their crap together! They know that customer service is the key to success. Case and point: I had a coil extension cable made direct from Garrett 1.5 years ago. It was to hip mount my Ace 250. Well I went to hook it all up just last week and the cable was bad. I sent the cable to Garrett fully expecting to pay for any repairs. Well I got it back today with a letter saying they didn't have a wire connected right. They fixed it and shipped it for free! Total time was 10 days from and to my mail box. That means they had the cable fixed within 4 days from receiving it. Now this is the way to stay in business! Thanks Garrett! I fully believe that Charles himself soldered that wire! LOL. OK, that might be pushing it!