1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

how Nat-Geo should be

https://youtu.be/rLA0g2mFMfY?si=-w28O--i7S9SClR3

 

J-J-J-J-J-Jake N Dale, RESCUE RANGERS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PELdq2SIhr4

 

Jake and Dale is a kid’s book.

 

Too much Merica, not enough Japan.
I been saying that was Toyotas problem almost two decades now.

 

Hey most turd gen owners are getting free milling sample with there engines. Toyoda giving out free gifts

 

Free metal shavings -_-

 

Looks like 1GT floor mats, DC likely but ... only $40 in grey and they look brand f'n new, Greenville SC.

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100%

 

If they’re like mine, all the knubs will be worn off the back from reversed wear.

 

Even Koreans agree, and we all know how much Koreans and Japanese hate each other...

 

I wonder if they have Chyna making their shit now. LOL

 

Pretty sure it's the American manufacturing culture causing quality control issues. Toyota in Japan has a really great culture of quality control and perfection.
https://youtu.be/F5vtCRFRAK0?si=ATEKAXosonBmiRob
https://youtu.be/PEfMzggk1Lw?si=0NKDVzcdXMI0dBv4

 

Maybe it's because 'honor' is a big deal in Japanese culture and if you don't tighten that bolt to the exact torque spec, or build that engine to perfection, you dishonor your family.

 

https://www.toyota.com/usa/sustainability/diversity

 

Maybe they need to sit back, relax and ponder the meaning of life and not let their job define them.

 

Well Toyota of America is based out of California.... Big surprise.

 

Japan wasn't always known for quality. It wasn't until after the war and the quality revolution where things changed for them.

 

I think that's the problem. The American Toyota doesn't let their job define them.
Meanwhile the Japanese Toyota is perfection.

 

Oh that war that happened before any of us were even born?

 

In the future, the manufacturer who wins has a completely autonomous plant run by AI with zero manufacturing defects.

 

Just-in-time wasn't developed/implemented by Toyota until the 70s and it still took time to refine. Just saying cultures haven't been around as long as you think, and they aren't built overnight.

 

In the future, most of us likely have no jobs because of AI.
Not sure if it will be utopian or distopian yet.
They sell us on having all this leisure time to do the things you love instead of work all the time. But I suspect we'll actually be further reduced to chattel. Leading to lots of fighting among the masses for resources, while our overlords watch in good health and gluttony. Then the AI eventually turns on them too and all humans are slaves to the machines.

 

You don't know how long I think things

 

Or maybe not….

https://youtu.be/kCEa4cJK21w?feature=shared

 

Nope, back side in the pics is minty fresh. Looks like they just came outta the bag.

 

Did autocross at tire rack today.. mucho fun. Cars amazing. Needs some tweaking. But it’s fast https://youtu.be/GXRrjcCKChE?feature=shared

 

Joined the no-steps/nerf bars club today. Got tired of looking at them and no one seems to use them like I thought they would. Was crazy how easy they were to remove:

 

That’s pretty cool. How much they charge you and how many laps? Wish they had something like that around here.

Edit: Nevermind, it’s like $260 to enter here. No wonder I don’t hear much about it.

 

the only time i miss mine are when i'm washing the roof.