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Frosty 02-24-2011 09:06 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/..._toyota_recall

...and more.

Hopefully they can recall all of the drunk people too.

LTb1ow 02-24-2011 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 752408)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/..._toyota_recall

...and more.

Hopefully they can recall all of the drunk people too.

Thats just some conspiracy to attack all the foreign beer companys!

:rofl:

91chevywt 02-24-2011 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Clutch Master (Post 750418)
our dealer was told from toyota about it when this first came about.

Don't accept everything you're told as factual. It's easy for heresay to turn into "fact"



I've got some magic robes to sell you, that only the most knowledgable people can see...

LS1Hawk 02-24-2011 11:18 AM

None of this stuff matters. A Camry could eat a baby and people would still buy a Toyota because their uncle's wife's aunt's grandfather had a Ford that once stalled.

WildBillyT 02-24-2011 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by LS1Hawk (Post 752437)
None of this stuff matters. A Camry could eat a baby and people would still buy a Toyota because their uncle's wife's aunt's grandfather had a Ford that once stalled.

QFT.

Quote:

In 1935, the first Toyota automobile engine was produced. The following year, Toyota’s first car, the Model A1, and first truck, the Model G1, were produced. These early Toyota vehicles were nearly duplicates of Chevrolet vehicles of the time. They copied the design of Chevrolet’s overhead 6 cylinder engine, gearbox, and chassis. In World War 2, allied forces that captured Toyota’s vehicles were able to repair them using Chevrolet parts.[1]
And this type of thing still continues to this day. Though not with cars.

LS1Hawk 02-24-2011 01:24 PM

That's really interesting information, Bill. I was never aware of that.

88WS-6 02-24-2011 02:42 PM

That Yahoo! article also stated that to date, Toyota has paid the government over $48 million in fines for selling faulty cars. And that's just this country, because they have recalled over 14 million cars worldwide.

Just a few of the reasons i refuse to buy foreign cars. Especially Toyotas.

~Matt

BigAls87Z28 02-24-2011 10:01 PM

That copy-cat stuff wasnt by accident...WE LET THEM HAVE IT!! We wanted to show off our technological and manufacturing dominance. Even AFTER WW2, we did it AGAIN and we helped rebuild Japan's industrial core.

Frosty 02-24-2011 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28 (Post 752529)
Even AFTER WW2, we did it AGAIN and we helped rebuild Japan's industrial core.

That we did.

LTb1ow 02-25-2011 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28 (Post 752529)
That copy-cat stuff wasnt by accident...WE LET THEM HAVE IT!! We wanted to show off our technological and manufacturing dominance. Even AFTER WW2, we did it AGAIN and we helped rebuild Japan's industrial core.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 752531)
That we did.

Uh yea... that was right after we vaporized a good portion of their population and flattened two major cities... somehow I don't think the US govt was thinking of future competing car companies.

Frosty 02-25-2011 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LTs1ow (Post 752556)
Uh yea... that was right after we vaporized a good portion of their population and flattened two major cities... somehow I don't think the US govt was thinking of future competing car companies.

I never said they were worrying about car companies. Was just agreeing the GMboi that we helped rebuild Japan's industries.

LTb1ow 02-25-2011 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 752558)
I never said they were worrying about car companies. Was just agreeing the GMboi that we helped rebuild Japan's industries.

Yup, so I included you to add weight to my post. :nod:

Frosty 02-25-2011 07:03 AM

I feel special now. :D

qwikz28 02-25-2011 09:51 AM

A little late to the party, but you guys hear about that Toyota AA they found in Russia a few years back? (http://www.transeum.com/museums/the-toyota-aa.html) Because of Toyota's copycat business, it was difficult to distinguish from a Chrysler Airflow and it took a while for its authenticity to be verified. More info here:
http://oldcarjunkie.wordpress.com/20...yota-aa-found/

And if you find that interesting, you should look up the VW38 that was found recently as well, although not really related to the convo at all. http://www.vw38.de/

BigAls87Z28 02-25-2011 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LTs1ow (Post 752556)
Uh yea... that was right after we vaporized a good portion of their population and flattened two major cities... somehow I don't think the US govt was thinking of future competing car companies.

Uh yeah, after they surprized buttsecks us at Pearl Harbor?
We helped rebuild German industry too, after they "removed" 11 million people from the gene pool. We can do this allll dayyy long, but that doesnt change a single thing. I just said that we helped them, thats all.

LTb1ow 02-25-2011 06:53 PM

We didn't give anything to the russians, poor russians :(

BigAls87Z28 02-25-2011 07:19 PM

They just took it.

LS1Hawk 03-23-2011 08:32 AM

Toyota faces new allegations over unintended acceleration: http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-f...eleration.html

Frosty 03-23-2011 08:41 AM

I wonder if the the people that filed the lawsuit really had issues or they're looking to cash in.

They could have been drunk too. :rofl:

WildBillyT 03-23-2011 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Frosty (Post 757505)
I wonder if the the people that filed the lawsuit really had issues or they're looking to cash in.

They could have been drunk too. :rofl:

IMO, before it was a question of culpability and avoiding blame.

Now, it's a typical USA witch hunt.

I'm a computer programmer. I know how code works. You do not need to examine all of the lines of code to a program to verify that a bug exists or not.

LS1Hawk 05-25-2011 09:29 AM

NASA, NHTSA reports clearing Toyota were influenced by automaker

Quote:

According to the findings of the watchdog group, NASA actually identified “numerous failures in Toyota electronics that could lead to unwanted acceleration.” SRS goes on to make the direct claim that the reports issued by the government agencies were not only “narrowly construed examinations of limited vehicles and components,” but even going as far as to claim that the reports were “heavily influenced by Toyota and its experts, including Exponent [the agency Toyota hired as a third party to investigate the unintended acceleration issue].”
http://www.leftlanenews.com/report-n...automaker.html

maroman88 03-08-2012 06:55 AM

70,500 Camrys, 116,000 Venzas, and 495,000 Tacomas recalled



http://toyotanewsroom.com/releases/t...acoma+Vehicles

91chevywt 03-08-2012 09:38 AM

I knew this thread would be back on the 1st page!

Mark B 03-08-2012 02:23 PM

I love this

Anti_Rice_Guy 03-08-2012 02:29 PM

Why are they waiting until April to send first class mail to all owners to let them know about the recall....and then sending another one after that to say it's ready?

Why bother waiting for the first bunch of letters then? It's only March 8.


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