en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/250473 Comments by SeattleLGT http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114758504.html#IDComment124221829 I think that's a little harsh. We don't even know what he was running for. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:57:26 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114758504.html#IDComment124221829 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114758504.html#IDComment124220308 Hope the owner of the car is okay Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:47:33 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114758504.html#IDComment124220308 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124204434 You keep changing the subject or ignoring it for that matter. C'mon smart guy, let's hear what type of engineer and inside knowledge you have. I've been waiting..... Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:11:42 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124204434 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124182891 I'm still waiting for your sources or any type of proof to back up your statement. Otherwise it's horse **** coming from your mouth. So please... enlighten me as to what is involved in engineering and design. You claim you know, so please, do us all a favor and enlighten us Mr. Engineer. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:09:38 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124182891 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124169139 "You proved nothing except maybe in your own mind." You sure about that, buddy? You said that ALL Toyotas were designed in Japan. You were proved wrong. Calty Design helps design certain cosmetic styling aspects of handfuls of cars. You said ALL Toyotas were engineered in Japan. You were proved wrong. TEMA specializes in the R&D, engineering and design of North American Toyotas. You say you're an automotive engineer for 27 years, including Toyota. Yet up to this point you've not supported this statement with any type of information what so ever. So until you can, I call BS. So if I'm delusional in thinking that ALL Toyotas are not designed or engineered in Japan, please feel free to prove me wrong. You've had the past 24 hours and have done nothing to support your case. Your move.... Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:44:45 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124169139 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124164601 WRONG! Not everything is designed by the Japanese. It's called TEMA. Over 6,000 employees that specialize in R&D, engineering and design for North American Toyotas. Ignorance sure is bliss. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:17:40 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124164601 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124164273 "You have NO IDEA what you are talking about" That's all this joker can say. He claims to be a former automotive engineer yet can't provide any insight into the subject matter. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:15:23 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124164273 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124164203 "You are so uninformed" That's all this joker can say. He claims to be a former automotive engineer yet can't provide any insight into the subject matter. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:14:50 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124164203 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124163197 You keep repeating the same drivel over and over. I'm delusional, I have a lack of any knowledge, I don't know what I'm talking about, I don't know anything about the industry, blah, blah, blah. Is that all you can say is that I don't know what I'm talking about? Clearly, the one who doesn't know anything is you, buddy. It's okay, I get it. I made you look stupid by proving you wrong several times and you have to keep replying with the same nonsense over and over to keep telling yourself that you're right. You're a compulsive liar. You added no insight or information to this entire article. You kept repeating the same thing over and over to people, telling them they know nothing about the auto industry and that you do, but NOT ONCE provided any credible information to prove people wrong. What's your next reply? Let me guess... it doesn't take a genius to figure out what 711homer is going to say next.... "You're delusional! You know nothing about the subject! Are you high? You have zero intelligence showing. I worked at NASA for 20 years and graduated from MIT, so that makes me smarter than you. I don't know crap about NASA, but I told you I worked at NASA, so it has to be the truth! You know nothing!" Does that sound about right for your next reply? Sounds about right for the intelligence level of a Subway Sandwich Artist. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:09:07 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124163197 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124156705 Fake credentials. Anyone can sit behind a keyboard and type the same nonsense you spew. Nothing but lies. You were just busted on another one of your lies and you still can't shutup. How was engineering in Japan? LMAO! Let me guess, you work at Subway and you own a GMC Sonoma with Les Schwab wheels and Flomaster exhaust and think you know something about cars and/or the industry. You were proved wrong three times, including your so-called credentials. How can anyone take a lying SOB like you seriously? Enjoy your free subs. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:28:52 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124156705 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124147423 "The Engineering and design come from Japan. American workers are only assemblying the defects that Japan designed! Duh!!!! " "Hahaha! Toyjoka! What a feeling! Moving forward! Regardless if you want to! " Yep, you really sound like you worked as an engineer for 27 years. And by your first quoted statement above, that would mean you worked in Japan as an engineer since you thought all Toyotas were designed and engineered in Japan only. You're so full of it, it's ridiculous. How old are you? 17? Go get a life and stop posing as someone that you're not. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:36:17 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124147423 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124001347 Funny, I've worked in the auto industry for 15 years in various fields. Please do tell, how does the industry work? And please, do tell me what your qualifications are that relate to the R&D and manufacturing of automobiles. "Trust me if you ever worked in engineering for Toyota you would know that no MATTER what Toyota claims it is all still done in Japan. " Sounds like you have? Please, go ahead... school me. EDIT: Since the admins deleted my last comment, I'll post the quoted info here. From Toyota: TEMA is responsible for Toyota’s engineering design, development, R&D, and manufacturing activities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:13:06 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment124001347 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123960878 Yeah, mine has the 5EAT tranny. I installed the Rallitek tranny mount insert and it shifts like butter now. If I plan to keep the car longer I'd also want to do the valve body modification. I searched all over the country for a SWP GT Ltd with black interior and manual tranny. I finally caved after 6 months of searching and settled for a local SWP with 5EAT. I negotiated with the salesman for an entire month until I got it for the price I wanted. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:12:32 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123960878 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123947694 +100 if I could. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:56:25 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123947694 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123947249 I'm still waiting for an actual reply to my comment, but I'll play. 1. The all-weather mat problem stemmed from a fatal accident because a dealer placed rubber floor mats from a different model in their loaner car, which caused the accelerator to stick. 2. I love how you mention that every Toyota model in 2010 was recalled ranging from minor to major. Same could be said about ANY auto manufacturer. 3. What was well-documented, US or Japanese built Toyotas? Me thinks it's US. 4. Despite all of the nonsense you spewed, Toyota is still the #1 selling brand with 8.4M units sold in 2010. The Camry is still the #1 selling sedan. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:53:58 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123947249 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123943364 I agree. Anyone who has ever been to Japan know how much the Japanese pride themselves on perfection. No matter if it's making cars, pruning a Bonsai or making sushi, they want everything to be perfect and take great pride in their work. Anything less would be dishonorable. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:31:56 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123943364 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123941981 Source for this "off-shelf Denso unit" that GM used? Funny how you put the blame on Toyota because they supposedly designed the pedal and went through their inspection, but you don't put any blame on GM for putting this off-shelf Denso unit in their own vehicles. So if you're not putting any of the blame on CTS, why should Toyota get the blame for GM's faults? They might not have designed it, as you claim, but they put it on their own vehicles. I think GM can take partial blame. And nowhere have I mentioned this current recall. This is their largest worldwide recall, involving Japanese-built products, since 2005. I think most people would be willing to look past a recall of this size compared to the close to ten million US-built Toyotas that were recalled. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:24:23 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123941981 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123939450 They're assembling defects that Japan designed? What kind of idiot are you? Go and Google Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA). Don't be mad because your idiotic theory was proved wrong. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:08:52 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123939450 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123938720 And how many of the nearly 10 million Toyotas that were recalled for gas pedals, floor mats and ECM's were built here in the US? Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:04:14 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123938720 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123938184 I've worked in the auto industry my entire working life. So what? Go Google Calty Design Research if you truly believe ALL of Toyota is designed in Japan. Go Google Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) if you think all Toyotas are engineered in Japan. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:01:29 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/114624439.html#IDComment123938184