Toyota make a pretty good product whether it is a roller skate or a bus and all things in between. Unfortunately it also spawns arrogance in their sales staff and the conversation when trying to purchase one usually revolves around " mate, it's a Toyota, it is the best you can buy and that is the price, if you don't want to pay the money, get off my carpet and go buy something else - you effing cheapskate.". Or, " you want it when? You have to be joking, do you know how popular these things are? You can have one in 4 months and If you want a white one get in a queue behind BHP Billiton"
Well these aren't the exact words, they usually remove the expletives and smile wanly while they give you their version of these statements. Their eyes glaze over as they subliminally and mentally spend their copious flow of commission , not remotely interested in anyone else's point of view. No matter how good these things are, I am the kind of punter who votes with his feet if I feel I am being taken for granted. Unfortunately my blacklist is getting longer and longer as respect for me as a potential customer fades into obscurity. Pretty soon I will be riding a pushbike everywhere as the list of " never in a million years will I buy a "xxxxxx" continues to grow.
Having principles isn't easy
oh, yes. and while I am being obsessively opinionated - I think the continuation into this model of the Mitsi's so called "J" line still looks naff. Kinda urrrrgly. I still believe they do this for economic reasons and just come up with a plausible engineering statement to justify it. The Triton is already on my aforementioned list of never in a million ....etc.etc.etc.
