To be honest Dave your absolutely right, the amount of poor welding i see on cars in the U.S. and in the U.K. is mind blowing, When people bring their cars to me for something i often have a look around and some things i see blow my mind !!!
I recently had a guy bring his car around as his rear shock mount had broke, while i was underneath i noticed that the brake pipe wasnt secured to the frame rail, on further inspection i could see why not, the brake line to the rear had no flexible in it :eek: It was all hardline so they left it unclipped to allow for movement :LOL:
Another one i see a lot is cheap bolts in suspension arms, they are usually bent but i did see one car that had been assembeled with studding and a nut on either end :eek: