US Yaris to be imported from France ?

[Kioshi]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

+ I might (given the strong Yen) be willing to pay more for a Japanese made Yaris,

THIS ^

I honestly wouldn't cut corners when it comes to quality. Being an asian myself, I dont cheap out like the rest of the Asian people here in California, who want more bang for their buck and expect GREAT quality....

I'd fork out more money for purchase that would last me many years, is durable, and reliable. <---this applies to any items, not just automobiles.

I see the the majority of the world scumming to having lower quality things. More profit for them...

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kioshi

THIS ^

I honestly wouldn't cut corners when it comes to quality. Being an asian myself, I dont cheap out like the rest of the Asian people here in California, who want more bang for their buck and expect GREAT quality....

I'd fork out more money for purchase that would last me many years, is durable, and reliable. <---this applies to any items, not just automobiles.

I see the the majority of the world scumming to having lower quality things. More profit for them...

I agree, and would also add THOUGHTFUL AND WELL EXECUTED DESIGN to your points of durability and reliability.

I tend to be very hard on the 'power prong' on the periphery of laptop computers (where the power cord plugs into the computer). I have ended up abandoning several laptops in the past because the cost of repairing this 'wear' issue wasn't a worthwhile investment. The Mag Safe solution that Apple implemented has made this a moot point for me. I have a netbook, a MacBook Pro, and several PC laptops. I decided, after purchasing the MacBook Pro (and adding Win 7 to it), to use the MacBook Pro whenever I thought that particular ergonomic situation would tax a PC laptop traditional power prong. Since adopting this self imposed policy, I have experienced zero 'power prong' failures.

Microsoft, IMO, created an unmitigated disaster with Vista on many levels. When they created the 'value pack' for Windows 7 Home Premium (3 for $149.00) I bought it and updated my two Vista laptops and added Win 7 to my MacBook Pro. The result...fantastic! As many have stated in many different venues, Windows 7 is what Vista should have been. Much better design. Much better execution.