Comments on: Taking Care of Business, Chinese Style

By: coupdetat

coupdetat — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:37:09 +0000

I wouldn’t call the Chinese attitude towards Japanese “nationalism”. It’s not really excessive patiotism, it’s just that many Chinese are still pissed at the Japanese for raping our women and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people and Japan refuses to acknowledge it.

By: altoids

altoids — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:44:47 +0000

Nice going Toyota! The Chinese market has a perceptible anti-Japanese nationalism, but most Chinese still seek out the best value for their individual dollar, which bodes well for the Japanese automakers.

Landcrusher, I wouldn’t sweat learning Chinese – there are 100 million Chinese who can speak English (not well, but well-enough). There are about 100,000 Chinese-speakers who come to the US every year, and become fluent in English (for example, me). My friends ask me if I think their kids should learn Chinese, and I tell them that unless their kids want to learn Chinese for fun, they’d be better off spending the time on math and science.

By: Landcrusher

Landcrusher — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:03:24 +0000

Frank,

You got the correct conclusion out of that piece of news! I need to learn more chinese. Those guys may need translaters.

By: jkross22

jkross22 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:31:23 +0000

This is one of the many reasons to buy a used (aka “pre-owned”) car from a private party. No pressure, no expectations and if you take it to a mechanic who knows what he’s doing, you’ll feel confident you’re not buying a POS that a dealer isn’t screwing you on.

By: NICKNICK

NICKNICK — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:15:03 +0000

I used to work at a motorcycle shop. We were told “There is no such thing as a Harley-Davidson salesman. The bikes sell themselves. We’re just here to help.”

Sometimes we erred a *little* on the side of arrogance, but we never pressured anyone into anything.

By: justjim

justjim — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:10:15 +0000

The automible, no matter which type or style you choose to purchase is quite often the second most expensive item anyone buys in their life time. And being treated properly is not something that one should have to pay extra for but should be extablished when your new car is purchased. The last new vehicle we purchased came with a very nice dinner with all the other new car buyers hosted by all the sales staff, repair staff and their full management team. Even the owner of the dealership was in attendance to tend for any concerns that the new buyers might have had. It made the buying experiance much nicer and yes, this is the place I’ll go back to for my next new car.