Toyota world’s most respected company
7 Jul, 2008
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If Toyota fans needed any more ammunition to support their brand, here it is. More than 60,000 people in 27 countries have anonymously voted Toyota as the world’s most respected company.
Scoring 86.53 out of 100 in a survey conducted by New York-based private research and consulting firm Reputation Institute, the Big T came out as number one amongst the world’s top 1,000 companies on perceptions of trust, esteem, admiration and good feeling.
No other car company was listed in the top 30. Volvo came in at 32nd, Honda 39th, BMW 88th and Daimler 99th.
Google came in behind Toyota which also led from Swedish furniture retailer IKEA and Italian chocolate-maker Ferrero.
In a more local study, Australian Reader’s Digest has also reported that Toyota is the most trusted automotive brand in the country. Mercedes-Benz came in second, followed by BMW, Holden, Honda and Mazda. Mitsubishi came in last (no doubt affected by its Adelaide plant closure).
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July 7th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
ANOTHER WIN TO TOYOTA,WELL DONE!
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July 7th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Congratulations should go to Toyota for their win but the real hard part is staying at the top.
Cheers !
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July 7th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
60,000 voters is not many people, 6 million people would make a viable survey but not 60,000, how many people were paid associates for the company, Toyoda will do anything to get recognition or PR..
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July 7th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
For once, I have to agree with AC COBRA. 60,000 is quite an un conclusive number of people to survey, considering the amount of people that buy Toyotas.
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July 7th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
60,000 isnt much? Its called a sample kids… notice the 86.53 / 100 figure… thats quite a large sample. Im sure those who conducted the survey have reached statistically correct conclusion. Toyota is number 1.
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July 7th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
AC Cobra is correct, it should be atleast 0.5% of the population. Since its being compared to companies outside its industry it should be 0.5% of the Australian population which would mean they should have surveyed 1067844 people. Therefore its not a fully representative study. Its valid but not fully representative. You must note they only had to survey more than 30 people for the study to be statistically valid.
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July 7th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
remove the extra 4!! 106784
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July 7th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Yaaawn. 60,000 is more then enough, especially when you have 85% of the participants in Toyotas favour. This wasnt 51/49… its quite convincing.
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July 7th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Hardly surprising considering Toyota’s whole marketing strategy is around the “Oh what a feeling” slogan.
Toyota’s marketing team deserve another pay rise.Should throw a couple of extra million Lawsie’s way as well as a tribute.
John Laws made Toyota in Australia after all.
Say something enough and eventually people will believe it.
Kaizen is Japanese for bullshit. It is Toyota’s marketing that should be studied by other manufacturers that want to be successful.
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July 7th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Yes… and TATA was no 6
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July 7th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Mazda/Honda for many years have made a superior product to Toyota but haven’t got “oh what a feeling” talking their product up.
Constant advertising around unbreakable, tough etc etc etc.
even appealing to patriotism with claims of landcruiser built Australia.
I am sure Toyota have used similar tactics around the world.
Regardless of there being any truth to these claims people now subconsciously associate these qualities with Toyota.
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July 7th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Ha Readers Digest is more likely to be read by Toyota drivers than anybody else…..
Perhaps others respect them so much because they make them so easy to steal - the Toyota Aurion was just rated worst large car in the NRMA security ratings.
In any case owning a Toymotor says a lot about the person driving it - female (or just got no balls), old or old before your time, bland, dull, boring, a car is just transport from A to B, braindead, probably with a name like Dennis, etc, etc.
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July 7th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Also how do you explain Bajaj Auto Limited and Mahindra & Mahindra Limited and China Construction Bank being ranked higher than Airbus?? Obviously countries with higher populations brought these random companies up in the ranks… not a very reliable study in my opinion.
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July 7th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Hmmm anti spam word Toyota.
Well congratulations Toyota. Credit is due when it is due. A lot of people are envious of their position and who wouldn’t.
A well managed company with reliable vehicles have given them a strong brand image that is hard to remove.
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July 7th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Before we get carried away, I like Toyota quality, technology and their reliability. Not so much their design and FWD tendancies. I also dont like people getting so worked up about the succes of a company they have nothing to do with. I also like stirring the pot !
60,000 people is a decent quantity to survey. However, you have to bare in mind, that there are also over 50,000 people who actually believe in Scientology. Yes I know that there is absolutely no correlation between Toyota and Scientology, other than of course, brainwashing….
Job well done ScienTOYOTAlogy!
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July 7th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I apologise in advance if that just opened a can of worms….
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July 7th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
BOSSCR, anything to liven the topic up lol, it is a rather toyota topic.. HA! Ha ha… ha.. hmm
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July 7th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
For a worldwide survey 60,000 is nothing. Who was surveyed? In what countries?
I’m not knocking Toyota, but notice that the survey was on ‘respect’. What does respect mean? How do you measure respect?
For example: I respect Nissan for consistently making cars that are great for drifting/tuning/general larikinism. Others clearly respect Toyota for making ‘reliable’ cars. These two concepts of respect are not compatible.
So it’s a bit of a meaningless survey, doesn’t really say anything at all. But whatever, go Toyota.
A more useful survey might be ‘admiration’. I ‘respect’ the Corolla for being a cheap little run-about. But I ‘admire’ the BMW M5 (anti-spam word) for being superbly awesome. Thus if I had the money which one do you think I’d buy?
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July 7th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I’m ready to bet that the reason why Toyota is the most respected is because of the Prius. I’m sure that the majority of people think Toyota were being responsible for changing the world. Even though we know its just a clever marketing stratedgy.
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I love how they say 27 countries have anonymously (lets keep ourselfs private) that secretly voted Toyota as the world’s most respected company, well how come I was not informed about this, shouldn’t it be made public or are all the voting Toyoda lovers only allocated prior opportunity when they purchased or already own toyota vehicles sending them out reputation surveys just to receive a $5 scratchy in return and claim more sneaky fame 4 Toyoda.
