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Car Forum / Toyota / Camry / June 2005Japan vs USA Camry
What is the difference? I am living in Sweden - if I would purchase a part from the US, should I buy a Japan or US version. I have a Camry ´92 V6 Parts are the same but some people feel that the Japanese assembled vehicles are put together better. > What is the difference? > > I am living in Sweden - if I would purchase a part from the US, should I > buy a Japan or US version. I have a Camry ´92 V6 Actually, and not saying I believe it, I read a long debate awhile back between several posters about whether the Toyota OEM oil filters made in Japan were better than the OEM made in USA.... LMAO Thanks guy´s for your replies http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/ > Actually, and not saying I believe it, I read a long debate awhile back > between several posters about whether the Toyota OEM oil filters made > in Japan were better than the OEM made in USA.... > What is the difference? > > I am living in Sweden - if I would purchase a part from the US, should I > buy a Japan or US version. I have a Camry ´92 V6 Toyota USA stocks parts for both Japan and US assembled Camry's. Many Camry's sold on the West Coast of the US are made in Japan, although it depends somewhat on the year and the engine size (92 V6 more likely from Japan). Sometimes the parts are slightly different depending on country of assembly, even for windshield wiper refills, so you have to specify the VIN number before ordering parts. In terms of quality, the difference is insignificant on average. You have to specify the VIN number when ordering parts for all cars these days. Nothing to do with whether or not the Toyota was made in the US or Japan. Manufacturers make line changes all the time. >> What is the difference? >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > In terms of quality, the difference is insignificant on average. > You have to specify the VIN number when ordering parts for all cars these > days. Nothing to do with whether or not the Toyota was made in the US or > Japan. Manufacturers make line changes all the time. Wrong. With regard to Camrys, the primary consideration is country of assembly. They only very rarely make parts changes mid year (that are not exactly compatible). Every time the Toyota parts department has asked me for the VIN, I just tell them the first letter and they are satisfied. Your parts guy is a dork. >> You have to specify the VIN number when ordering parts for all cars these >> days. Nothing to do with whether or not the Toyota was made in the US or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > exactly compatible). Every time the Toyota parts department has asked me > for the VIN, I just tell them the first letter and they are satisfied. Given a choice, I'd opt for the Japanese manufacture. One of the challenges facing Toyota as a worldwide corporation, is transplanting the Toyota "culture" to other countries, to maintain the reputation for quality that originated with the vehicles manufactured in Japan. > Given a choice, I'd opt for the Japanese manufacture. > One of the challenges facing Toyota as a worldwide corporation, is > transplanting the Toyota "culture" to other countries, to maintain the > reputation for quality that originated with the vehicles manufactured > in Japan. Toyota has been building cars in the US for quite a few years by now. They have met that challenge in the US. The major difference between US and Japanese car manufacturers is the engineering, not the assembly. US designers do not spec parts to the same tolerance because they think American workers are too incompetent. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, BMW, (and soon MB) have proved them wrong. > Given a choice, I'd opt for the Japanese manufacture. > One of the challenges facing Toyota as a worldwide corporation, is > transplanting the Toyota "culture" to other countries, to maintain the > reputation for quality that originated with the vehicles manufactured > in Japan. As I understand it, all group leaders hired for Toyota's American plants are required to spend appx 2 weeks in Japan before they work in the plant for indoctrination. Also, many of the management team is made up of Japanese people, so I think a lot, if not all, of their work ethics are implanted in American plants. I had the opportunity to tour Toyota's fork truck facility in Columbus, IN and can testify it is different, in a positive way, from any manufacturing facility I've ever been in. The first most noticable thing is how clean the place is, and the second is how everyone is in a good mood. Not necessarily joking and etc. but smiling and friendly. You can't make American people act that way if the environment they are in isn't good. davidj92 not all the parts are exactly the same between Jap. and Amer. build Toyotas of the same model ... Digit 1 of your VIN Number is the World Manufacturer Identification digit. 1 = USA: NUMMI 2 = Canada: TMMC 4 = USA: TMM & NUMMI J = Japan Check your VIN and order accordingly.  SignatureBLUEMEANIE |
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