[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: New Corolla (+) Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Randy Thatcher [Email] (#22) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Randy Thatcher) on Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:32:07 In Reply to: New Corolla (+), Vlad, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:29:02 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

It really is a good car. If the size is right for his needs, your father will be thrilled with the gas milage and the reliability.

I work in the 2 North American plants that build that car and I have to say it's impressive. They are fanatical about quality and are always looking for ways to improve the process of building the car. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (builds Corolla, Matrix, and Solara) will be the first plant to build a Lexus product outside of Japan. Japan holds that plant in extremely high regard, and there are MANY JD Power banners hanging in their shops to back it up. So, if you like the car (and it is a great car), look for one built at TMMC. Just look at the label inside the driver's door area for "Made in Canada" or similar. The window sticker should say something about Cambridge Ontario as point of final assembly. All the BS you read about at the Big 3 is absent here. People care about what they do, and the people on the line actually get involved at improving processes and workflow.

The Camry plant (Georgetown Kentucky) is equally impressive. They also strive for continuous improvment (Kaizen) and quality. I think it's the largest auto plant in north america in terms of output, but Nissan in Smyrna may beat it.

BTW, the guys in the plants bust my chops for buying 3 SAABS, but I know an I.S. guy who had a volvo, now a BMW. Another drives an Acura RSX. One I.S. guy has a M-B Kompressor.

Toyota software/automation vendor by day, DIY SAAB mechanic by night,
Randy

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• New car advice?(long), Josh91900, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 13:50:56
  • Camry or Accord 4-cylinder..., keeton, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 19:44:09
  • Toyota Camry XLS or LE, JBinMD, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:57:23
  • Re: New car advice?(long), TJ, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:26:01
  • Get the Maxima................ inside please, Phil, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 02:26:39
    • Requires premium gas and poor fuel economy (-), Vlad, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 19:24:23
      • Maxima SE reliability issues..., Camm , Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:15:11
    • Re: Get the Maxima................ inside please, warkow, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 12:16:13
    • Maxima SE has stiff suspension, JBinMD, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:41:52
    • maxima (long), dwin, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 02:57:58
  • Re: New car advice?(long), CWilson, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 00:30:03
  • Re: New car advice?(long), CWilson, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 00:12:31
  • Re: New car advice?(long), chris74, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:05:23
    • What happened to all the Diesels?, Josh91900, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:27:33
      • Re: Ask the EPA + US oil, its their fault, Shazbat, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 07:16:04
        • Re: Ask the EPA + US oil, its their fault, No.9, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 09:07:38
          • Re: Ask the EPA + US oil, its their fault, AdamB , Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:12:59
            • Re: Ask the EPA + US oil, its their fault, No.9, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:18:55
  • Re: New car advice?(long), Noel, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:57:47
  • 9-5 may be cheaper than you think, Sieglo, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:15:27
    • Re: 9-5 may be cheaper than you think (Looooong), Aero9k, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:03:08
    • Even cheaper than that......nm, Mike Lynch , Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:17:38
  • VW Does sell the tdi in USA I looked at one the other, Dan , Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:22:17
    • No TDI Passat, only Golf, beetle and Jetta..., bRAD, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:02:34
  • New Corolla (+), Vlad, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:29:02
    • Re: New Corolla (+), Randy Thatcher , Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:32:07 <-- Viewing This Message
      • I get lots of that heat too!!!, Rollmo, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:01:07
  • Re: Once Mom sits in the seats in the 9-5....., paul de k, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:11:12
    • The New Corolla..., Brian, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:42:40
      • New Corolla is not a good choice, No.9, Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:59:44
      • Re: The New Corolla... right choice for Josh's dad, Jason 0W-40, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:47:59
  • Re: New car advice?(long), compaqted, Tue, 12 Nov 2002 14:16:52

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