i browsed around automotive forums around the web and found out that there are some who are not happy with the success of these japanese-make cars. i found this really cool article speaking about toyota's success, you might want to check it.

http://digg.com/business_finance/Toyota_Parts_Piecing_together_a_great_ride

you can also digg the article if you find the article helpful. ;p

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I had a camry loaner earlier this year, the 4 banger. Didnt like it. Too squishy and the transmission (auto) drove me BATSHIT! It couldnt decide on a gear at highway speeds, wtf!

I'm not a big fan of mainstream sedans. My parents had an 1991 Accord SE for years, and while it was a reliable car by far, it was a boring car. Still have it to this day and it still works great too.

At least it was a manual.

The toyota manufacturing style was copied by many, many US firms after it became obvious that the Japanese were kicking our asses economically, as well as technically. The modern-day term for it is "lean manufacturing". :)

The Japanese were kicking our ass because the US were asleep at the wheel and letting the unions bleed them dry :)

Too squishy and the transmission (auto) drove me BATSHIT! It couldnt decide on a gear at highway speeds, wtf!

yea, mine does that too.. but otherwise I have no complaints :p

My dad's got a '93 Camry XLE, he's closing in on 170,000 now. It's been good.

Timing belt went about 25,000 miles ago, but it's a noninterference engine, so nothing bad happened. And a few years ago something funny happened with the transmission... a vacuum solenoid got stuck and it wouldn't shift properly. He's also blown all the shock struts, and they've all been replaced.

As much as I don't want one, because they're so... average, I'll buy one. They take the mileage, give great MPG, and decently roomy. 4 or 5 grand takes one, too. Gotta love it.

I really like Toyota's reliabilty.

My dad's last car was a '86 Tercel 4dr hatch. Tiny as all get out. But he put nearly 300,000 on it before he sold it and got the Camry in '98. That car was a crazy little thing, but man did it ever last.

best car I ever had was probably my '89 BMW 325i. The older german cars are tanks. I don't think anyone makes a car as good as those are. New german cars are stupid complex.

New toyotas and vw's are junk. I wouldn't buy one made after 1996.

I have only owned a few american cars, but they were all great vehicles, for what they were. If there were more sporty options that weren't corvettes (which until recently, I had no chance of affording), I'd probably own more.

Nono, new toyotas are pretty good, VW's are overpriced deutsche sheiss. The only one i'd get would be the TDI, and that's only until the the EPA wisens up and lets the diesel passenger market open up.

The toyota manufacturing style was copied by many, many US firms after it became obvious that the Japanese were kicking our asses economically, as well as technically. The modern-day term for it is "lean manufacturing". :)

TPS, JIT, kaizen, kanban, six sigma, etc all japanese ideas being applied now in ALL manufacturing enviroments.

New toyotas and vw's are junk. I wouldn't buy one made after 1996.

Honestly, when was VW ever good?

I guess you never heard of a certain car called a "beetle" that they produced for 65 years. I'd say that's pretty good. They were generally good cars in the eighties and 90's up to about 97 i'd guess.

I guess you never heard of a certain car called a "beetle" that they produced for 65 years. I'd say that's pretty good. They were generally good cars in the eighties and 90's up to about 97 i'd guess.

Uh, sales numbers mean squat

Those cars were junk.

TPS, JIT, kaizen, kanban, six sigma, etc all japanese ideas being applied now in ALL manufacturing enviroments.


Not just even manufacturing, they are being applied in pretty much every business in America. My bank does a lot of work with 6 Sigma.

TPS, JIT, kaizen, kanban, six sigma, etc all japanese ideas being applied now in ALL manufacturing enviroments.

Damn dude, and here I thought you were just a drunk fuck head. You really do know a thing or two. :) PCC just got through a kaizan event. Maintenance was crying like the bitches they are for having to actually do something productive for a change.

I guess you never heard of a certain car called a "beetle" that they produced for 65 years. I'd say that's pretty good. They were generally good cars in the eighties and 90's up to about 97 i'd guess.

They sold the car by using its buoyancy as a selling point.

VW is mediocre. My FC is as reliable as all of their crap. But TDI is just so damn... nice to want to have.

Damn dude, and here I thought you were just a drunk fuck head. You really do know a thing or two. :) PCC just got through a kaizan event. Maintenance was crying like the bitches they are for having to actually do something productive for a change.

Ummm i'm kind of a big deal in my field.

And learn to spell kaizen right you christian whacktard.

If I never hear lean or 6 Sigma again I'll be quite happy. I have to sit for my greenbelt exam in a few weeks actually.

Ummm i'm kind of a big deal in my field.

And learn to spell kaizen right you christian whacktard.

I give as much of a shit how to spell khaezyn as I do about your little corner of the world..... but if you need encouragement to prop up your frail self-esteem, knock urself out.

I give as much of a shit how to spell khaezyn as I do about your little corner of the world..... but if you need encouragement to prop up your frail self-esteem, knock urself out.

well if you ever found a job(not likely, most people avoid introverted christian virgins) you'll spend a week on a kaizen event cutting a footstep out of a blue collars process.

well if you ever found a job

two offers on the table which, fyi, have nothing to do with $40k and driving a CAD workstation. :screwyou:



introverted



Not to mention outgoing, and a whole lot more intelligent than you.



christian



Do you even have a point?



virgin



A little preoccupied with my sex life? :gay2:


you'll spend a week on a kaizen event cutting a footstep out of a blue collars process.

Actually I'm just about to the point of declaring a kaizen event in the back end of the plant because the income potential of abrasive water jet machining is undeniable, and management knows it. :)

It's a shame you wasted your life becoming a freelance HR geek. You could have had a career in dog washing. :bigthumb:

.... for being stupid.