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From: john on 6 Feb 2010 00:06 I'd think it's easy to fix. Just stop using cheap parts. "Tokyo -- Toyota's president apologized today for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and sliding sales. But Akio Toyoda, appointed to the top job at Toyota Motor Corp. last June, said the company is still deciding what steps to take to fix brake problems in the popular Prius gas-electric hybrid. Speaking at a hastily announced news conference that lasted an hour, a stern-looking Toyoda promised to beef up quality control." From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20100205/AUTO01/2050401/1148/auto01/Toyota-president-apologizes-for-recalls#ixzz0ejHA3jzF
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 6 Feb 2010 00:18 On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:06:09 -0800, john wrote: > > I'd think it's easy to fix. Just stop using cheap parts. Yeah! Just use ones made by Denso and cut out the cheapskate US suppliers.
From: aemeijers on 6 Feb 2010 08:53 Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: > On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:06:09 -0800, john wrote: > >> I'd think it's easy to fix. Just stop using cheap parts. > > Yeah! Just use ones made by Denso and cut out the cheapskate US suppliers. > > > I thought Denso WAS a US company. (Never bothered to look them up.) They have a pretty big plant a couple miles from here, in SW MI.... -- aem sends...
From: News on 6 Feb 2010 08:57 aemeijers wrote: > Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: >> On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:06:09 -0800, john wrote: >> >>> I'd think it's easy to fix. Just stop using cheap parts. >> >> Yeah! Just use ones made by Denso and cut out the cheapskate US >> suppliers. >> >> >> > I thought Denso WAS a US company. (Never bothered to look them up.) They > have a pretty big plant a couple miles from here, in SW MI.... I have original, functioning Denso parts in my 42 year-old, Yokohama produced Datsun.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 6 Feb 2010 10:41
On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:53:23 -0500, aemeijers wrote: > Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: >> On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:06:09 -0800, john wrote: >> >>> I'd think it's easy to fix. Just stop using cheap parts. >> >> Yeah! Just use ones made by Denso and cut out the cheapskate US suppliers. >> >> >> > I thought Denso WAS a US company. (Never bothered to look them up.) They > have a pretty big plant a couple miles from here, in SW MI.... Nope. Nippon Denso. At one time a stand alone company, but after Toyota started using most of their output, they bought something like 50% of the company. Now pretty much all output goes to Toyota, but I know other makers were using their cruise controls a few years ago. |