Toyota's at it agin Updated
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Toyota's at it agin Updated
Last edited by squir3lz; Jul 3, 2010 at 12:13 AM.
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yeah, i'm pretty blown by this news too.
my brother said it sounds like toyota just grew too fast, and nobody incharged wanted to be "that guy" who says "wow, i love stock options just as much as the next guy, but i think we have a problem here!"
my brother said it sounds like toyota just grew too fast, and nobody incharged wanted to be "that guy" who says "wow, i love stock options just as much as the next guy, but i think we have a problem here!"
I wonder if they mean engines seizing randomly, not stalling. A stalled motor is just missing one part of the combustion cycle whether it be fuel, spark, compression etc but a seized engine.... yikes! Sounds like an oiling issue. Well, TC motors are stout and they've proved it over the years time and time again.
I wonder if they mean engines seizing randomly, not stalling. A stalled motor is just missing one part of the combustion cycle whether it be fuel, spark, compression etc but a seized engine.... yikes! Sounds like an oiling issue. Well, TC motors are stout and they've proved it over the years time and time again.
None of the vehicles affected are being sold at dealers from what I read in the paper. The media hypes things up a lot too. Additionally, with my previous Ford's, the TSB's that should have been recalls never made it that far and you had to pay to get that stuff done. For example, my F-150 had a seatbelt recepticle malfunction but it was only a TSB, not a recall. But when the media hyped about my cruise control box (never had an issue) catching on fire, all of a sudden it was a recall!
Point being, props to Toyota for recalling when they should and taking full responsibility beforehand despite the gas pedal issue being BS. We all know how to stop a car if it's at full throttle. C/D tested it in an article against a 550 hp mustang and it stopped just fine... I like my Toyota and crap like this won't stop me from buying them.
Point being, props to Toyota for recalling when they should and taking full responsibility beforehand despite the gas pedal issue being BS. We all know how to stop a car if it's at full throttle. C/D tested it in an article against a 550 hp mustang and it stopped just fine... I like my Toyota and crap like this won't stop me from buying them.
That guy is a moron. He's explaining issues of driver fault.
Here's my BIGGEST issue with people and cars...
For most people, their car is their second biggest investment made in their lifetime second to their house. They will spend months looking for the right house and know what type of water heater, how new the AC and roof are, where the circuit breaker is etc etc etc BUT those same people will spend anywhere from 25-60k on a car and never crack open an owners manual. Even worse, they don't know their face from a dipstick. Learning the very basics of automobile operation and safety would likely prevent 50 percent of accidents (I use that term loosely).
My mother taught me how to change oil and drive a stick.... reason being? She was a single mom and second to our house, the one and only family car needed to be reliable and it was important that she know about it in case of mechanical failure or accident avoidance.
Silly little ideas like this will save lives but people put safety in the hands of the automaker, not the driver... big problem!
Here's my BIGGEST issue with people and cars...
For most people, their car is their second biggest investment made in their lifetime second to their house. They will spend months looking for the right house and know what type of water heater, how new the AC and roof are, where the circuit breaker is etc etc etc BUT those same people will spend anywhere from 25-60k on a car and never crack open an owners manual. Even worse, they don't know their face from a dipstick. Learning the very basics of automobile operation and safety would likely prevent 50 percent of accidents (I use that term loosely).
My mother taught me how to change oil and drive a stick.... reason being? She was a single mom and second to our house, the one and only family car needed to be reliable and it was important that she know about it in case of mechanical failure or accident avoidance.
Silly little ideas like this will save lives but people put safety in the hands of the automaker, not the driver... big problem!
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That guy is a moron. He's explaining issues of driver fault.
Here's my BIGGEST issue with people and cars...
For most people, their car is their second biggest investment made in their lifetime second to their house. They will spend months looking for the right house and know what type of water heater, how new the AC and roof are, where the circuit breaker is etc etc etc BUT those same people will spend anywhere from 25-60k on a car and never crack open an owners manual. Even worse, they don't know their face from a dipstick. Learning the very basics of automobile operation and safety would likely prevent 50 percent of accidents (I use that term loosely).
My mother taught me how to change oil and drive a stick.... reason being? She was a single mom and second to our house, the one and only family car needed to be reliable and it was important that she know about it in case of mechanical failure or accident avoidance.
Silly little ideas like this will save lives but people put safety in the hands of the automaker, not the driver... big problem!
Here's my BIGGEST issue with people and cars...
For most people, their car is their second biggest investment made in their lifetime second to their house. They will spend months looking for the right house and know what type of water heater, how new the AC and roof are, where the circuit breaker is etc etc etc BUT those same people will spend anywhere from 25-60k on a car and never crack open an owners manual. Even worse, they don't know their face from a dipstick. Learning the very basics of automobile operation and safety would likely prevent 50 percent of accidents (I use that term loosely).
My mother taught me how to change oil and drive a stick.... reason being? She was a single mom and second to our house, the one and only family car needed to be reliable and it was important that she know about it in case of mechanical failure or accident avoidance.
Silly little ideas like this will save lives but people put safety in the hands of the automaker, not the driver... big problem!
I stopped watching that video after he started talking about driving with 2 feet...how the ____ hard is it to lift your foot of the gas and put it on the brake pedal? It scares me to think people drive like this (whether it is auto or stick).