Obviously no other manufacturer or real enthusiast knew about this study, I can smell a (T) rat big time, once again very clever toyoda advertising, The cars are bland fleet crap but their promoting worldwide is spot on……
TOYODA SELLS TO THE AGEING MASSES AND DISCOUNT FLEET BUYER’S…..
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:36 am
ABOUT 50,000 OF THE VOTERS WERE TOYODA DRIVER’S, SO HOW CAN ANYONE SUPPORT THIS STUDY..
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:37 am
I would vote KFC,Hungry Jacks and Pizza Hut as number one respected company since I always go there all the time but Toyota number one I never been to a Toyota dealer in my life but the world is full of stooges and this why Toyota is Number one good job for Toyocrap:).
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:42 am
What is it with all this Toyota bullshit on this website. This has little to do with cars in reality just ANOTHER feel good for Toyota.
Yep we know Toyota are joint numero uno, we know they make reliable cars, yep we know they sell more than anyother manufacturer in Australia.
Funny how they only have 5% of the market in the UK.
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July 8th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Well Done Toyota!!
Good to see these bogans squirm!!
This Finding just confirms the sales statistics!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
CLASSIC TOYLETA BRAINWASHED COMMENTS
Confirms clever advertising is the master of all emotions, boring bland metal that surrounds it can’t change perceptions, sad but true..
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I have been driving a Toyota Echo for 1.5 years, it is the best small car I ever driven. Great quality for a good price.
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
60,000 bogans………..Toyota boring cars for boring people. Fleet sales must be going through the roof ……..discount enough and anyone will buy it. Toyota still sell “showbag” cars …….plenty of goodies but no real substance. disappointing that some people believe this Japanese propaganda survey ………Toyota survey for themselves, wht other outcome did you expect?
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Congratulations to Toyota on the well deserved recognition.
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Have to say that the marketing of Toyota is quite successful, even though their cars are NOT better than others. Toyota is now relying heavily on people’s old perception…
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
AC Cobra,
You idiot, you wish you could blame the advertising for Toyota’s success. But we both know, that is complete BS!!
I have never even seen an advert for my Toyota vehicle!!
Nor does the competition have anything series in the range!!
Just do your self a favour mate, push your POS ford or holden to nearest car yard, and wreckers… And get your self a toyota!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I’d rather push my Ford than drive a fridge on wheels.
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Good on them, to start by making sewing machines and by the next century be the worlds most respected manufacturer, thats an achievement and a half by any standards. They make a good product, market it sensibly, and don’t piss people about.
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July 8th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
So true Aaron!!
Seriusly, I dont see why so many bogans are having episodes over this article??
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July 8th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Glen,
“Fridge on wheels” Is that a bogan slang for a car that actually has a fully fuctioning air conditioner! A rare case among the bogan circles!
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July 8th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
As an owner of a Toyota I could hardly say I respect them. In fact given my dealings with their ’service’ department and the overpriced rubbish they call original spare parts, their inability to satisfactorily service acar, the number of problems that presented themselves in two brand spanking new cars, I can categorically say I have no respect for them. And I would be most unlikely to buy another in the foreseable future. And as an owner of 2 Toyota vehicles which cost a total of 100K on the road 8 years ago, I am in a prime position to comment.
Respected? You are kidding right..!
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July 8th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Some people need to read the article before they go blowing their load. The survey was about respected companies, not best cars, or marketing departments, or greenest vehicles, or juiciest wet dreams. So what if most people dont get a little moist where it counts when looking at a Toyota brochure. But you can respect them, even if you dont like them.
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July 8th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Hey Glen, you must push your Ford quite often then! I had a BA Falcon and it was the biggest pile of crap I have ever driven, 20 year old Toyota Cressidas are more refined.
I think you all need to remember that the sample was taken from 27 countries, and the “Oh What a Feeling” advertising slogan is only used in Australia (UK = Today Tomorrow Toyota, US = Toyota-Moving Forward etc). If Australia was one of the countries surveyed (and don’t assume it was, Oz isn’t the centre of the Universe you know) only an average of 2222 would have been surveyed, and according to the sales figures an average of 23% (511) would actually own a Toyota. This is about brand respect and awareness, not how many were sold.
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July 8th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
For the record I don’t have a Ford or Holden parked my garage. only >>>> (Ford project in pipeline)..
I’m a car enthusiast that has taste for great cars eg: AC COBRA, GT 40, Mustangs etc, not “mass produced boring toyota” stamped on my forehead.. just because an ad on TV or survey makes a big statement about how great thier reputation and quality is doesn’t mean it will be superior against all other manufacturers, Toyota has some of the best car ads to describe what people want to see and hear so they can make them come to a very quick conclusion for purchase and not bother test driving or comparing much better models, no point disputing this fact Tomas79..
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July 8th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
AC Cobra,
Offcourse I can’t dispute your “Fact”, since you dont present any!!
“Toyota has some of the best car ads” Thats objective, I can’t rember any, which means, they haven’t made any memorable ones!!
As for “mass produced boring toyota”, thats funny coming from a Ford fan!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Fords are not boring “get it”, have you driven any or sat in one lately like the new FG, Mondeo, Focus, put it this way I drove a stupid Corolla and found this a very horrible experience compared to most cars in its class not saying anymore about this mass produced for the ageing masses and discount fleet buying bland boring vehicle..
200 KILLER WASPS IS NOT MEMORABLE, Hmmmmmm YEAH !!!!!!! NOT 4 ME, BUT 4 PEOPLE WHO ARE INTRIGUED WITH KILLER WASPS GET SUCKED IN (OR SHOULD SAY STUNG) BY THIS, CREATING I NEED TO BUY NOW ATTITUDE.. NOONE ELSE HAS ALL OF THESE WASPS SO IT MUST BE ORIGINAL LIKE KFC CHICKEN COATED IN 10 HERBS AND SPICES…….
