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Old 07-10-2008, 12:03 AM   #31 (permalink)
treekiller
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Re: Toyota sputters as market shifts; Like Big 3, has too many Trucks, Lacks Small Ca

Lets keep in mind the Yaris is built in Japan.

It cost a lot more to build a car in Japan. (Never Thought I'd ever say that)
Shipping from Japan costs more $$ now
The Exchange rate sucks when they send the money back to buy more yari...

I'm going to bet you'll see a shortage of these $10,000 imports just like the Prius shortage. why sell 1,000,000 of a car that does not make you money. and a Yaris. built in Japan shipped to here and exchanged to death... is not going to make Toyota a ton of money..

Now the Camry. Built here, overpriced, and lackluster. that can make them money if people keep buying into the "Toyota is better quality" BS..

My GM cars were just as good as my Toyotas, actually the paint was much better, and I had less Engine failures.. Sure the GM cars needed more little odds and ends. knobs, trim pieces etc. but 250,000 miles without an engine overhaul speaks volumes. The most I got out of either of my celicas was 125,000 before the engines showed issues.. and one even spit off it's oil filter.. Replaced the engine.... it spit off the next oil filter. 2 engine failures in the same car huh...
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