anybody hear bout toyota?

[Trash man]

they put a sales freeze on certain models cuz of the floor mat issue. when i heard this i was at greentree toyota dumping the cardboard can, no wonder why they always looked busy(between the truck frames and now, floor mats!)

[sneitzel]

The local paper here said it was because of accelerator pedal issues. Production has been stopped here in SA.

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Yup...the latest recall has nothing to do with the floor mat issue. It's different all together.

Toyota is in a mess of trouble, even more so in Japan, as the current generation has little interest in buying cars over there.

[Nightrage]

I don't get this, as I literally drive around at least a dozen different Toyota's every week and have never had any problems whatsoever.

[Trash man]

maybe the floor mat was a cover for the real issue

[FroSSty]

maybe the floor mat was a cover for the real issue

thats what I was thinking

[Jeff_in_Atl]

I have never had anything but American cars and I don't see that changing.

Where I work they have been trying to adopt Japanese production methods and a lot of them flat out just don't work for what we make. They have a process called 5S. If you don't use it trash it. 3 months later we had to remake $30,000 worth of tooling.

[sneitzel]

I have never had anything but American cars and I don't see that changing.

Not to split hairs, or open up a can of worms, but they build the Toyota Tundra right here in San Antonio, TX USA. Many of the parts suppliers are located here in SA as well. I do get your point about supporting American car makers, just saying...

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

5S....Kaizen...6-Sigma....yuck, don't remind me.

I spent years working for Allied Signal/Honeywell. I hated every minute of the Japanese rhetoric being crammed down our throats. I kept my sanity by saying, "Didn't we beat them in a war a few years back?"

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Not to split hairs, or open up a can of worms, but they build the Toyota Tundra right here in San Antonio, TX USA. Many of the parts suppliers are located here in SA as well. I do get your point about supporting American car makers, just saying...

Where do the profits go?

[Trash man]

man when toyota messes up, they make it count, i had to have 20 cars moved from the toyota dealer we service, now they got to do truck frames and gas pedals,

[FroSSty]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/.../toyota_recall

[sneitzel]

Where do the profits go?

Point taken.

But, there are alot of employed people who couldn't care...

[Steel2686]

Where do the profits go?

Unfortunately, they are split between several different countries depending on where the many parts are bought/imported from.

Here's my take... I bought an Acura that was built in Marysville, Ohio by non-union workers. They employ several thousand Americans. I have no problem supporting a company like then when GM built the last three cars I owned by them in two different countries (Canada and Mexico). Which is worse? Hard to say. We're at the point where the lines have been blurred. I would have NEVER bought anything other than American. That has changed.

I would buy a Corvette without a thought as it still has a strong American presence, however, that's really a niche car. Not a daily driver.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

I would buy a Corvette without a thought as it still has a strong American presence, however, that's really a niche car. Not a daily driver.

What do you mean not a daily driver? I drive mine every day. I know several people that it's their daily driver. I can't think of anything better to drive every day. That's what I bought it for. I average 18mpg in town and 28 on the highway and I can go 2 weeks between fill ups.