Toyota dominates 2006 quality rankings

Lee,
It has changed because in the good old days there was a very small group of
people that were on Usenet. By the nature of Usenet at that time it was a
fast and easy process to page down through the follow up posts.
Today with the volume of replies, it has become time consuming to go through
some of the threads that can have 20-25 replies.

I am not lazy and will forgive you for calling me that, what I am is time
challenged and wasting it on going through material that has been read is
nonproductive for me and many others. Social customs change over time. That
is just a fact of life even though some of us might not like the changes.

 

I must agree with dbltap.

I prefer to read top postings. When I am following a long thread the last
thing I want to do is scroll or page through 20 + postings. Yes of course
the reply can be inserted below the appropriate paragraph, placed at the end
of thread or just the appropriate segment excerpted and commented on.
However insertions are hard to recognize and read quickly, and excerpts
defeat the said purpose of bottom posting which is to leave the original
discussions intact.

If you need to place a comment in contex you can always start at the
beginning of the thread and work your way through it (unless you're lazy
).

Yes I know this is top posting, I use OE but at least I am not posting from
AOL. I also realize that the top/bottom posting controversy probably has
used more bandwidth on usenet than any other subject.

Howard

 

I have owned Hyundai and Chevy vehicles. The Toyotas are the only cars
I've ever owned that are trouble-free. Like anyone else, I go with what
works for me, and until that changes, Toyotas will be all we buy. The
Hyundai actually wasn't bad, but at the time, it had a wimpy engine (The
first Excels). I'd still consider a Hyundai, actually.

Natalie

*snip*

 

"better" is in the eye of the beholder. and that resale thing-it will
most likely stop me from buying a Toyota. I like to buy slightly used....

 

I know that, I have always said Toyota make good stuff, it is just that they
are overpriced in a marketplace where every manufacture is building good
stuff. Most of the guys in the NGs are not the typical new car buyers, who
replaces his new car with another new car in three to four years with 45K to
60K on the clock.. Most in the NGs are used car buyers, or those that keep
them a long time, that go into the NGs looking for a free or cheap fix for
the problem with their vehicles. When they are taking cars they are talking
about cars build five, ten, or even fifteen years ago, not todays cars

It is certainly understandable that people will believe the brand they buy
is better, that is why they buy what they buy. What I have seen in all my
years in all aspect of the automotive business, from designing them to
selling them to owning a business that maintained them, is that if one
properly performs the required preventive maintenance, and does not abuse
it, makes no difference who built the vehicle. With the technology in the
industry today it is very rare to get a bad vehicle from any manufacture
that will run well up to and above 200K. There was a time when corporate
fleets replaced their vehicles at 150K on average, now they run them to 300K
or more


mike hunt

 

The car one bought years ago is not the car one can buy today, no matter who
builds it..


mike

 

@@@@You guys need to try Mozilla Thunderbird.@@@@

 

So, do what clever people do, and start snipping non-required
portions.. See here, I'm replying tot his paragraph.

And now this one. Yes, social customs change over time. Doesn't mean
that the change is for the better. the change in everyday social
customs 9such as respect of property 0is a change, but not for the
better, and which only a few seem to think is changing to their
advantage.

Top posting is annoying, as it gives no indication of exactly what

 

My vote is for top posting.

 

That's because you're a fucking moron.
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Gary

Do you also use the two fingers you type with to eat ?

 

Two? Heh. Dumbass.
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Correct not necessarily for the better, but in this case it is better.

Not annoying to me and many others
Snip Snip

 

**** OFF

 

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SgtSilicon,
I think we should acknowledge that Gary by his own admission can't even type
with two fingers. Therefore when he takes his thumb out of his anal
sphincter to type with we should give him a large and loud round of applause
acknowledging that the byproduct of a copulation between two defective DNA
donors can produce a modestly sentient offspring capable of using a single
digit to insult those to whom he feels inferior.

 

Liar.
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Apparently you are also based upon your limited vocabulary and
non-standard signature. Take care of your own shortcomings first
before pointing your finger at others.

 

PLONK

 

Just like when people clip everything and just post a one sentence
reply.