Toyota

Toyota makes great cars, they are just overpriced
What is your point? I never said Toyota made bad stuff, Toyota makes great stuff but today so does every other manufacturer. What I said was one need not spend 20% to 30% more to get a good vehicle. Any car will last that long if given the proper preventive maintenance. We serviced thousands of fleet... 14 Feb 2010 17:27

Tacoma Trottle Case
I know some people think the guys running Toyota are saints that only care about Customers. You might want to read about how they dismissed the complaints of problems with Tacoma Throttles... Summary from NHTSA database: Make: TOYOTA Model: TACOMA Year: 2007 NHTSA Action Number: DP08001 Summary: THE PETI... 15 Feb 2010 20:05

More money for the dealer on Toytoa sales
In message <4b78472f$0$10190$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net>, Mike Hunter <Mikehunt2(a)lycos.?.invalid> writes Why would one compare a 4cy (full of fat) with a V6 (no fat?) The comparison is to engine size and HP available. Why pay more for a smaller engine simply because of ones perception that it is better? ... 15 Feb 2010 16:42

math for mike hunter, sales manager extraordinaire
so mike, since you say you were in sales, and sales is all about numbers, and because you say toyota sell their vehicles at a loss, i want you to take a little time to walk us through your math. 1. what is your gross loss when you sell seven vehicles for $19,725 each, and you, the dealer, gets invoiced a net o... 14 Feb 2010 15:13

Toyota recalls all models with 8 track player
I tell ya, this recall stuff is getting bad. ... 15 Feb 2010 20:05

Toyota hires NTSA to quell...
http://www.truthout.org/former-us-regulators-helped-quash-toyota-investigations56886 ... 13 Feb 2010 16:07

Toyota sued in Calif. over acceleration deaths
"Jacquelyn Donoghue of Holder, Neb., said in the lawsuit that her 2006 Toyota Prius suddenly sped up and went out of control in December, slamming into another vehicle, killing her husband John and seriously injuring her. Nelson is also representing Teresa and William Myers of Laurel, Miss., the parents of Steff... 17 Feb 2010 12:18

How recalls really should be done
(Cross posting deleted, automatically) Once again our friend Canuck57 is telling us the sky is falling LOL "Canuck57" <Canuck57(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:kDmdn.77109$s%.38883(a)newsfe18.iad... On 12/02/2010 1:54 PM, George Orwell wrote: Just do it like the Government does it with aircraft. Someth... 17 Feb 2010 11:09

englaciated corolla
My beloved 88 corolla fx has become lodged in ice. I got stuck in the mud and it froze there. It's been there about a week or so. The front chasis is sitting on the frozen ground and is froze there. The inside of the front tires were stuck to the frozen ground. Dug in to the mud about 3 or 4 inches. Sin... 24 Feb 2010 22:15

Disc brake cylinder mounting plate
My friend has an 04 corolla. There is a TSB for this car which is: brakes squeak when backing out of a parking space and/or turning in reverse. There is a step that I don't quite understand. It says "disc brake cylinder mounting plate with the 2 bolts" Are they referring to the caliper carrier that holds the pads a... 14 Feb 2010 12:58