jimdaddy

Why I'd Avoid Toyota, The #1 Automaker in the U.S.

I said with benefits. Not plus benefits. Maybe reading lessons are in someones future?


On Jun 23 09:58 AM Pstoneki wrote:

> I'll second that. My 1987 FJ60 has 250k on the original engine and
> transmission. Bought it used in 1990 to replace my 1975 FJ40. The
> Toyota has been extremely reliable, if rather slow and thristy.
> And it has led a very hard life since it has spent a lot of its life
> off road. My wife's Mexican-built 2004 3/4 ton 4x4 Suburban lasted
> 2 years and 30k miles before it completely fell apart. After the
> dealership spent 6 months of the 24 months I owned it to fix everything
> (atleast what was broken at the time) we dumped it. Unfortunately,
> because something different broke each time we were not able to get
> it declared a lemon. So we sold it for a $40k loss.

Why I'd Avoid Toyota, The #1 Automaker in the U.S.

Well i went shopping to buy American and checked out the Ford Fusion and the Fusion Hybred. Guess what? Every one and they had plenty were manufactured in Hermossillo (sic)Mexico. Ok instead of paying an American $55.00 an hour with benefits, Ford pays Mexicans around $5.00 an hour and medical is picked up by the Govt. The Fusion hybred was $31,000.00+ and the Top of the line Toyota Prius made in Japan and shipped thousands of miles instead of 100's of miles is several thousand less. The least expensive is 22k. Ford, Gm, and Chrysler are making hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of vehicles in Mexico and calling their cars American.

Emerging Markets: The Comeback Kids

We have been long EMD for more than 10 years. Guess what? They always pay their dividends and are yielding around 10% right now.

Ford: Defying the Odds

America's car. What a joke. Ford is building as many cars as possible in MEXICO. American men and women are not Building so many Fords. I went to my local Ford dealer to price Fusion Hybrids and they Quoted me $31,000.00 more or less for a Mexican built car. In Mexico Ford pays around $5.00 an hour for labor and charges as if Americans built it. So i guess i will look at Toyota Prius or maybe a Honda. Seems Toyota and Honda are building more and more cars here, while Ford, Gm and Chrysler are building more and more in Mexico and laying off American workers.