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Originally Posted by JCL
While I agree with many of your sentiments on Prius purchasers (who are environmentalists, not ecomentalists, however misguided they may be), I don't see the connection to Toyota build quality. Seems that you are all slagging US workers, as that will be the only difference when the cars are assembled in the US. Do you feel the same about X5 build quality? Do you feel that it can't possibly be as good as a real German BMW? That is what the logic in the thread is suggesting.
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Perhaps BMW has higher quality control standards for its worldwide plants. However, Toyotas built in Japan and US are different. Have you driven a Camry or Avalon lately? The interior panels are misaligned, the materials are thinner than a plastic bag, and screws come loose. I have no doubt that GM builds better quality cars than Toyota. GM cars, while not great, have greatly improved. Toyotas on the other hand, continue a sad downward trend. I'm pretty sure a US-built Prius is not going to be as trouble free as a Japan-built Prius.