Tim wrote:
Yeah, way to go Don, that's the way to support the Canadian economy.
Send the money to Japan.

Well, I sent (not personally) a bunch of money to China today. But I'm
still supporting the economy. I helped a local gun dealer get a good
bulk discount. He needed the extra amount to qualify for a 25,000
round purchase .


I'm not a fan of Chinese small arms or ammo, but lots of guys are. I've
seen a couple of interesting Chinese semi-autos, but the stamped out AK
knockoffs, nah.

How much ammo you keep around?

"Steve" wrote in message
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On 30-Mar-2009, "Don White" wrote:

Subject: Doing my best to stimulate the economy

Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.

...and the Japs appreciate that!


Note: My RAV4 was assembled in Cambridge/Woodstock Ontario, Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/04133.html

"BAR" wrote in message
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Steve wrote:
On 30-Mar-2009, "Don White" wrote:

Subject: Doing my best to stimulate the economy

Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.

....and the Japs appreciate that!

Yeah, way to go Don, that's the way to support the Canadian economy. Send
the money to Japan.


I resisted buying a Japanese car for 32 years. I remember seriously
checking out a 1977 Honda Accord before settling on a Dodge Aspen SW.
I've supported 'American cars' all my life except for my very first car...a
Morris 850 SW, my first brand new car...a VW Beetle and in the late 80s.. a
Russian Lada. This is my first Asian car and I apologize to no one.

GC Boater wrote:
On Mar 30, 2:07 pm, "Don White" wrote:
Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.
Bit of an ordeal these days...... the salesman spends about 45 minutes with
you going over every detail, al the options etc....then it's the business
guys turn.
Too bad it's such a crappy cold, windy, damp day up here... wife & son are
working overtime tonight so it would have been a good opportunity for me to
hit the open road with the dog.

The lease return inspection went well...I had heard some horror stories
about the 3rd party inspection company (AutoVin) that a lot of car companies
are using now. This guy was good...maybe the heavy rain mellowed him out.
I didn't have to pay for any excess wear & tear. Odometer read 29902
kilometers...I was allowed 60096.

Well, isn't that special. Why do you feel it necessary to post your
purchases here?

I purchased a Subway $5 foot long meatball and cheese combo for lunch
today.

"Don White" wrote in message
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Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.
Bit of an ordeal these days...... the salesman spends about 45 minutes
with you going over every detail, al the options etc....then it's the
business guys turn.
Too bad it's such a crappy cold, windy, damp day up here... wife & son are
working overtime tonight so it would have been a good opportunity for me
to hit the open road with the dog.

The lease return inspection went well...I had heard some horror stories
about the 3rd party inspection company (AutoVin) that a lot of car
companies are using now. This guy was good...maybe the heavy rain
mellowed him out. I didn't have to pay for any excess wear & tear.
Odometer read 29902 kilometers...I was allowed 60096.


How exciting! Thank you for letting us all know about that RAV4 purchase.
The cool thing about those vehicles is that if it rolls over, you can right
it all by yourself. Also, when you need a tow, you don't need to call a tow
yard. You can just lift into the back of a friends full sized pick-up. I
hope you purchased that huge 3500# towing package. That is if you got the V6
and not the V4.

Your RAV4 purchase was almost as exciting as harry's septic tank pump-out. I
still give the edge to the septic tank. Perhaps it was harry's professional
writing style?

Have fun with it!!

--Mike

"Steve" wrote in message
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On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

It's predominantly an assembly operation as are all North American foreign
vehicle plants. I was a supplier to the auto industry for 30 years, and in
fact was involved with this operation while it was still a cow pasture, I
believe it was called "CAMI" while it was developed, strangely, with the
aid
of GM of Canada,ironically now itself out to pasture.

No more than 25 to 30% of the "content" is domestic - the rest is Asian.
If
it makes you feel better, the Korean vehicles "built" in North America are
less than 10% domestic content.

Hey, what the hell, you can always work at Walmart!

Check the material suppliers, the tooling companies and capital equipment
operations in Mississauga and Windsor. Dead. Why's that??????? See
above.

