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eric lavine
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as you will notice mainstream is starting on Honda now....the real message, quit buying jap sht
Randy, i know flat rate guys they will personally take care of your truck, makes you wonder though how you can finish a 60 hour job in 25..be sure to ask for the extra parts. |
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Randy_in_Ohio
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An analysis by Edmunds.com of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaint database shows Toyota ranks 17th among 20 automakers in the number of complaints per vehicle sold over roughly the past decade....
Read more at Edmunds Autoobserver.com The fact is GM, Ford, Dodge, and 13 others have had more complaints filed with the NTHSA in the last decade than Toyota. I will be taking my Tundra in next Saturday to get the "fix". Still driving it almost everyday with no trouble. In fact, I have almost 45k miles on it now and have not had one complaint. This will be it's first trip back to the dealer since I drove it off the lot almost three years ago. My last GM vehicle, a Pontiac minivan, that I bought new had to be returned for recalls three times in the three years I owned it. |
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MI-nick
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eric,
you should check out mr. sikes' audultswinglife.com website... |
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As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure...
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michiel200
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Just read that this James Sikes from San Diego made up this story to collect a compensation from Toyota. He went bankrupt in 2008 and lost his cars. So he leased a Prius, which contract would end in a few weeks. Since he has no money for a new lease, he made up the story hoping to get a new car from Toyota. |
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eric lavine
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I figured i would leave the dying dog alone, but its hard not too, its on the news everyday. Maybe some conspiracy involved here with Government motors sales?? easy to put some bad press out there.....it works, I asked my wife, would you buy a Toyota, her reply was Hell no they are not very safe. Its going to take a while to recover from this one
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Hollywood
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So he had to have had the pedal at WOT for it to stick there and go full speed? lol...
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PAPA
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Just laughing about a Prius flying down a California highway at WOT, reportly over 80mph unable to stop until the CHIP's officer helped him stop. Thankfully those hybrids have no top end and he was able to stop without hurting anyone. Somehow it still seems they have a problem.
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eric lavine
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I hear the parts were made by Toyota lol, im ripping and tearing apart a toyo on the frame rack, the inner rails pull right off, no need to drill the spot welds, i did a Charger last week and wore my drill out, it was a full day getting that one apart. I so ever hope Toyota takes a good hit....sht they are doing the same thing the US automakers tried in the 80's, push em thru without regards to quality or safety, you can ask anyone of our body guys and they will tell you the same thing......no matter how you wrap a turd, its still a turd
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86BFN
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Don't laugh there bowtie boy. Government Motors is now recalling 1.3M vehicles for a steering related problem. Do you suppose congress will drag Barry across the carpet for this one.
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eric lavine
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dont worry toyo boys I'll keep the bad press flowing, just to keep us informed
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eric lavine
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be an American thru and thru, I cant let this one die until the right people go to jail, how could any company let a man sit in jail on his way home from church killing 3 people with one of these run away rockets, knowingly thier product was the cause
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SNobsessed
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Years ago I had put an aftermarket int. manifold on my Sunbeam Tiger (Ford SB 260). The carb was now up higher than stock & I didn't think about where the return spring anchor was in relation to the throttle shaft center.
Well, one bright Sunday AM I floor it in town, & the spring went over center at WOT, & stayed there. I was up to 70 Mph before I got the ignition shut off. Fortunately there was no traffic, as I blew through at least 1 red light. I made a new taller spring mount that day. |
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“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
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eric lavine
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UPDATE: Corollas.....steering problems? recall, can anyone fill me in
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eric lavine
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its a good feeling though, 8 million and counting, you play with fire you'll get burned, i love the new commercial, translated, recently we have tried to force these cars on the road without regards to safety or quality, we used sub-standard metal for your frames, hey thats what came on the scrap metal ship, We used a cheaper vendor for this little plate here and microchips built in Tiawan wtf,
maybe itll work maybe it wont but we got em out there lol |
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Gary S
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Funny how things go in a circle. I remember reading a few years ago that the reason Mercedes and BMW had been passed by Toyoda in consumers satisfaction was that they had more complex electronics that caused problems. I think the trouble was in the navigation systems and how user unfriendly they were,but still how ironic.
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peter1234
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its amaziing how fast a car company can fall from grace from the press. i would say get ready to buy stock in toyota . it will bounce back and we will probably start seeing all the manufacturers under the microscope
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former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go
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86BFN
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Remember when sex was safe and racing was dangerous? |
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eric lavine
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i know you guys remember my 60.00 dollar Pinto, parking sign for a floor board and the pull string thru the fire wall cause the accelerator cable snapped.
when did this world become so safe? |
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Gary S
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They already did that Eric, it was called a Vega |
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Gary S
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Actually Mike I was getting pretty good at it a year ago.My Chevy at work a 3500 HD with a bucket on it,would shut off for no reason while driving. After waiting about 30 to 45 seconds, which seemed like forever when it did it at a light,it would restart and I'd be on my way.Turned out to be the crankshaft position sensor. It was fun trying to stop also,the power brakes run off the power steering pump also! After that I think a Toyota would seem easy- |
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eric lavine
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here is the cure, bungee cord for the pedal, start working out intensly to build arm strength for the steering, cut out floor boards in case the brakes fail and you could use your feet like fred, headlights? couple of flashflights duct taped to the hood,
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05 210
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haha ...nothing fun about the Prius ride....
I don't think you'd want to shut it off if the pedal sticks until you're in nuetral and safely pulled over. Ever try to steer a modern car that isn't running?? So far in the last few weeks on the wife's Prius, we've been notified about floormats, headlights, brakes, and been told to "stay tuned" on the gas pedal issue. That thing is an accident waiting to happen. Mike |
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GottaSki
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Ahh, like I suspected, the prius is like mopeds and fat chicks... |
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eric lavine
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its not a recall for a broken latch, its bad press and turns into a big safety issue and people are dying because of it
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eric lavine
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Riley
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Eric, what do you think of the fix, a little metal plate shoved in behind the gas pedal?
We've got a big dealer up here, Ira somebody that sells Toyotas and he was on the news the other night saying that Toyotas reputation is so good, it can't be damaged. |
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eric lavine
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there is more to it than meets the eye im afraid, as with cars and boats, people will panick and lose common sense
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8122pbrainard
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Gary, I don't know what you've observed but I think most police officers driving sucks!! Guess when you drive a police car around you don't need to follow the rules!! |
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eric lavine
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maybe in a way im just looking into the future, not for my welfare but the generations to come, it really feels like i live in place or in a country that sold thier souls, and its payback time...i watched the Hyundai superbowl, that put me over the edge, btw, how long on average is the ball actually in play? 5 or 6 minutes maybe...thats the kind sht i think about. along with well, maybe this is the end result of a global economy, maybe some grand scheme to keep rif raf out i dont know. someone mentioned this aint the 50's no more, it aint but time tested is a group like the Who is still fricking playing after 40 years, what group today could you think of that will be playing in the superbowl 40 years from now? Carrie Underwood? yeah right, will our flag that rolled out on the stadium floor look like it does? what will be the majority group? thats all, this world has change dramatically in 25 years, and i really dont see any hand clapping, just smerks from afar like a drug dealer on the corner, eye for an eye, living the American dream
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MI-nick
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I do work for Toyota and have 2 in the drive...ironically, I live on Ford lake...damned in the 30's to provide electricity for a Ford plant down the road...
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As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure...
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