Toyota has some problems

[.Kevin.]

I would stick with Toyota, when you're the best everyone waits for you to make a mistake and it doesn't help that in North America all the red necks laugh at imports because they are mentally ill.

GM screws up all the time, and it is so frequent that everyone just accepts it now and if Toyota messes up once it is suddenly not okay to have a fault.

This is what I would say as my closing statement if I was Toyoda.

[carnageehw]

Originally Posted by .Kevin.

I would stick with Toyota, when you're the best everyone waits for you to make a mistake and it doesn't help that in North America all the red necks laugh at imports because they are mentally ill.

GM screws up all the time, and it is so frequent that everyone just accepts it now and if Toyota messes up once it is suddenly not okay to have a fault.

This is what I would say as my closing statement if I was Toyoda.

GM has had good reliability for a good number of years now. You can laugh at "rednecks" who laugh at imports, but pretending GM is still the company of the late 90's early 2000's is foolish as well.

Toyota simply fell into the same trap GM did. They got big, they had to make all these cars, which means pushing your employees harder than what is ideal, and quality suffers. Because you're number one you get a little lazy and complacent.

And Toyota's woes are coming at a time when other companies are making really, really great cars.

There's not reason to assume they won't bounce back though, but they have to start having a sense of urgency.

[Black_griffin6]

I would still buy a Toyota and I would still recommend one to a friend.
I don't think they've totally lost their way, but I do think they need to take a step back to try and catch up with the competition.

[shinlee]

Originally Posted by .Kevin.

I would stick with Toyota, when you're the best everyone waits for you to make a mistake and it doesn't help that in North America all the red necks laugh at imports because they are mentally ill.

GM screws up all the time, and it is so frequent that everyone just accepts it now and if Toyota messes up once it is suddenly not okay to have a fault.

This is what I would say as my closing statement if I was Toyoda.

Honestly, how many rednecks can there really be in a continent to degrade the percieved quality of toyota?

Red necks laugh at imports cuz to them, they are impractical and useless except to drive around. They want a vehicle that goes fast/hauls alot of stuff, and drive for enjoyment, which is why Nascar is so popular to them.