Re. Toyota rant

[Roger Woodbury]

Thanks, Ben.  The series is going to be several essays lightly discussing
the origins and development of Japanese quality in contrast with, and
ultimately destroyed by, familiarity with American automobile build
practices.  I am going to try to get this series done in the next two to
three weeks, and only wish I could just do this instead of other necessities
of life, too.

 

Roger

 

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From: Ben Swann [mailto:benswann at verizon.net] 
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:55 AM
To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
Subject: Re. Toyota rant

 

Good points and good writing.  

Toyota screwed up by not nipping the problem in the bud before it grew out
of control.  Politics is destined to bring the company to its knees, at
least in the short run - of course the folks that will pay for it will be
the ones who can least afford it - the workers, not the corporate officials
who pretty much tried to sweep the problem under the rug.

I believe a combination of problems will come to light when the
investigation is complete.  It will likely be a compound problem of sensors,
drive by wire control unit code, and mechanical hangups. 

Ben 

 

[Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:09:10 -0500 
From: "Roger Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com> 
Subject: Toyota rant 
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For what it is worth, I have begun my rant about the decline and fall of 
vaunted Toyota "quality" at  <file:///\\www.acadiareaders.com>
www.acadiareaders.com. 

Probably worth nothing, but then again, at least it keeps me off the streets

and out of the bars and other places of ill repute. 

Roger]