The difference is that Toyota sees the problem, is worried and embarrassed about the problem, and is taking serious steps to fix the problem. GM spent ten years pissing on their customers' shoes about the quality issue.
And don't tell me about US quality. The transmission on my Ford Escape died - died! - after 3,000 miles. It took the dealer two weeks to fix it. That was not a design defect, it was some drunk-ass UAW fool not doing their job. The car has been perfect ever since because the dealer, unlike the assembly plant worker, has a real incentive to fix my car and make it run perfectly (while it is still under warranty). On 9/26/07, Sam wrote: > > US carmakers are still suffering from the 80's hangover. > They got cocky and greedy and dished out crap for ten years. They've > learned their lessons and build better quality now than their Japanese > and German counterparts but once an image is tarnished... > > Toyota is going through that now, with all the recalls, people still > think they're quality cars even though they're always bringing them to > the shop. They probably thing GM owners go to the shop more often. > Luckily they're fixing the problem before it affects their image by > hiring thousands of engineers. > Story here http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/04/business/recall.php. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243244 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