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July 8th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
AC Cobra - refresh Your limited memory capacity and take note of all the variuos Cust. Satisfaction / Qual. Surveys published around the world wether it be the US, UK or Australia and tell me who gets stung - let me help you abit because you need it … it’s not buyers of Toyota’s.
What about all the surveys conducted in Australia in 2006, 2007 and 2008 alone - Holden and Ford have consistantly ranked amoung the very worst and poorest performers of all while Toyota has constantly ranked in the ‘TOP 3′ with Honda and Mazda … so what exactly were you saying about getting stung.
People like you need to pull your head out of ‘ya as*e and actually note market reality instead of your own personal emotions.
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July 8th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Put it this way AC if Ford build such a fantastic car,how come they only have a poor 10% market share in OZ YTD and falling by the month and Toyota has a very healthy 23.5% share YTD. and climbing.Ford also have a very unhappy dealer group as a whole, as proven by the latest AC Nielsen survey.Why doesn’t anyone buy them? and don’t give me the crap that Ford don’t sell to fleet co’s. I think you will find that their major Falcon market is fleet.BTW don’t you just love the latest Ford ad with the fingers walking .what the hell does that have to do with cars?
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July 8th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
‘Drive.com’ recently published their annual fleet sales records. In 2007, total Commodore and Falcon sales equated to approx 80% fleet while 2008 has seen that incraese to approx 84%.
The Corolla sells approx 60% to the private market (40% fleet) while it is worth noting that the Aurion infact sells in greater numbers to the private sector then the Falcon (BF model) … mmm !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Greeeeeeat…………. just what we need another Toyolet story and another survey..yawn………..all becoming very boring.Now theres a survey they should undertake,worlds most boring car,da daaaa Toyota !
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July 8th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
AC Cobra, Ford Australia has and does survive on booooring vehicles. Any Falcon from XD to AU…. yawn. Things only got interesting again when the BA XR6 turbo was released. And the bulk of Falcons sold will continue to be bland base model sedans, wagons and utes. No panty peeling power in that lot.
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July 8th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Bavarian - Holden will win it hands down because of thier new found passion towards Daewoo.
Most car companies in Australia are jealous of Holden’s Daewoo lineup, they set new benchmarks for engineering excellance.
Why buy a Lexus IS250 when you get yourself a Holdenwoo Viva !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Dennis…….The new Ford add is great……..the fingers walking effortlessly over the landscape obviously represent the ease and comfort that you experience while travelling large distances in an FG Falcon. Get it ?? Or are you totally stupid? I have a G6E and it is wonderful. And economical too……..averaged 8.5l\100 on drive to Adelaide last weekend to see Geelong kill the Crows.
Anyway what the hell does an old stupid guy yellin out “killer wasps” have to do with cars? That is so so lame………
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Pinching the electronics for the Prius gee that’s respectable.
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Car 1 - as much as i am a Toyota supporter, i agree the new FG Falcon is a great car and certainly has the specs going for it, no arguement from me.
However, Falcons and Commodores have a long and distinguished history of being amoung the most unreliable / in-dependable and poorest quality vehicles to have evergraced Australian roads and my comment is supported by countless amounts of Cust. Satisfaction / Quality Surveys in Australia within the past couple years alone.
As published, not only has Ford and Holden in general but the Commodore and Falcon have ranked amoung the poorest performers of all and that is nothing to be proud off.
Oh yeah - enjoy the lastest version of the locally engineered L6 while you van because of 2010, it will be gone forever and replaced by an American manufactuered V6 that has not exactly received many raving reviews … has it !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Digging a hole deep enough to bury the toxic used batteries will be respectable too.
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Car 1 - Ford brought into Toyota hybrid technology just so they could enter the hybrid race before they got completely and utterly lost .. mmm !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Realcars - Ford brought into Toyota Hybrid Technology just so they could enter the hydrid market before they got completely and utterly lost.
Toyota’s battery recycling regime is very respectable !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Toyota’s have a long and distinguished history of being amoung the most unreliable / in-dependable and poorest quality vehicles to have ever graced Australian roads and my comment is supported by countless amounts of Cust. Satisfaction / Quality Surveys in Australia within the past couple years alone.
As published, not only has Toyota in general but the Toyota have ranked amoung the poorest performers of all and that is nothing to be proud off.
Oh yeah - enjoy the lastest version of the locally engineered Ford G6 while you can because of 2010, it will be here forever !!!!!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
luke as u KNOW Ford did the right thing and sorted a patent share with toyota as the devlopment that Ford did was be to close to that of Toyotas
Even Toyota has come out and said as much-so get over it
and by the way Toyota is using the tecnology that Ford shared with them as part of the agreement -diesel injection patents - so that may mean that u have to start hating diesel toyotas now!!!!!!!!!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
CAR1WANKER-DID WE TOUCH A NERVE?
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Toyota Aurion,The eazyest large car for car thevies to steal and rebirth.Toyota Kluger ESP is Accident inducing.Toyota Camry and Corolla are more boring than a fully clothed porn movie.AC COBRA im with you mate,what happens if Toyota pull out of F1 before they win,how embarrassing,wont get much respect then,and Tomas79 bogan is a word people use how think there better,do you drive a prius or a Euro.
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Fords and Holdens may be unreliable yet there are still so many of them; some which are more than 20 years old still on the roads. which indicates that they must be alot easier and cheaper to repair than a Toilet… oops; Toyota as there arent that many 1988 Coronas still going around
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
TP how the hell can anything be statistically correct>
this is the result of a survey where a particular group of people were asked a series of questions the majority of which said Toyota is number one
Yet if you take another group of the same number of people and ask them the same questions I doubt that you will get the same result that is percentage of those who also think Toyota is number one
However; if you Multiply 20 by 4 divide by 4 and add 5 [for example] you end up with 25. do it again and you still end up with 25 which is mathematically correct and far more accurate as the result is always the same no matter how many times you run through the process.
