As it turns out I am over weight.........Incidentally I am waaaayyyy more far right of you most likely. I despise Big government, I believe in God and won’t vote “dem” out of principle and morality if nothing else.
I also have seen the crap Toyota has dished for years and they are right where they belong. Don’t kid yourself into thinking they weren’t government protected at a time. You don’t get that big here in the USA without. You know it, I know it and your rhetoric here today proves it. Nothing happens without government clearance unfortunately.
Fortunately the Hammer finally came down on Toyota. For the record I’m well liked for my honesty, integrity and insight. I’m also not often considered an ass anymore, though I genuinely acknowledge I can be. So does my wife incidentally……LOL
Chad
The Japanese are xeonophobic, and likely didn’t listen to the Americans who complained seriously enough — but they also take quality very seriously. A LOT more seriously than I know GM took it. I’m more familiar with the GM operation than Ford, although I’ve owned both. Right now, every car I have is a Toyota. And that’s because I liked the quality. They are the best.
Before I bought my Rav4 I rented a Fusion. The Rav4 — better.
The kind of sudden acceleration events that have been reported are (1) rare and (2) to be expected as cars become more and more fly-by-wire. Ford is not immune to them. And like I said — even if Toyota did lower some quality over the last FEW years, they were still the best, as far as I could tell.
Resale on five, seven, ten year old cars tells the tale. Read the comments on the major resale web sites. People do NOT have the complaints on Toyotas that they do on any American model.
When I was looking two years ago I was carefully comparing Hondas to Toyotas — Toyota beat Honda.
Your business colors your ‘truth’. I’m just a car user. I haven’t done any work with the auto business for ten years or so. I’d have preferred to go Ford or GM — but I could no longer justify it — and after the takeover I’d never buy a GM.