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Dadhawk 07-17-2012 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pscylo (Post 320430)
JDM Hair? To which style are you referring?

Didn't think it that far through....

How about Toyoda-sans?

Pscylo 07-17-2012 12:49 PM

http://dealofhair.com/wp-content/upl...5522ad0e03.jpg

Is what came to mind....:party0030:

Dadhawk 07-17-2012 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Pscylo (Post 320448)
http://dealofhair.com/wp-content/upl...5522ad0e03.jpg

Is what came to mind....:party0030:

Yea, that would match his current finger in the light socket Scion style.

raphymartinez 07-17-2012 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanzo (Post 319507)
What prove they are better? I have been following automotive news for 20 years and if there were an auto company CEO racing around the track I would think it would be published somewhere, I have not seen it. Most CEO/VP don't take their product to car shows and Jay Leno's garage to promote it. He is doing a lot more than most VPs in other car companies.

Didn't i see Horacio Pagani on Jay Lenos garage not too long ago?

Good bye Jack :happyanim:

Hanzo 07-17-2012 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by raphymartinez (Post 320895)
Didn't i see Horacio Pagani on Jay Lenos garage not too long ago?

Good bye Jack :happyanim:

Pagani is a very tiny boutique builder, not large automobile corporations. Their CEO if you can even call him that is very involve in 1 or 2 cars they build. It's a completely different business. Pagani's clients are exclusive and very small market segment.

M-17 07-17-2012 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanzo (Post 318787)
Sounds like he got a promotion. Good for him, hope he brings some excitement to Toyota.

+1

I agree, that's the way I see it.

Allch Chcar 07-17-2012 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk (Post 320427)
Hah! I'm still laughing!

Somebody needs to photoshop Jack with JDM hair!

I'm pretty sure his spiky hair is enough already. He could star in a Final Fantasy game with that hair. :bellyroll:

I laugh but I'll probably be bald by the time I am his age.;)

Dadhawk 07-17-2012 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar (Post 321008)
I'm pretty sure his spiky hair is enough already. He could star in a Final Fantasy game with that hair. :bellyroll:

I laugh but I'll probably be bald by the time I am his age.;)

OK, well at minimum I think he should Plasti-dip it black... I'm just saying...

:happyanim:

(Full Disclosure: I'm just jealous, my hairline has receded to the point I don't have one any more, its more of a back of the neck line.)

Dimman 07-17-2012 06:28 PM

Anyone realize that Mr Hollis was probably creeping this forum since '09 as 'market research'? I would bet that we had a larger effect on the car than Jack did.

But he was smart enough to see us as a resource and took advantage.



His personal hobbies involve church and baseball, btw. Not cars.

russv 07-17-2012 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RRnold (Post 319515)
I never met Jack but he always seem like the old dude at the club trying to be cool n shit. :bellyroll:

Perhaps if you met him you would change your mind. It's easy to dis a guy from your computer. You too Dimman- so he has other interests, including his family. Is that a problem for you?

86fanatic 07-17-2012 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dimman (Post 321121)
His personal hobbies involve church and baseball, btw. Not cars.

If you were working 12 hour days and 80 hour weeks thinking about cars, strategizing about cars, in meetings about cars, presenting things about cars, organizing events involving cars, understanding cars, looking at cars, advertising cars, analyzing cars, and living, breathing, and pooing cars for almost every waking hour - yeah, I bet you would have some other hobbies as well. ;)

RRnold 07-17-2012 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by russv (Post 321269)
Perhaps if you met him you would change your mind. It's easy to dis a guy from your computer. You too Dimman- so he has other interests, including his family. Is that a problem for you?

I'm sure he is and you must have missed my :bellyroll: <- which usually indicates a joke and/or sarcasm. ;)

Btw, Hollis going from Scion to Toyota is an upgrade.

Dimman 07-17-2012 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 86fanatic (Post 321291)
If you were working 12 hour days and 80 hour weeks thinking about cars, strategizing about cars, in meetings about cars, presenting things about cars, organizing events involving cars, understanding cars, looking at cars, advertising cars, analyzing cars, and living, breathing, and pooing cars for almost every waking hour - yeah, I bet you would have some other hobbies as well. ;)

I would be absolutely abusing my position in any way possible to race, mod, drive everything, everywhere I could.

But that's just an enthusiast's view. Not a failed pro baseball, marketing guy's view.

Just sayin'...

86fanatic 07-17-2012 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dimman (Post 321389)
I would be absolutely abusing my position in any way possible to race, mod, drive everything, everywhere I could.

But that's just an enthusiast's view. Not a failed pro baseball, marketing guy's view.

Just sayin'...

Things aren't getting done by you racing, modding, or driving cars. You have projects, goals, people to manage, ideas to present, community organization events to administrate and things to do that are outside of those fun activities.

VP of Scion is not a "pay me to be a car enthusiast" position, it's getting paid to execute a strategy with a multi-million dollar budget to meet sales goals.

You wouldn't have a clue what to do in his shoes for even just one day.

Dimman 07-17-2012 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 86fanatic (Post 321406)
Things aren't getting done by you racing, modding, or driving cars. You have projects, goals, people to manage, ideas to present, community organization events to administrate and things to do that are outside of those fun activities.

VP of Scion is not a "pay me to be a car enthusiast" position, it's getting paid to execute a strategy with a multi-million dollar budget to meet sales goals.

You wouldn't have a clue what to do in his shoes for even just one day.

Talking about hobbies, bro.

But on the other hand I could probably generate perpetual declining sales, until an enthusiast-led development team gave me a practically guaranteed win.

Hanzo 07-17-2012 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dimman (Post 321431)
Talking about hobbies, bro.

But on the other hand I could probably generate perpetual declining sales, until an enthusiast-led development team gave me a practically guaranteed win.

If its so easy please go apply for vp of scion and lead them to winning.

Dimman 07-18-2012 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Hanzo (Post 321772)
If its so easy please go apply for vp of scion and lead them to winning.

Where do I send my resume?

Hanzo 07-18-2012 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dimman (Post 322055)
Where do I send my resume?

If you can't figure that out...

viorent grip! 08-02-2012 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by danthedirt (Post 318783)
Goes to show that Jack is about selling a brand and not making a great product. The FR-S was giving to them on a silver platter, and now he is riding that wave of success.

Well... As the VP of Scion, selling the brand is his job. Which he's done, and done apparently well. Making a great product is up to Toyota's concept development, designers, and it's engineers. Not him and his team, they're charged by Toyota to set up the dealers, handle marketing, and sell the cars.

SuperDave 08-03-2012 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by luxmn (Post 318875)
he's not an engineer, how else do you expect him to know about the product beside memorization? doing well with interviews requires a different set of skills. he's no steve jobs i give you that but i have talked to the guy in person, and he "gets it", the ideas behind the FRS.

i'm not vouching for the guy or anything but be fair what job don't you have to sell and pretend to be some image a little? Except President. oh wait.

haha haha haha, oh wait, you have rick perry as your governor....:lol:


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