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Michael A. Terrell

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On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:47:28 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
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Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Uffe Bærentsen" wrote in message
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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....)
Uffe

Whatever the reason it didn't affect Volkswagen, or Japanese
motorcycles. When I bought my first Honda car in 1974 the dealer's
parts department was well stocked. I checked.

They had parts for every other model of Toyota, just not that
year/model.
Had to be the 1972 then - the 1972 Mark 2 was a one year only model -
less than 8 months production came to North America - but the brake
parts were not specific to the Mk.- and we never had any issues other
than the pads separating that I can remember. We likely sold 20 or 25
Mk 2 coronas that year - along with a couple dozen regular Coronas -
both sedan and hatch.

It was titled as a '73 model, but your description sounds like it. I
bought a new '83 Toyota pickup. I had it seven months when a woman
crossed the center line & hit me head on and spun me counter clockwise.
My head pushed the glass out of the back of the cab, and I bent the
steering column to the dash as I went sideways. It was the only time I
ever drove that truck without a seatbelt, and was told that I would have
been dead if I was wearing it. My dad had a motorhome built on a Toyota
chassis. It caught fire and burnt to the ground before a firetruck
could get there. I haven't had good luck with any Toyota. Pontiac,
Chevy, GMC & Dodge have never disappointed me. Some cost me less than
$100 a year to own & maintain. That Toyota pickup cost me $3000 for
seven months.