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Well looks like Drive can report on the negative side of Toyota,congratulations and what a breath of fresh air. Then again their not telling us we didnt already know about Toyota’s or their owners ,their both boring and a n a l when it comes to filling out surveys for Toyota!Everyone else actually has a life when it comes to filling out other manufactures surveys for service and quality!
“Toyota might consistently finish near the top of quality surveys in the United States, but its cars still lack the appeal of competitors, according to respected automotive research company JD Power and Associates.
The researcher, which is best known for the Initial Quality Study it publishes every year, has just released details of its 2008 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study - and Toyota finishes near the back of the pack.
The APEAL Study examines how gratifying a new vehicle is to own and drive, based on owner evaluations of ten measures covering more than 90 vehicle attributes.
And while Toyota came sixth in the quality survey, it slumped to 26th in the APEAL study, finishing well below the industry average. “”
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
I’m reminded of a statement made by a advertising executive on a TV show called “Car of the Future” on SBS on Sunday night. They were talking about what makes people buy the cars they do.
He said that buying a car is an emotional experience. People are rather passionate about the car they drive…. if people weren’t passionate about their car we would all be driving Toyota Corollas.
Which is kind of saying something as to which car is more boring don’t you think?
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July 8th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Luke GT……..Toyota are the biggest copiers of other cars that there has ever been !! The latest Toyota copying other vehcles is the Kluger copying the Ford Territory idea of being available 2wd and awd. I notice Toyota sells utes too……….and Ford invented those in Geelong !!!! So dont shit me about Ford sharing ideas …… at least they didnt steal them like Toyota does……..
Aurion …………the NAME has changed !!!! (from Camry)
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July 8th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
A Survey says Toyota is Number one….. Who cares No-1!
The only people that would really care are contestants on Family Feud…..
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July 8th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
The Original Kluger was more like a Subaru Forester which was out B4 the Territory
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July 8th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Same old arguments from Dingo I see.
HA HA HA, Ive never ever had a problem with aircon with a Falcon, but seem to have plenty with Camry’s, the place i used to work at had to replace 3 different a/c compresors in 3 different ‘01 Camry tourings.
Oh and mister2, I’ve never had to push any of my Ford’s including my EA, the only times I’ve had to get a Ford towed was both times in my EF when a clutch cable broke and when the clutch failed. Now both of those happened with more than 250,000 KMS on the clock so lasted a lot longer than they should of.
Compared to my parents brand new Toyota Spacia which the computer completely failed not once, not twice, not 3 times but 5 TIMES, a new computer each time too.
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July 8th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hahaha……meow!
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July 8th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Another area where Toyota copied other cars is with the Landcruiser. Just like the ute the very first 4WD car was also invented in Australia.
And the MR-2 was no more than a Japanese version of the Lotus Elan
maybe Toyota should change their name to XEROX. ?
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July 8th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Luke GT…….you really show just how much you dont know about things automotive. Your comment about the new V6 for the Falcon is total crap. The Falcon engine will be BASED on the V6 from the USA. Meaning some of the major components will be the same, such as the block…….there will be many parts of the engine made locally and it will be developed into a much better engine than any other version of it used around the world.
Do you understand ??
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July 8th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
WHEELNUT; to be perfectly blunt………….there is no copyright for a look of a car! The fact they do it and do it well is the epitome of a smart company.
LOL…….they all use round wheels. Is that copy???? I debunk any of your theory there as “nobody” owns a certain look legally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Unreal, i have really hit some painful nerves … OOCH !!
At the end of the day with all pathetic and worthless excuses to the side - Toyota remains as the world’s most successful, influential, lucrative, wealthiest, most profitable, stable, recognised and respected automotive manufactuer of all while General Motors and Ford literally crumble and fall apart.
Suggestions GM may have to eventually file for bankruptcy protection is writing on the wall … !!
OH WHAT A WARM AND FUZZY FEELING
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I’m not interetsed in excuses - just results … at the moment, Toyota is nothing but results !!
OH WHAT A WARM AND FUZZY FEELING
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Car 1 - i understand this as per articles published … the 3.7 V6 that will power the Falcon as of mid 2010 is pure American manufactuerd. The engine plant at Geelong is closing and all Falcon engines will become imports.
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
how could any one call them respectable when they steal from small companys to prop up thier devlopment?
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
ARTICLE …
Toyota Most Respected Company
oooow, there’s that warm and fuzzy feeling agian !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
What small company …
or - you can be General Motors and supply the entire world with some the poorest quality, unreliable and troblesome cars to grace the road !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Wheelnut - Lotus … the company which independantly chooses to be driven by Toyota power !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Luke as if u didnt know what small company - shame
The US Supreme Court let stand a $4.3 million award against Toyota Motor Corp. for using another company’s patented technology in gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, including the top-selling Prius, Bloomberg News reported today.
The justices, without comment, today turned away an appeal by Toyota, leaving intact a jury verdict favoring closely held Paice LLC of McLean, Virginia. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the award last year.
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Yeah Wheelnut that reference to the Corolla as uninspired and bland certainly sums Toyota to a T!
Toyota doesn’t have superior vehicles just superior marketing and merchandising.
What grates with me is how they are the largest maker yet contribute so little in relation to furthering the cause.
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
LukeGT has a great knack of stating facts and statistics without actually supplying any evidence that make the basis of his claims. FACT.