But you get good mileage!! hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

Careful... when someone has harry beat, he resorts to 3rd grade insults. I
hope you have a thick skin!! lol

--Mike

On Mar 30, 9:45*pm, BAR wrote:
GC Boater wrote:
On Mar 30, 2:07 pm, "Don White" wrote:
Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.
Bit of an ordeal these days...... the salesman spends about 45 minutes with
you going over every detail, al the options *etc....then it's the business
guys turn.
Too bad it's such a crappy cold, windy, damp day up here... wife & son are
working overtime tonight so it would have been a good opportunity for me to
hit the open road with the dog.

The lease return inspection went well...I had heard some horror stories
about the 3rd party inspection company (AutoVin) that a lot of car companies
are using now. *This guy was good...maybe the heavy rain mellowed him out.
I didn't have to pay for any excess wear & tear. *Odometer read 29902
kilometers...I was allowed 60096.

Well, isn't that special. *Why do you feel it necessary to post your
purchases here?

I purchased a Subway $5 foot long meatball and cheese combo for lunch
today.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I bought some socks this afternoon at Walmart. Six pair for $12.65,
including tax.

On Mar 30, 4:23*pm, wrote:
On Mar 30, 4:04*pm, wrote:



On Mar 30, 3:39*pm, wrote:

On Mar 30, 3:07*pm, "Don White" wrote:

Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.
Bit of an ordeal these days...... the salesman spends about 45 minutes with
you going over every detail, al the options *etc....then it's the business
guys turn.
Too bad it's such a crappy cold, windy, damp day up here... wife & son are
working overtime tonight so it would have been a good opportunity for me to
hit the open road with the dog.

The lease return inspection went well...I had heard some horror stories
about the 3rd party inspection company (AutoVin) that a lot of car companies
are using now. *This guy was good...maybe the heavy rain mellowed him out.
I didn't have to pay for any excess wear & tear. *Odometer read 29902
kilometers...I was allowed 60096.

RAV 4.......I'll bet it's pretty!

Prettier than the junk you're driving......- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I agree! I don't drive *pretty* little things. Now, let's see YOUR
credibility if you have any. What do you know about what I'm driving?

You have driven yourself crazy in your non-stop idiocy about stalking
Harry, and that is sad, to say the least. You are a sad
excuse...period.

On Mar 30, 7:49*pm, HK wrote:
Steve wrote:
On 30-Mar-2009, "Don White" wrote:

Subject: Doing my best to stimulate the economy

Just picked up my new 2009 Toyota RAV4.

...and the Japs appreciate that!

The RAV4 is manufactured in Canada for North American markets.

The ignorant don't know that, Harry..... More foolishness from the
Dwarf Army.

On Mar 30, 8:18*pm, HK wrote:
Steve wrote:
On 30-Mar-2009, HK wrote:

The RAV4 is manufactured in Canada for North American markets.

The RAV4 is ASSEMBLED in Canada for North American markets.

Last December:

12/04/2008, 3:47 PM
SUV
Toyota opens SUV plant in Ontario

Despite slumping North American sales, Toyota officially opened a new
production facility in Woodstock, Ontario on Thursday.

***The Woodstock facility — which employs 1,200 workers — will build the
Toyota RAV4, marking the first time that the small SUV has been built
outside of Japan.***

The Woodstock plant represents more than an $860 million investment by
Toyota, bringing the Japanese automaker’s total investment in Canada up
to $4.38 billion. Although the plant was originally intended to run on
two shifts, the Woodstock will run just one line with an annual capacity
of 75,000 units.

The opening ceremony was attended by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
Harper, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Toyota Motor Corporation
President Katsuaki Watanabe, among thousands of other workers and suppliers.

“We started production in nearby Cambridge almost exactly 20 years ago,
and this Woodstock plant shows our commitment to Canada is continuing,”
Watanabe said.

The opening of the Woodstock plant marks Toyota’s 14th plant in North
America, bringing total capacity to two million vehicles.

- - -

As with every other car produced in North America, the Canadian-built
RAV4 will have international content.

But they did screw up. Watch Toyota crash and burn, having 80 days
worth of inventory on hand. We haul out of the plant in Cambridge
already.
The lots are flooded, and no ones buying.