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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 16 Mar 2010 21:49 On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:24:33 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote: > On Mar 16, 1:44 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: >> On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:57:30 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey >> >> >> >> >> >> showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote: >> > On Mar 16, 11:17 am, Conscience <nobama@göv.com> wrote: >> >> On 2010-03-16 10:57:46 -0700, Hachiroku <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> said: >> >> >> > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:28:01 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey >> >> > showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote: >> >> >> >> This maybe subjective, but the parking lot of churches seem to be >> >> >> populated by Toyotas other than any other brand. Get the hint? >> >> >> Little mowing machine that doesn't require any particular driving >> >> >> skills, automatic transmission, and voila! There goes the happy >> >> >> sheep! >> >> >> >> Well, they have their own share of SUVs, but those are higher in >> >> >> the food chain, "the wolves of the pack," so to speak. Never, >> >> >> ever, you see bikes at church! >> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> "Mary >> >> >> >> had a little car, little car... and it was sure a Toyota!" >> >> >> >>http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION >> >> >> > Christians belive in thrift. Therefore, a Toyota is the best car to >> >> > own. >> >> >> I like to "appeal" to those who fallaciously judge the driver by what >> >> they drive, rather than the poor skills they exhibit, as I mentioned >> >> earlier regarding the hypothetical shopping cart pusher. >> >> >> So, we have a Camry, a Ranger, and a BMW. The latter two are stick. >> >> >> Sorta pisses-off every group you can think of, doesn't it? ;-) >> >> > I thought Camrys were for old people. ;) >> >> > But I guess it could be good to relax for someone who doesn't like to >> > drive. My girlfriend, for example, doesn't like to drive and passes >> > the Lexus to me. Boring but quiet. >> >> Obviously not an IS 300...- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > I thought all Lexus offered performance as well as quality. > > I bet you they can't sell much of that luxury junk in Europe. I'd bet the IS (Altezza series) sells better in Europe than the US.
From: TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle on 16 Mar 2010 22:50 On Mar 16, 6:49 pm, Hachiroku ããã㯠<Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:24:33 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey > > > > > > showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote: > > On Mar 16, 1:44 pm, Hachiroku ããã㯠<Tru....(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > >> On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:57:30 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey > > >> showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote: > >> > On Mar 16, 11:17 am, Conscience <nobama@göv.com> wrote: > >> >> On 2010-03-16 10:57:46 -0700, Hachiroku <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> said: > > >> >> > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:28:01 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey > >> >> > showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote: > > >> >> >> This maybe subjective, but the parking lot of churches seem to be > >> >> >> populated by Toyotas other than any other brand. Get the hint? > >> >> >> Little mowing machine that doesn't require any particular driving > >> >> >> skills, automatic transmission, and voila! There goes the happy > >> >> >> sheep! > > >> >> >> Well, they have their own share of SUVs, but those are higher in > >> >> >> the food chain, "the wolves of the pack," so to speak. Never, > >> >> >> ever, you see bikes at church! > > >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------ÂÂÂ----------------- > > >> >> "Mary > > >> >> >> had a little car, little car... and it was sure a Toyota!" > > >> >> >>http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION > > >> >> > Christians belive in thrift. Therefore, a Toyota is the best car to > >> >> > own. > > >> >> I like to "appeal" to those who fallaciously judge the driver by what > >> >> they drive, rather than the poor skills they exhibit, as I mentioned > >> >> earlier regarding the hypothetical shopping cart pusher. > > >> >> So, we have a Camry, a Ranger, and a BMW.  The latter two are stick. > > >> >> Sorta pisses-off every group you can think of, doesn't it?  ;-) > > >> > I thought Camrys were for old people. ;) > > >> > But I guess it could be good to relax for someone who doesn't like to > >> > drive. My girlfriend, for example, doesn't like to drive and passes > >> > the Lexus to me. Boring but quiet. > > >> Obviously not an IS 300...- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > I thought all Lexus offered performance as well as quality. > > > I bet you they can't sell much of that luxury junk in Europe. > > I'd bet the IS (Altezza series) sells better in Europe than the US.