I have no problems with your belief that Toyota make better cars, and although being biased towards Ford, I have owned a Toyota and respect the company for their product and reputation. I don’t however, respect people that hijack forums and spam them with unsubstantiated claims.
thecarconnection.com/article/1010861_prius-versus-hummer-exploding-the-myth
An interesting article about the real effects of the Toyota Prius on the environment.
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Realcars,
Spot on. LG is one of the largest consumer electrical appliance brands in the world. All based on marketing. Lifes Good.
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Luke GT -Lotus … the company which independantly chooses to be driven by Toyota power !! and a Yamaha cylinder head
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Wheelnut, remember that SBS program mentioning that the NIcad
batteries from the Prius had to find their way to Germany for the Nickle Cadnium to be recovered. A total of four trips across the Atlantic if the Prius was sold in America for the various recycling phases to play out. They questioned the real ecological saving.
GM were developing lithium apparently and wouldn’t release a Hybrid until this better cleaner battery tech came online.
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
What a pack of idiots. Toyota has built its reputation over years. Marketing merely gets customers to check out your product…. from that point onwards the product itself has to do the job. You wouldnt get as many repeat buyers as Toyota has if it was Daewoo quality vehicles with Toyota advertising
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July 8th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Dingo seems to be getting that warm fuzzy feeling quite alot recently….
I wonder if its the same warm fuzzy feeling my 88 year old incontenent grandpa gets when he wets himself?
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
True Lotus are powered bt Toyota. Yet how is it that Lotus able to get almost double the amount of power from the same engine by simply bolting on a supercharger. The same engine that is in the current Toyota corolla which has less power than the previous model.
Surely the worlds number one car company would have trhe resources and engineering ability to out-perform such a comparively small car manufacturer
Mind you when their poorer cousin Daihatsu [Toyotas equivalent of Daewoo] bolted a Turbo onto a Toyota engine in the Daihatsu Copen they got almost as much power as a Corolla
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Peterd - you refer to the company that Toyota now pays a loyalty sum of $25 per Prius sold. I believe they copied a ‘micro-chip’ that has no connection to the hybrid drivetrain
Bosscr - i equally do not appreciate circus clowns who attempt to hijack articles with anti-Toyota comments that they can rarely support (pure rot) or are often not even remotely connected to market reality.
Maybe your issue is more to do with the raw facts of my comments.
That said, any company can advertise as much as they want but fact remains, if thier products don’t exhibit substance - they won’t sell … PERIOD !!
Take the time and not only acknowledge Toyota’s diverse, competitive, strong and consistant fleet but their consistant strong ranking in all Cust.Satisfaction / Qual.Surveys throughout the world.
Put it this way, no company achieves the success Toyota has by mistake … !!
Phil - Toyota owns shares in Yamaha
Wheelnut - different warm and fuzzy feeling.
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Spot on TP, and LukeGT!!
I just love how these bogans, keep getting their panties in a knot!!!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I didn;t say anything about Toyota breaching any copyrights etc all I said that when you look at a Toyota you can more often than not there are very few innovative design features that are unique to Toyota.. you are more likely to see things that look as if they were taken from another car and given a slight tweak etc.
For the Kidney Grille and the Hoffmeister Kick [on the M3]is unmistakable a BMW feature.. The Frogmouth grille is a unique a design feature of the Aston Martin
Yet I am struggling to find a design feature in regards to the way a Toyota looks that is uniquely and unmistakably Toyota
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Whos getting panties in a knot………….your the one Tommy that seems to be calling people with passion for cars bogans!
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I know how to recognise a Camry driver Wheelnut………their the ones with a pack of no-doze in their top pocket or handbag,what am I saying probably both in most cases.
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Wheelnut - your above response is nothing but pure rot !!
Toyota is the company that designs and engineers thier own engines therefore exhibit full knowledge of what their donks ‘can’ or ‘can not’ do … durr !!
Your latest remark truely proves how much of an idiot you truely are - what an absolute pathetic attempt to discredit Toyota considering they design the engines of interest … PATHETIC !!
Here is a thought for ‘ya (clown) … did you ever consider Lotus chose to utilitise Toyota powerplants because of the integrity built into the engines … mmm !!
Lets not forget Bolwell Nagari also use Toyota engines (2GR-FE) while Williams in F1 has followed suit.
Seriously - you have got nothing … absolutely jacksh*t.
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
If you drive a Holden-Daewoo, all your pockets are full of no-doze. Actually, Ford and Holden owners are the biggest consumers of all as they are spend much of thier lives in the waiting room of ‘Joes Garage’.
Wheelnut - you are just passing comment for the sake of commenting. Your have become weak and exhibit no substance.
CLOWN !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Arent bogans a kind of moth that are easily lured towards the bright lights only to become easy prey for the birds
In pretty much the same way a TRD owner gets lured in by what they are lead to believe [by the advertisers and marketers] is a serious performance car because only find that its no more than a regular Aurion with the same V6 plus a bodykit and a supercharger producing only 25Kw more
Whereas FPV can get more than 100Kw more than the standard Falcon from the comparitavely low tech engine by simply bolting on a Turbo
So whos the Bogan?
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Thats my point exactly Dingo if Lotus can get that much extra power from a Toyota Engine why doesn’t Toyota do the same?
At least that way the Corolla would have more chance at being a serious rival to the original Hot Hatch the Golf GTi
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Youre the bogan, wheelnut!!
Going on, blabing sh!t with no substance about some boring taxi type cars, talking about extra few KWs…
There is more to cars, then just the power figures!!
But you bogan types, haven’t realized it yet!!
AC cobra, you idiot, offcourse i have driven fords!!
My first car was a Ford laser, only 6 years old, and had the engine replaced 3 times!!
Had 2 company falcons since, they and they were memorable only in one way!! The way they rattled, and the way they looked cheap inside, and the way the LSD was f*cked… And how many problems the last falcon had, even though it was only 2 years old!!! That was a true stinker!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
If Holden commodores and ford Falcons are so good, how come nobody else outside of australia wants them??
