Den 14-02-2013 13:51, skrev:
On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:22:56 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:03:18 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
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I recieved Toyota factory training on the Nippondenso geared starter
when it ws first introduced on the 4M engine in the 1972 1/2 Mark 2
Corona and it was very well explained at that time. The information is
actually available on line - oh the joys of the internet - at
http://www.autoshop101.com/forms/h7.pdf.


I had a '73 Corona. It was the worst piece of **** I ever drove.
That includes the Opel Caddette that had the hood latch pull out of the
body, at 55 MPH on I-75 in Cincinatti.
The Corona and the Mark 2 were totally different vehicles - but early
'70s Toyotas, and any other Japanese cars, were quite substandard to
American vehicles - but no worse than british or German vehicles of
the time. In only a few short years, that changed SIGNIFICANTLY.


The disk brakes on that car were definately substandard. Hit them
hard in reverse, and the pads popped out even with good rotors & new
pads. Toyota told me that only 1000 '73 Coronas were imported, and
reqquired major redesigns rthe following year. No parts were availible,
without a six to nine month wait to get them from Japan. They wanted
$750 (US) for the speedometer cable. They wanted $600 for a seat cover
for the lower half of the rear seat. I got pulled over one morning (5
AM) by an Ohio State Highway Patrolman for speeding. I told him I was
unable to find parts for the speedometer, and the dealer didn't want to
order the part. He called me a #$%^&*( Liar. Then he aimed his
flashlight at it and asked, Is that a '73 Corona? I said yes. He
turned red and said, I owned one of these pieces of $#%^&*( crap. Get
out of here, and be more careful.
Funny thing, in Canada all of the parts were readilly available - and
actually reasonably priced. By 1974 they had the brake problem sorted
out - all replacement pads in Canada had the fix

The main thing in this story is the great barriers that we saw car-wise.
In USA it was difficult to get parts and service for Japanese and
European vehicles. In Europe it was difficult to get parts and service
for vehicles from USA (at least in some countries in Europe). I do not
know what the story was in Japan but I would not be surprised if they
had difficulties wit US and European vehicles.
Protectionism (most likely missspelled....)



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