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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 23 May 2010 00:59
On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:21:51 -0700, jim beam wrote:

> On 05/21/2010 08:12 PM, john wrote:
>> So it seems the company, Exponent, really didn't do much at all. It's
>> just a tool for PR and its lawyers.
>>
>> "Democratic lawmakers accused Toyota on Thursday of misleading the
>> public about its probes into sudden acceleration, saying the automaker
>> and its outside engineering firm were worried more about lawsuits and
>> publicity than finding a cause.
>>
>> U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said when investigators asked Exponent
>> for copies of its work, the firm replied that it had little to no
>> documents on its Toyota experiments.
>>
>> Full article:
>> http://www.freep.com/article/20100521/BUSINESS01/5210389/1331/BUSINESS01/Democrats-Toyota-misled-public-about-its-probes
>
> more bullshit propaganda? where are your stories about g.m. re-importing
> their jobs back stateside now that taxpayers have spent billions on them
> "john"? oh, there aren't any? shame.

Are people still waiting for GM truck bumpers to come in from China? A
friend of mine at a body shop had to hold a Silverado up for almost 6
weeks waiting for a bumper to come in by Slow Boat...



From: Mike Hunter on 23 May 2010 09:20
Apparently China must make good bumpers. Toyota has a reputation for
quality. If Chinese bumpers were not good Toyota would not get their
bumpers, as well as a lot of their other parts, from China.


"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
news:cD2Kn.12108$7d5.2729(a)newsfe17.iad...
> On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:21:51 -0700, jim beam wrote:

>> more bullshit propaganda? where are your stories about g.m. re-importing
>> their jobs back stateside now that taxpayers have spent billions on them
>> "john"? oh, there aren't any? shame.
>
> Are people still waiting for GM truck bumpers to come in from China? A
> friend of mine at a body shop had to hold a Silverado up for almost 6
> weeks waiting for a bumper to come in by Slow Boat...
>
>
>


From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 23 May 2010 12:48
On Sun, 23 May 2010 09:20:16 -0400, Mike Hunter wrote:

> Apparently China must make good bumpers. Toyota has a reputation for
> quality. If Chinese bumpers were not good Toyota would not get their
> bumpers, as well as a lot of their other parts, from China.

Mike....look again...it was a Chevy Silverado...

>
>
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:cD2Kn.12108$7d5.2729(a)newsfe17.iad...
>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:21:51 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>
>>> more bullshit propaganda? where are your stories about g.m.
>>> re-importing their jobs back stateside now that taxpayers have spent
>>> billions on them "john"? oh, there aren't any? shame.
>>
>> Are people still waiting for GM truck bumpers to come in from China? A
>> friend of mine at a body shop had to hold a Silverado up for almost 6
>> weeks waiting for a bumper to come in by Slow Boat...
>>
>>
>>
>>

From: Mike Hunter on 23 May 2010 15:30
Duh! The point is dummy that Toyota has parts made in China as well.


"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 May 2010 09:20:16 -0400, Mike Hunter wrote:
>
>> Apparently China must make good bumpers. Toyota has a reputation for
>> quality. If Chinese bumpers were not good Toyota would not get their
>> bumpers, as well as a lot of their other parts, from China.
>
> Mike....look again...it was a Chevy Silverado...
>
>>
>>
>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>> news:cD2Kn.12108$7d5.2729(a)newsfe17.iad...
>>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:21:51 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>

>>> Are people still waiting for GM truck bumpers to come in from China? A
>>> friend of mine at a body shop had to hold a Silverado up for almost 6
>>> weeks waiting for a bumper to come in by Slow Boat...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>


From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 23 May 2010 23:02
On Sun, 23 May 2010 15:30:42 -0400, Mike Hunter wrote:

> Duh! The point is dummy that Toyota has parts made in China as well.

The stereo in my Scion. Everything else from Japan.

>
>
> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:I%cKn.29221$rE4.13285(a)newsfe15.iad...
>> On Sun, 23 May 2010 09:20:16 -0400, Mike Hunter wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently China must make good bumpers. Toyota has a reputation for
>>> quality. If Chinese bumpers were not good Toyota would not get their
>>> bumpers, as well as a lot of their other parts, from China.
>>
>> Mike....look again...it was a Chevy Silverado...
>>
>>
>>>
>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>> news:cD2Kn.12108$7d5.2729(a)newsfe17.iad...
>>>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:21:51 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Are people still waiting for GM truck bumpers to come in from China? A
>>>> friend of mine at a body shop had to hold a Silverado up for almost 6
>>>> weeks waiting for a bumper to come in by Slow Boat...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>

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