Yes, they do sell the pontiac G8 and the monaro, but that’s only cos they are cheap!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Wheelnut - my comment went straight over your head.
Lotus, Bolwell Nagari and even Williams in F1 use Toyota engines … what more do i need to say !!
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July 8th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Luke GT,
I think the bogans finally got the message, and went off to cut them selfs, EMO style!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Toyota is number one because is the poor people’s car that is why poor people respected the company and this why they sell their cars because they are cheap.
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July 8th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Tomas79 you are as bad as Dingo (Luke GT) and TP, I don’t believe any dribble you have typed about previously owned Ford’s, I’ve had Toyodas, worst cars ever, Camry which blew 2 engines 1st one at 28,940kms. 2nd did only 22,000kms, paint fading, stereo replaced 3 times and also owned a hilux replaced engine after warranty, cost me $10,000 after all these headaches I turned 2 Ford for reliable transport and they have never let me down or missed a beat for 7 years I owned a Fairmont GHIA and my misses presently has a 2007 Focus, my next car will be either Mondeo or Falcon G6..
Ford has great cars for enthusiast’s, if you like Toyodas good 4 u but your not as inspired with passion or can engaged in any significant racing history, people like u lack automotive spirit, rely on stats, surveys, great advertising, and propaganda dug up from paid media, Priass for instance has been the single most hyped concept in recent history but has ingrown a somewhat controversial stance over long term viability.
Grow some balls Toyoda fans when you can come to me with a argument that has substance and moral value please feel free, we Australian’s deserve the best answers, not cheap shots from uneducating repeated dribble..
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July 8th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Grassy,
Did you ask your mum for permission before you went online??
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July 8th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Tomas79 did you stop playing with your self and reply back???
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July 8th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
“Toyleta is a big joke, nobody saves money driving a Priass golf cart down the freeway”
Time to up the dose on your neuroleptics!!
You really seam to be disconected from the reality!!
I did make a mistake on my previous post, i didn’t replace the engine 3 times, i replaced it twice, which means i have used 3 sets of motors including the original one!!
But still, what kind of engine cracks, and lets coolant in, not once but twice in a 6 year period!!
And please you idiots, stop using the objective terms such as exciting and boring!! Thats your own bogan opinion!!
The Sales figures, and the range on offer states otherwise!!
Also notice, it is you bogans having a suk and a winge on our positive news for toyota page!!
It’s not like me, TP or Luke GT go to your Ford/Holden page, and winge about FORDS and holdends!! Ofcourse, its not like Ford or holden had any good for years!!
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July 8th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Do you know what reality means idiot Tomas79 or is the Toyoda blinkers a permanent fixture..
Keep smoking that pipe as your demented views become even more cloud induced !!!!!!!!!!!!
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:11 am
AC Cobra,
Um, you ignorant dum arse, haven’t you learned a bit more about toyota the last fre weeks you been on Caradvice??
Or did all the sales figures, JD satisfaction survey, and respect survey fly pass your head?!! Obviusly it did!!
Um you can can keep making a fool of your self, by choosing to ignore reality, but i guess it will hit you hard soon enough!!!
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:40 am
awwwwwwww have a cry
mummy is just a door away she can give a positivism summary of sales figures as your bed time story, tuck you in cardigan wool made blanket, followed by a satisfaction survey kiss goodnight ends a somewhat everyday lifeless journey in a Toyleta..
“OH WHAT A WASTE OF SPACE” !!!!!!!! TOYODA !!!
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:41 am
So funny reading all this. Bloody hell people its only about recognition and respect for a company. Its what i’ve been saying for ages “Good customer focus, reliable products’. Running cars is becoming more expensive by the day so if someone can save a few bob by having a smaller reliable car then they will. Come on Ford and others pull your trousers up and stop letting Toyota shaft you. Simple
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:21 am
Toyota has a good marketing department.
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July 9th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Thomas79 - don’t worry about the clowns commenting on this article because fact is … Toyota is s*rewing thier beloved Holdens and Fords right up the a**e with a size 20 steel capped boot and it’s blo*dy painful.
We all know who is the strongest in the global automotive market and it is Toyota with thier mass wealth and profits, strong/diverse/consistant fleet, corporate strength and stability, ongoing strong standings in Cust.Satisfaction / Qual.Surveys, record sales and gaining momentum in motorsport.
The fact is … most of these clowns are just pure and rotten losers who envy Toyota’s global success while thier beloved General Motors and Ford continue to crumble and fall apart …. OOCH !!
Heard the latest good news - GM’s share value has reached an all time low sense 1954 (or is that 1956) with speculation of the possibility they may have to eventually file for Bankruptcy Protection.
The problem with GM and Ford, they listened to much to clowns like most of these idiots and look were it got ‘em … up s**t creek.
Toyota however followed thier instincts and market reality and have now become arguably the most influencial automotive manufactuer of all …CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ‘BIG T’
Read some of the rot these circus clowns write and then compare it to sur*eys / ana*ysis and it is often not even remotely connected to market reality … so sad !!
Most of these sore losers live in la, la land were the fairies are nice to them while people like you and i sit back, enjoy a cold beer and observe the genocide Toyota is inflicting on companies like GM/Holden and Ford.
Oh yeah, even better … Toyota is also beating the American duo in NASCAR which is thier very own sport on thier very own soil … OOCH - HOW PAINFUL !!
No matter wether the sur*ey questioned 60 000, 6 million or the entire global population - it will never be enough coverage for the ‘circus’ but if only 2 people were questioned and GM or Ford listed 1st …. it wil be a fair and justifable sur*ey according to them !!
Take my advice - forget about the pure, rotten crap most of the idiots write because in the ‘Real World’ were there is no la, la, land or fairies … we all know who is No.1
These people spend thier lives making up excuses for thier loses and personally - i’m not into excuses … just results !!
