Toyota: Why cant Toyota or Honda make a car that drives just like a BMW?

I don't necessarily agree. There are many froums where it is customary to
read a post, and frame the reply in a manner that covers the general theme
all at one time instead of addressing each point as it is made. This sort of
reply works best in a top-post format.

It is not right to force bottom posting "just because." Especially, if the
errant top poster trims the rest of the original post so everybody doesn't
have to scroll down pages and pages only to find that there is no further
discussion taking place.



"dizzy" <com> wrote in message
news:com... 
down. 

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 19:11:01 -0400, pars <"sdaro(remove)"@hotmail.com>
wrote:
 

You need to get examined by your doctor for alzhiemers.

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 23:44:33 GMT, com wrote:
 

Maybe not for much longer. The Wall St. Journal reported world-wide
sales for major auto companies and Toyota was just a smidgen behind
Ford and gaining rapidly.

co.uk wrote in message news:<com>... 

to
 

(flame snipped)
 

Thanks for the correction; that name slipped my mind. Speaking of
corrections, it's spelled "McPherson," I think. But you agree that the
Chapman strut is what I describe above, right?

See the other post from pltrgyst for some other comments.

Sonny wrote: 

The Nova was the same car as Corolla. Corolla/Nova were
indistinguishable on the assembly line.
 

NOT the case because NUMMI was/is contracted to build a car for their
customers (GM and Toyota) with Toyota being the provider of design.
Drivelines, electrics, electronics are all outsourced to American
Toyota plants elsewhere in the US. Sheet metal, forgings, plastics,
and paint are done on NUMMI premises.
 

That would have been possible but unlikely with Corolla/Nova. With
Corolla and Prizm, the cars had some differences in body panels,
trunks, and hoods. Dashboards were different. But so far as the
robot welders were concerned, same car.

The 1990 Prizm I bought new had 285k miles when I sold it, running
great. The new owner just rolled over 300k and still running fine.
Never had to recharge the A/C in those 12 yrs. The original 3spd
automatic croaked at 180k miles. It was a great, low maintenance
cost car!
--

~~Philip

"Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"


 

On 2003-09-13, Roadie Roger <net> wrote:
 
 

What parallel universe are you from? The daily news is rife with
stories of avarice, greed, and corruption in coporate America.
Companies raiding retirement plans for capital, mismanagement of
401K's, firing/laying off workers with no advance notice, dropping
group medical plans ...the list is endless. This is the country were
the business ethic says its acceptable to shoot your employees,
ferchrysakes! Sure, all those policies you listed were common in the
properous 90's. That was because companies were so desperate for
talent, they initiated a whole range of bennies to attract workers.
Now that the sleigh ride is over, it's back to cutting the throat of
the common worker.

The working class will always be expendable in the business equation.
Let's lay off thousands of loyal, longtime, workers to ship production
offshore so management can retain their bonuses. Let's lay off
thousands of the most productive workers in the world and replace them
with illegal immigrants so we can pay them chicken feed. Let's lay
off thousands of older, experienced, workers and replace them with
clueless 20-somethings so we can cut health insurance costs. Let's
contribute millions to scumbag politicians to pass crippling
workplace safety and worker's protection legislation. YOUR statement
is wrong. The company, read upper management, will screw the
employee in a hearbeat, and then pat themselves on the back at their
good judgement.

nb





 

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:22:53 GMT, dizzy <com> wrote:
 

Dizzy

Probably because you are most of the time.

Top posting!

I have made all the points and if you can only read between the lines I suggest
you go back to school and stop playing with toy cars.

Hugh

BTW At least I use my real name and you have a god idea where I come from. I am
very experienced in dealing with tossers as I do it all day at a school so I
know school boy dreams when I hear them.

Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!

Hugh Gundersen
co.uk
co.uk
http://www.bognor-bill.co.uk
Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK

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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:05:43 -0400, pltrgyst <net> wrote:
 

Just goes to show that Earl McPhearson couldn't write his own speeches just like
today's politicians! We have those too.

Hugh

Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!

Hugh Gundersen
co.uk
co.uk
http://www.bognor-bill.co.uk
Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK

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