Mike Hunter wrote:
> Overtaking GM worldwide is more of a possibility than in the US. GM and
> Toyota do not necessarily compete in the same small markets around the
> world. The Japs have a better economies of scale in the small and midget
> cars, as well. As Toyota starts to sell vehicles in the US in the million
> rather than in the hundreds of thousands, as it has for a long time, more
> of their not so good ones are starting to come to the surface. Over time
> that will erode the buyers perception of their so call superior quality.
> Anybody in the business knows that Toyotas vehicles are no better on average
> than any other manufactures vehicles.

Stop, you're killing me. Only a very few mfgrs. have the same
reputation for reliability and durability as Toyota. Really only Honda
has the same kind of "halo" although I am partial to VW myself (but
their shitty dealer network and past issues with poor quality
outsourced components has tarnished their reputation among the general
public.)

Anyone that can say with a straight face that there is no difference in
quality between vehicles is quite simply ignorant. If that were true,
we'd all just buy the cheapest car we could. Simply test driving a
cross-section of the various cars in any given class will show up great
differences in fit and finish, material quality, etc. etc. etc. and to
disregard this is idiotic. Most people realize this, and try to strike
some compromise between quality and price.

nate