Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Comparing Toyotas built in USA vs Japan is not quite the same as comparing Leicas built in Canada vs Germany. The stuff I got "made in Canada" are all high quality stuff. I cannot honestly compare US varieties on par with our northern neighbors. Case in point, I have a Classe (Montreal built) amplifier and pre-amp that's been in use for the last 15 years and to this date, it still sounds sweet and never ever even blown a fuse. While I vouch for the Canadian electronics & optics, I cannot say the same for German electronics. While mechanically German-made products are very well made, but electronically, I have my share of problems with the BMW's electronic gremlins. - --- "Langhans, Aram" <araml@naches.wednet.edu> wrote: > Well, actually, yes. At least with Toyota. We had > an 85 Camry until 2000. > Never a problem. Great car. So, we bought a 99 > Camry. It was the USA > variety. I know three other people with 99/2000 > Camry's, all Japanese > built. The fit and finish of my USA is far below > the Japanese ones. > Plastic panels don't fit right, the carpet doesn't > fit right. Rattles and > creeks. I had to disassemble the panels and put > them in right. Found most > of the rattles and installed those parts correctly. > I haven't been brave > enough to dig into the carpet and move it a few > centimeters to get it to lay > down right. Summer project. I don't trust our > local Toyota shop. No one > buys locally after dealing with them. But I heard > they just sold out and > there are new owners. Maybe there is hope. > > Aram > > > > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:39:32 -0800 > > From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> > > Subject: > > Message-ID: > <001101c1cfd9$fe425f20$633f4d18@gv.shawcable.net> > > References: <3C981649.4CAE7BFF@miltonstreet.com> > > > > Sam Carleton wrote: > > >>> Are the Canadian built lens inferior to the > German built > > lens? Is the > > > glass made from a different raw material, making > it different?<<< > > > > Are the Honda's made in the USA inferior cars to > those built in Japan? > > > > ted > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html