trading cars btw regions / different "standard" options

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:02:47 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
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>"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
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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
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>>>> Ray, Gulf States Tacks on mandatory options on all their cars sold in
>>>> that
>>>> region. - Most people in that region do not realize this
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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
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>Chicago is closer to Florida than Washington state, and my buddy roasts some
>really awesome coffee![/color]

Chicago is sorta on the way back from Washington, when one is on a
'road trip'.....


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Scott in Florida