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Let the dumb American drivers drive the dumb Toyotas. On Mar 16, 4:34 pm, The Chief Instigator <patr...(a)io.com> wrote: > Too bad this atheist drove a Toyota pickup anywhere but a church for the ten > years from 1990 to 2000. > > -- Let me clarify where I'm coming from: I was ripped off with a 5 spd Toyota Tercel "sporty edition" (spoiler and all) that didn't even have an anti-roll bar. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED! Further I believe that many people that shouldn't be driving are happy to drive a little automaticToyota, like my ex, who's a devout Christian and bought one. This helps the dumbing down of American drivers to the point that they are totally reckless phone in hand and Bible in another... And I, the Wise Tibetan Monkey, ride a bike --or at least try to. ;)
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 16 Mar 2010 23:36 On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:50:48 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote: >> Too bad this atheist drove a Toyota pickup anywhere but a church for the >> ten years from 1990 to 2000. >> >> -- > > Let me clarify where I'm coming from: I was ripped off with a 5 spd Toyota > Tercel "sporty edition" (spoiler and all) that didn't even have an > anti-roll bar. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED! Further I believe that many people > that shouldn't be driving are happy to drive a little automaticToyota, > like my ex, who's a devout Christian and bought one. Yeah, you had a Blackhawk. Spoiler, alloys, 5 speed transmission and a whopping 1.5Liter FE series engine. If you got a body kit for it aftermarket you could make it look like a BMW. Now, tell us how you got ripped off? What the hell were you expecting from an econobox like a Tercel? It had a 12.5L FE, fer Chrissakes!! The 'package' made it look sporty. Big deal. I had the next step down, with the spoiler but no alloys or graphics. One press of the accelerator should have told you you weren't driving a fire-breathing monster! This could have been solved by installing a GE series engine, and it has been done. Better yet... http://www.dragtimes.com/images/5319-1985-Toyota-Corolla.jpg even better... http://jeff.supramania.com/exterior_08_10_2004/exterior3.jpg PS...you didn't get ripped off. You bought an Econobox and got one. They were great little cars. I put 185/60-13s on mine and ran out of engine long before I ran out of tire. I also put a cold air intake on it and boosted the fuel economy from 38MPG overall to 44. With an automatic. I wasn't expecting to beat any Ferraris, though.
From: TheTibetanMonkey on 17 Mar 2010 00:19 On Mar 17, 12:13 am, panamfl...(a)hotmail.com wrote: > > someone else who has lost their way... > > What? I'm a VW fan. I only have an interest in this because I'm a car VW fans are good people. But never trust Toyota drivers with bumper stickers. "We need Autobahn in America as well as bike facilities," tell the sheep.
From: TheTibetanMonkey on 17 Mar 2010 00:24
On Mar 16, 11:36 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:50:48 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey > > showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote: > >> Too bad this atheist drove a Toyota pickup anywhere but a church for the > >> ten years from 1990 to 2000. > > >> -- > > > Let me clarify where I'm coming from: I was ripped off with a 5 spd Toyota > > Tercel "sporty edition" (spoiler and all) that didn't even have an > > anti-roll bar. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED! Further I believe that many people > > that shouldn't be driving are happy to drive a little automaticToyota, > > like my ex, who's a devout Christian and bought one. > > Yeah, you had a Blackhawk. Spoiler, alloys, 5 speed transmission and a > whopping 1.5Liter FE series engine. If you got a body kit for it > aftermarket you could make it look like a BMW. > > Now, tell us how you got ripped off? What the hell were you expecting from > an econobox like a Tercel? It had a 12.5L FE, fer Chrissakes!! The > 'package' made it look sporty. Big deal. I had the next step down, with > the spoiler but no alloys or graphics. One press of the accelerator should > have told you you weren't driving a fire-breathing monster! > > This could have been solved by installing a GE series engine, and it has > been done. > > Better yet... > > http://www.dragtimes.com/images/5319-1985-Toyota-Corolla.jpg > > even better... > > http://jeff.supramania.com/exterior_08_10_2004/exterior3.jpg > > PS...you didn't get ripped off. You bought an Econobox and got one. They > were great little cars. I put 185/60-13s on mine and ran out of engine > long before I ran out of tire. I also put a cold air intake on it and > boosted the fuel economy from 38MPG overall to 44. With an automatic. > > I wasn't expecting to beat any Ferraris, though. Chevy Chevette was more balanced. Slow but no surprises with the steering. Toyota should have made that car slower, or more balanced and no fake looks. And PLEASE, throw in at least an anti-roll bar for the monkeys, so they don't kill themselves. |