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Old 07-03-2008, 03:20 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Arminius View Post
Toyota has always had great quality (ok, with the exception of the late 80's and early 90's Corolla rust magnet - yes, I owned two of the damn things), but they are the Johnny-come-lately in the race for efficiency, relative to Honda.

I read today in the Wall Street Journal (or was it Investor's Business Daily?) that Toyota also builds houses in Japan, does rooftop gardens and has sweet potato farms in Indonesia. (Just unrealted factiods for anyone interested.)
That sounds like Mitsubishi and Hyundai. Aren't they manufacturing giants in their own right independent of automobiles?

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