From: hibb on
Heading over today to get the recall work done on my 2009 Matrix. I
just hope this actually is the fix and my car doesn't go off a crazy
on me.

Just for fun I think I will walk over to the Honda dealer next door
and look around to kill time while they are working on my Matrix.

Any more of you die hard Toyota fans looking to maybe change brands
next time around?

David

From: camryguy on
On Mar 17, 1:31 pm, hibb <ShyPic...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> Heading over today to get the recall work done on my 2009 Matrix. I
> just hope this actually is the fix and my car doesn't go off a crazy
> on me.
>
> Just for fun I think I will walk over to the Honda dealer next door
> and look around to kill time while they are working on my Matrix.
>
> Any more of you die hard Toyota fans looking to maybe change brands
> next time around?
>
> David

Nope, I'm quite happy with my Toyota. I'm sure they will get this mess
figured out.
From: hls on

"hibb" <ShyPicker(a)aol.com> wrote in message
news:96ea0ed0-61f1-4bbf-a4c5-421ae83d4a3b(a)d2g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
> Heading over today to get the recall work done on my 2009 Matrix. I
> just hope this actually is the fix and my car doesn't go off a crazy
> on me.
>
> Just for fun I think I will walk over to the Honda dealer next door
> and look around to kill time while they are working on my Matrix.
>
> Any more of you die hard Toyota fans looking to maybe change brands
> next time around?
>
> David

Nope. At this point both of our Toyotas are essentially flawless.
Now that some of the reported "incidents" are being suspected as hoaxes,
I am content to wait a while and see what really comes of this.

From: hibb on
On Mar 19, 10:44 am, "hls" <h...(a)nospam.nix> wrote:
> "hibb" <ShyPic...(a)aol.com> wrote in message
>
>
> news:96ea0ed0-61f1-4bbf-a4c5-421ae83d4a3b(a)d2g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> > Heading over today to get the recall work done on my 2009 Matrix. I
> > just hope this actually is the fix and my car doesn't go off a crazy
> > on me.
>
>
> > Just for fun I think I will walk over to the Honda dealer next door
> > and look around to kill time while they are working on my Matrix.
>
>
> > Any more of you die hard Toyota fans looking to maybe change brands
> > next time around?
>
>
> > David
>
>
> Nope.  At this point both of our Toyotas are essentially flawless.
> Now that some of the reported "incidents" are being suspected as hoaxes,
> I am content to wait a while and see what really comes of this.
>
>
>
>

Well, mine is practically new so I won't be changing vehicles for a
while anyway. Time will tell how this all turns out. Plus, like you
said, those hoaxes don't help the matter at all and makes ye wonder
just how big the problem is.

While I was waiting, I had a chat with the salesman who I have know
since he was a kid. I asked him if he had heard the total number of
reported incidents where the throttle problem has happened. He did not
know.

I asked the customer service person if my tires should have lasted
more than 15k miles even if I did not get the tires rotated every 5k
miles. He said that Toyota puts a softer tire on their cars to improve
the ride for sales purposes. He said they are not expected to last a
long time. Before I left, he invited my wife and me to attend services
at his church.

David

From: hls on

"hibb" <ShyPicker(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:bc018c9e-f34c-49ff-842d-
I asked the customer service person if my tires should have lasted
more than 15k miles even if I did not get the tires rotated every 5k
miles. He said that Toyota puts a softer tire on their cars to improve
the ride for sales purposes. He said they are not expected to last a
long time. Before I left, he invited my wife and me to attend services
at his church.

David

****
Our first set of tires were super sticky Michelins, and they did not last
past 30K.. I have replaced them with the best Kumhos, and they
have been superior in every respect.

They should last 60-70K.

I had intended to buy a Porsche, and they have the same philosophy...
high performance tires, which - if you can afford a Porsche - you
can afford to replace..

There are alternatives to the performance Michelins. You just need to
look for them.