The Yaris escaped problems by being built in Japan?

[tomato]

^ I'd love to visit Japan some day, but it's really far from here. Visiting foreign countries is always an eye opener.

Let's remember that no car company can be perfect all the time. It's impossible even in Japan. Even Lexus only claims to pursue perfection.

What a great comment. ^

[bitz767]

Originally Posted by tomato

^ I'd love to visit Japan some day, but it's really far from here. Visiting foreign countries is always an eye opener.^

I was over there for a year on a study abroad program, it was insane. I want to go back every day. I loved the cars over there, especially looking at the GTR

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by tomato

^ I'd love to visit Japan some day, but it's really far from here. Visiting foreign countries is always an eye opener.

WTF? You're living in like the main port city for traffic to Japan. I flew through SF both times, same with my fiancee. It's a 12hr flight there, 10hrs back. Similar times compared to Europe from the east coast. The first day you will most likely be all phuqerd due to jet lag. I remember it took 2-3 days to get in sync when I got there. Took much longer re-adjusting when I came back to the states.

GO! have fun, and have your bills paid up in advance... cause it is a spendy place. Sit down in a YoshiNoya and have a beef rice bowl for me, then head over to a SunKus (circle K by a different name), and pick up the 6piece sushi with the 3 pieces of the rice rolls with sweet egg covering... AHHHH I miss those, never thought such tasty food could exist in a mini-mart, and to think it was like $3. After that... drop $150 and get yourself a Kobe Steak.... a REAL ONE. I regret not getting around to that when I was there.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

WTF? You're living in like the main port city for traffic to Japan. I flew through SF both times, same with my fiancee. It's a 12hr flight there, 10hrs back. Similar times compared to Europe from the east coast. The first day you will most likely be all phuqerd due to jet lag. I remember it took 2-3 days to get in sync when I got there. Took much longer re-adjusting when I came back to the states.

GO! have fun, and have your bills paid up in advance... cause it is a spendy place. Sit down in a YoshiNoya and have a beef rice bowl for me, then head over to a SunKus (circle K by a different name), and pick up the 6piece sushi with the 3 pieces of the rice rolls with sweet egg covering... AHHHH I miss those, never thought such tasty food could exist in a mini-mart, and to think it was like $3. After that... drop $150 and get yourself a Kobe Steak.... a REAL ONE. I regret not getting around to that when I was there.

what do you mean, wtf? A 12 hour ride isn't exactly next door
Hard to do that over an extended WE.

I know I'd love to see all the cars, and all the gadgets and stuff they get on the Japanese market way ahead of us (well, that is if we *ever* get them, actually). 3 of my friends have gone over to JP under an exchange program and have described at length how the technology is more advanced, etc. Some day maybe, will celebrate Cherry Blossoms festival over there.

(sorry for the off topic OP)