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From: TheTibetanMonkey on 9 Mar 2010 17:16 On Mar 9, 8:57 am, IYM <"S U N risr"@optonline.net> wrote: > Conscience wrote: > > On 2010-03-09 07:36:51 -0800, TheTibetanMonkey > > <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> said: > > >> Another of these little MOWING MACHINES runs out of control. My take > >> on the issue is that Toyota sends the engineers with the highest IQ to > >> work at Lexus, while those with very low IQ are assigned to Toyota. > > > It's looking like an even lower IQ is required to purchase a Prius. > > > It "jumps" to 94 mph before this idiot figures out how to stop it, > > instead wasting his time on the phone. > > > Jumps, indeed. Incredible. > > Since only the left leaning liberals, environmental tree-huggers and > Hollywood people buy them, that answers the "lower IQ" requirement.... > > I wish they all would have sticky accelerators and drive off cliffs.... > > (Relax people...don't get your panties in a bunch over jokes and start > huffington and puffington....):) The only reason Toyota keeps selling these thrifty mowing machine is for IMAGE. They sell big junky SUVs too, so they want to have a clean image. I think Honda is the only one NOT playing this game.
From: TheTibetanMonkey on 9 Mar 2010 17:18 On Mar 9, 9:29 am, Michael <mrdarr...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 9, 8:57 am, IYM <"S U N risr"@optonline.net> wrote: > > > > > > > Conscience wrote: > > > On 2010-03-09 07:36:51 -0800, TheTibetanMonkey > > > <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> said: > > > >> Another of these little MOWING MACHINES runs out of control. My take > > >> on the issue is that Toyota sends the engineers with the highest IQ to > > >> work at Lexus, while those with very low IQ are assigned to Toyota. > > > > It's looking like an even lower IQ is required to purchase a Prius. > > > > It "jumps" to 94 mph before this idiot figures out how to stop it, > > > instead wasting his time on the phone. > > > > Jumps, indeed. Incredible. > > > Since only the left leaning liberals, environmental tree-huggers and > > Hollywood people buy them, that answers the "lower IQ" requirement.... > > Ouch! :D > > Drove with a friend who had a turbo-diesel Jetta... he said he easily > gets 50+ mpg on that. Wish Toyota made more turbodiesels... > > Michael- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Maybe they have them for Europe. But they send the junk here because they assume people are dummy drivers. And they actually have a point!
From: pongespob on 9 Mar 2010 17:26 On Mar 9, 2:34 pm, n...(a)wt.net wrote: > The cops were dumb asses for basically the same reason. The cops were dumbasses because it's a job requirement. I was going to ask if it never occurred to the guy to put it in neutral or turn it off, which I see was the first notion of many here. My experience is lack of power steering on a moving vehicle is pretty much a non-issue. It certainly doesn't become non-drivable unless things have changed radically with newer vehicles. I can steer my old boat mid 60's Ford wagon with the p/s disconnected with no problem. In fact in high school we used to do that to gain some horsepower for dragging or top-end runs. Obviously the idea would be to not leave it altogether in the off position so the wheel locks.
From: TheTibetanMonkey on 9 Mar 2010 17:40 On Mar 9, 11:23 am, "Tom" <t...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstr...(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message > > news:88wln.249487$OX4.183396(a)newsfe25.iad... > > > "C. E. White" <cewhi...(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message > >news:hn6265$rmi$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > >> - Why did the guy not press the stop/start button for 3 seconds? > > > 1) Panic. This points to the need to test drivers in situations which > > almost guarantee failure, especially after a certain age. Testing > > someone's signaling and parallel parking ability obviously proves nothing > > about how they'll handle terror. > > > 2) At least 90% of drivers are not qualified to operate a spoon, much less > > a motor vehicle. Our testing procedures do nothing to filter out these > > people. > > Sounds like too many toyota engineers in this group, I thought only one > person was in the car but a lot of people seem to know what he did or was > supposed to do. > its all the drivers fault, standard toyota press release to cover all > defects. > > > > - Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Blame Toyota designers. They cater to these idiots who want "a little automatic car," with no idea how to react in an emergency situation or how to use the signal lights. Drivers are just issued a "license to kill" and off they go with their little Toyota. But it could be worse if they drove an SUV... People who like to drive buy a VW, Mini or something... not available in America.
From: TheTibetanMonkey on 9 Mar 2010 17:43
On Mar 9, 11:41 am, "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote: > I wish more buyers could be conned into buying hybrids. If there were it > would save gasoline for those of us that like to drive real cars. ;) > > "IYM" <"S U N risr"@optonline.net> wrote in messagenews:hn5u9b$v6f$1(a)news..eternal-september.org... > > > > > Conscience wrote: > >> On 2010-03-09 07:36:51 -0800, TheTibetanMonkey > >> <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> said: > > >>> Another of these little MOWING MACHINES runs out of control. My take > >>> on the issue is that Toyota sends the engineers with the highest IQ to > >>> work at Lexus, while those with very low IQ are assigned to Toyota. > > >> It's looking like an even lower IQ is required to purchase a Prius. > > >> It "jumps" to 94 mph before this idiot figures out how to stop it, > >> instead wasting his time on the phone. > > >> Jumps, indeed. Incredible. > > > Since only the left leaning liberals, environmental tree-huggers and > > Hollywood people buy them, that answers the "lower IQ" requirement.... > > > I wish they all would have sticky accelerators and drive off cliffs.... > > > (Relax people...don't get your panties in a bunch over jokes and start > > huffington and puffington....):)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - You gotta go to Europe then. |