• hansolo@lemmy.today
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    1 month ago

    Yes, that’s how national standards work.

    You also can’t import a Japanese-made vehicle to the US until it’s 25 or more years old because the safety specs are different.

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      1 month ago

      And almost all US market vehicles are not up to Canadian standards - starting with the Canadian requirement to have driver adjustable headlight elevation trim…

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          Especially for vehicles that tow trailers and the trailer tongue weight pushes the angle of the whole vehicle up…

          Of course we don’t have them in the US because, unlike Canada, we have far too many drivers who would adjust them up just to be jerks blinding other drivers on purpose.

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      Not only that but Toyota as an example does a lot to localize their products. So for example, a Toyota built in the Northern parts of North America will have better winterizing. Whereas a Toyota built in a coastal area like much of Japan will be resistant to salt water spray.

      While OP is trying to imply that Toyota is selling crap to American’s because they think Americans are so stupid they’ll never noticed, the fact is that a car built for Japan will not last as long in America as a car built for Americans.

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        the fact is that a car built for Japan will not last as long in America as a car built for Americans.

        This was really noticeable with 1970’s japanese vehicles. They weren’t great. But they improved.