OH WHAT A WARM AND FUZZY FEELING
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July 9th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Isn’t it even more PATHETIC for someone who claims to be a car enthusiast and no a considerable amount about cars to come on a website such as this where other real car enthusiasts meet to talk about the good and bad points of various makes and models of cars.
Yet all the supposed car enthusiast does is hi-jacks blogs to talk about one particular brand as if that’s all he knows to talk about he then regurgitates a series of statistics and surveys etc
Surveys which are usually manipulated and adjusted to suit and are by no means accurate because if you asked the same questions to a different group of people you wouldn’t get the same result.[TP]
I mean if this supposed car enthusiast was a real car enthusiast he would be able to stay on topic and discuss the car in question in a civilised manner instead of always being on the offensive and making personal insults/attacks towards those who have the audacity to have an opinion which is different to his own.
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July 9th, 2008 at 9:25 am
How the F–K do you screw something to the wall with a Steel Cappeed Boot?
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Dingo for once you are right I do know Jack S–t
Jack is the only son of Awe Schitt and O. Schitt - from Alabama.
In turn, Jack Schitt wed No Schitt, and the deeply religious couple
produced seven children: Holie Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Giva Schitt, Bull Schitt,
Buncha Schitt, and the twins: Deep Schitt and Dip Schitt.
Alas, after being married for 15 years, Jack and Noe Schitt finally divorced.
Noe Schitt later married Mr. Sherlock, and because her kids were now living with them, she wanted to keep her previous name. She was thus known as Mrs. Noe Schitt-Sherlock.
Some years later, the youngest - Dip Schitt - married a girl named Loda Crock.
Dip Schitt and Loda Schitt produced a rather nervous son - Chicken Schitt.
Soon after, and against his parents’ objections, Deep Schitt followed suit and married Dumb Schitt - a high school drop out.
Sisters Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitt, who had been inseparable throughout childhood, subsequently married the Happenz brothers in a dual ceremony.
The newspapers announced it as the Schitt-Happenz wedding.
The Schitt-Happenz children were Dawg, Byrd, and Hoarse.
Buncha Schitt, the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. He recently returned from Italy with his new bride, Piza Schitt.
So not onlly do I know Jack S–t but I know his whole family
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:31 am
hahahhahahahaha, I love that joke wheelnut, I read the same joke in a pub a few weeks ago, it reminded me of all the no heart Toyo fans that have no interest in real cars but just worry about stats, surveys and pathetic American race results..
“OH WHAT A LODA SCHITT” TOYLETA !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Tell me again why I envy Toyota? If I envied Toyota so much wouldn’t I be driving one instead of an M3 Dingo/Luke Tomas 79 or whoever you want to be today ? Toyota are great at marketing and being consistent with their product just like McDonalds but like Mcdonalds when you taste the product it all tastes the same and no flavor ,boring burgers with no passion.
We’re car enthusiasts that come on this site that appreciate a wide range of cars be that FPV HSV in the local market high class horsepower from Europe or even American Muscle, are they all good cars without faults,no but that doesnt take away that they excite you. So I have to ask why you and other Toyota extremists even bother coming on to this site when your clearly not car enthusiasts and because your product gives you survey satisfaction only and no passion you have to find it in insulting those around you that do! What is the point,bottom line is Toyota is boring and real car enthusiasts cant get excited by them .
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July 9th, 2008 at 11:27 am
I’m just trying to make this website a more enjoyable place to be… by adding some fun humour and sarcasm to my comments.. although I don’t think Dingo understands sarcasm
Similar to what it was “Pre-Dingo” when long time regulars such as Bavarian Missile; Golfschwein; 280zx; Andrew M and myself could get on here talk about the good and bad things about cars [even our beloved Ford and Holden] in a civilised manner… and even manage to stay on topic which is something we haven’t been able to do since the extremist/terrorist from Emerald made his appearance
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July 9th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Luke GT: Just a Thought but as you are such a big fan of the Big T… may I suggest that you change your name [yet again] to Mr T. As you “Pity the damn fools” [The damn fools who don’t have the same narrow minded views as you]
In the same way B.A Baracus did on the TV Series the A-Team
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July 9th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Well said Bavarian Missile!
Redeem your self Luke GT/Dingo. What cars excite you as an enthusiast, excluding Toyota just for the moment?
For example, in the past I have owned a Ford, Mitsubishi, Subaru and now I dive a Toyota at work and a Peugeot at home and I like them all. I would love to own an R32 Golf or a BMW 135i or even a Fiat 500 I could go on and on and on.
One of the nicest cars I have driven is a new Shelby Mustang.
How about you, excluding Toyota for just one moment?
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Oooh I don’t know - that’s asking alot of Dingo… To think about something other than Toyota Lexus or Daihatsu etc
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
You Bogans are a thick bunch, obviously everything that has been said, went over your head!!
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Look in the Mirror Tomas79
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Bavarian Missile Says:
“Tell me again why I envy Toyota? If I envied Toyota so much wouldn’t I be driving one instead of an M3 ”
Well judging by your bogan responce, i bet your m3 is an old bomb, thats significantly cheaper then any new toyota on the market!!!
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Ya think Dingo/Tomas79 why dont you look me up in the CA forum not only will you see the M3 but a list of cars that have been in my life before.Seems you have nothing to provide but insults mate,grow up!
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Head off to introductions page 2,Im there under my real name and have more visits than anyone else 512! So perhaps you could put up or shut up and introduce yourself to the Forum with a pic of what youve got and what you’ve driven…….mmmmmmmmmmmm
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July 9th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Tomas79 - I’d like you to try and find an M3 for sale for the same price as a Yaris
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Bavarian Missile Says:
“Seems you have nothing to provide but insults mate,grow up!”
