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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
As unfair as it is to give a company good reviews without even looking at the cars? The costs of labor/business disparity in the 70s and 80s? The manipulation of the Yen? The intentional withholding of safety concerns from the US market? Or maybe as unfair as the media/societal bias was for the better part of a decade, at least...adding to that 'earned' reputation? When it comes to Toyota....the topic of fairness really isn't a solid argument.
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Well i think if the reviewer in question is giving a car a good review without looking at the car in question, he's not a very good reviewer.
As for the Labour/Business disparity in 70's and 80's.. you'll have to explain that to me.. not being from the USA I'm not sure what your referring to.
I can tell you what happened in the UK when they started importing Japanese vehicles and why they took hold so well.
As for Manipulating a currency... that is to do with the Japanese Government.
The intentional withholding of safety concerns etc.. is yet to be proven. After all this is what this is all about.
Toyota and Lexus have reacted to resolve issues with their vehicles... as any Car Manufacturer should!!
I'm trying to keep a neutral stance, keeping an open mind and waiting to see what comes of all of this. That is what i mean by "unfair", some people have already made up their minds and i believe that even if Toyota are absolved of all these accusations it won't change them.
I wonder if Chevrolet were under the spotlight whether they would be getting the same reaction!!