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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:34:42 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
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>"fred" <janetchapin@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>news:pvudncmMs9NTWLPYnZ2dnUVZ_rednZ2d@adelphia.com...[color=green]
>> Ray, Gulf States Tacks on mandatory options on all their cars sold in that
>> region. - Most people in that region do not realize this[/color]
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>I am aware of the options installed by Gulf States Toyota Distributors (GST)
>and Southeast Toyota Distributors (SET). GST and SET are independent
>distributors of products from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (TMS). The other
>10 regions in the continental U.S. are served by Toyota Motor Distributors
>(TMD), a wholly owned subsidiary of TMS. Alaska is served by the Portland
>Region. Hawaii and U.S. territories in the Pacific are served by Servco
>Pacific, an independent distributor, and Puerto Rico and other U.S.
>territories are also served by independent distributors.
>
>When Toyota was getting its start in the U.S., it used independent
>distributors who formed their own dealer networks. This is the same model
>that most importers at the time used. The independent distributors in
>Chicago, Boston, & Baltimore have been bought out by TMS, and the 2
>remaining are GST and SET. Although Toyota's management frowns on
>"mandatory" accessories, they continue to have a lot of respect and
>gratitude for the busisnessmen who were willing to take a gamble and take on
>a car brand that few people had heard of, and who helped make Toyota a
>successful automaker.[/color]

I won't buy a new Toyota in the south east, because of the 700 dollar
junk SET adds to EVERY Toy sold down here.

You can get a better deal in other areas, fly there and have a nice
'road trip' in your new car for much less than the 700 bucks...

If I personally buy a new Toy, I'd probably buy one in Washington
State and go out and have a few coffee's with MDT Tech....LOL


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Scott in Florida