Um, this is a article which provides good news for Toyota, it is you, and your bogan crew who came here to winge and bitch!!
It is not like me, or Luke GT, or TP go to News articles that are positive about Ford or Holden and bitch!!
Not that Ford or Holden had a positive news in a while!!
I’ll happily got to the forum later on today, and post my ride!!
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
My bogan crew….why dont you look up the meaning of bogan before you accuse people you dont know of being one.
Quote ” It is not like me, or Luke GT, or TP go to News articles that are positive about Ford or Holden and bitch!!
You have got to be kidding dont you! You obviously dont read your own work Dingo! How many times have you gone on to Ford or Holden threads and tried to turn them around by first ranting on about Toyota and then running Holden and Ford down. Dont be such a hypocrite! TPs the same !
Look forward to seeing your ride on the forum……….oh and can I get an apology on the M3 thanks!
Toyota maybe respected along with Ikea but that doesn’t mean they make the best product for every ones taste,does it? Alan key anyone!
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Bavarian Missile?
Are you tapped to the head or something, referring to me as dingo?!! I’ll check out the forum tonight, but seeing as wheel net is allreading trying to compare it to YARIS, i bet it will be one old bomb!!
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I’d still like to know how anything can be statistically accurate TP?
I mean ask the same questions to another group of people and i doubt you will get the same result as they did in this particular survey
It all depends on where when you did the survey how the questions were worded how the participants interpreted the questions and how the ones performing the survey interpreted the participants answers…. so many variables
Therefore; they are not accurate they are only an indication.
Things that are mathematically or scientifically correct have far more value as the result is always the same no matter when or where you do it.. as there are set formulae and processes to follow
Surveys are more subjective where science and maths are more objective
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I referred to the Yaris because you said - “judging by your bogan responce, i bet your m3 is an old bomb, thats significantly cheaper then ANY new toyota on the market!!!
and as the Yaris is the “entry level” car in Toyotas range
I merely used it as an example
Mind you BMs M3 would still out-perform your average Corolla or whatever.
She looks after it meticulously and as its one of only a handful [of that particular model] in the country in a rather unique colour its worth more than an Aurion.
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July 9th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
why doesn’t this surprice me! all the toyota bashers come out when something positive is said about toyota (which is quite regular) i guess the real problem for you mob is nothing EVER comes out positive about holden or ford only negitive! go to a ford or holden dealership after june and ask them how they went, after you have been kicked out for being sarcastic, then go ask a toyota dealer how they went! OH WHAT A RECORD JUNE!
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July 9th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
oh i forgot, its hard not to be the best when you have the most wanted range, the best product,the most reliable, the best resale value and as the start of this article stated, THE MOST RESPECTED NAME! both here in australia as well as overseas! oh what a feeling!
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July 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Luke GT - Yes toyota do have shares in Yamaha(I think they may have a controlling share?),but its still a yamaha head
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July 9th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
I did think for less than a minute but my thoughts about Toyoda fans being bogan idiots grows every day, I’d rather be a happy clown than have a fake car enthusiast mindset..
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July 9th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
well………..
i havent even visited this post, and didnt plan to until i saw my name come up in the “live posts” section.
i didnt know you valued my presence that much Dingo.
well im gone,
dont worry i havent read any of the posts, so im not here to break any little stories that you are probably trying to sell.
so carry on, with your carry on.
cya
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July 9th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
One of my work mates is into drifting hes got a AE86 corolla with a nissan SR20 engine in it(the easyest way to get the power),but he is a die hard toyota fan.He is very disappointed at toyotas Oz FWD only line up and laughs at some of the Aurion comments.He never refers to surveys or studys to back up an argument.You clowns here are not true toyota supporters your just going on about surveys and studys,which is someone eles opinion anyway.
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Go and buy an old Toyota RWD and go to the track,get your passion back
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Luke GT - Buea Yates is competing in Drift Australia,he is supported by toyota but only financially,they have no technical input.Any company can do that so there not reaily doing anything special supporting drift
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Even if we did visit another particular blog with a topic that isn’t related to Toyota…. I have no doubt that sooner or later you would make your appearance on that blog and HI-JACK IT as you always do so we end up arguing about Toyota anyway..
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Phil - actually … you are wrong !!
The AE82 Sprinter was in fact imported by TRD Australia from Japan were it was specially modified for drift racing.
Only recently, TRD Australia including Neal Bates re-engined the Sprinter with a 2SG engine which is the same example found in the TRD S2000 Rally Corolla’s which co-incidentally have been re-trofitted from the Celica GT4.
Infact, the TRD S2000 Corolla’s run the entire GT4 drivetrain including the AWD (except the gearbox which has been replaced by Neal Bate’s own dogbox) fitted into a regular Corolla albiet modified for racing by TRD Australia and Neal Bates Motorsport.
It is worth noting that Neal Bates is now an integral member of TRD Australia.
The Sprinter driven by Beau Yates is infact mechanically, technically and financially supported by TRD Australia.
The buggy raced by Peter Kittle in the Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) is his own vehicle but is powered by a modified 2GR-FE engine (3.5 v6) so is mechanically supported (and sponsored) by TRD Australia.
Infact, Petter Kittle is a Dealer Principle of if his own Toyota Dealership … google and read up more about him, his off-road adventures and alliance with TRD Australia.
Actually, it has been lessons learn’t with Peter Kittle’s 2GR-FE powered Off-Road Buggy that has lead TRD Australia to evaluate the possible development of a Drag Racing 2GR-FE donk to replace the current 1300kw (1800hp) 3.2 twin turbo charged L6 Supra engine in Tony Wedlocks TRD Aurion Drag car which currently pulls 6.46 secs and reaches 0 - 100km/h in ‘less’ then 1 second.
Shall i continue educating you about TRD Australia’s current operations … !!
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