Toyota recal--crash!!

Onkel Neal · 02-06-10, 11:23 AM

Man’s truck strikes BR Toyota dealership

Is it any coincicence this guy's name is Costanza?

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Costanza explained to Valviva on three separate occasions on Saturday that the dealership could not refund his money for the truck.
McKay said the process during the recall requires dealerships to provide a loaner car while the recalled vehicle is repaired.
Valviva refused the offers and tried to leave the dealership, but his gas pedal stuck, Lee said. The truck accelerated forward, striking the building,

AVGWarhawk · 02-06-10, 01:40 PM

This recall has really tarnished Toyota. Some people were pulling the wool by advising Toyota owners to remove the floor mat and also cut the pedal. Nonsense. Toyota was grasping for straws. Furthermore the issue has been known since 1999. What is a few lives in the name of profits? Then we come to find out the Prius has a brake software issue. Also known since 2005. WTH Mr. Toyota? I think we are watching a company begin the decline of quality by using inferior parts. It is catching up to them. At any rate, the Toyota owners are lawyering up for emotional discourse, lost time at work and wrongful death. This is not over by a long shot. To add to the grim days of Toyota, this week Toyota is scheduled to be grilled by Capital Hill. I wonder if the Toyota representatives will arrive in a Toyota or a Ford?

Platapus · 02-06-10, 02:14 PM

But you know what, despite all of this, I would, hands down, buy another Toyota over a domestic car.

Blood_splat · 02-06-10, 03:15 PM

Being from Detroit I must admit I have a little grin on my face.

AVGWarhawk · 02-06-10, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

But you know what, despite all of this, I would, hands down, buy another Toyota over a domestic car.

Have you seen Ford lately?

I would leave Toyota alone for a while. They need to sort this out. Personally I do not buy the postage sized stamp of steel placed on the pedal assembly as the fix.

Oberon · 02-06-10, 05:32 PM

I've seen this film before:

Skybird · 02-06-10, 06:13 PM

Don't write them off too early. This is a Japanese honour thing now, since the head of the company excused in public, which means accepoting a great personal shame. That has a different meaning than the babbling of a Westerner who says he "feels sorry". They have lost their face, they will try to get it back. They will be even better once this crisis has been left behind.

Heck, you can eat your lunch from the floors in their factories.

Platapus · 02-06-10, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Have you seen Ford lately?

I would leave Toyota alone for a while. They need to sort this out. Personally I do not buy the postage sized stamp of steel placed on the pedal assembly as the fix.

It is going to take a very long time for domestic car manufacturers to rebuild (or even build) their reputations for me. Since 2000 we have had two Fords cars in our family and both of them were crap.

I will stick with Toyota. Never had a problem and I am driving our 4th Toyota.

Now, if I were in the market for a truck, I would consider a domestic truck. Trucks are what American manufacturers can build well.

yubba · 02-06-10, 07:53 PM

that we spent to raise that boat that sub hit off of Hawaii. what goes around , comes around. Hungry ghost my ass. If you die at sea you should stay at sea. We ponied up 90million to honor their dead they sure as hell can do the same.

Task Force · 02-06-10, 08:10 PM

hmm, heard of this. some guys toyota went through the wall of his apartment...

AVGWarhawk · 02-06-10, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

It is going to take a very long time for domestic car manufacturers to rebuild (or even build) their reputations for me. Since 2000 we have had two Fords cars in our family and both of them were crap.

I will stick with Toyota. Never had a problem and I am driving our 4th Toyota.

Now, if I were in the market for a truck, I would consider a domestic truck. Trucks are what American manufacturers can build well.

I have had plenty of Fords. No problems. Had two GM products that sucked badly. Knock on wood as I had a lot of cars but only two that were really piles of crap. I have only owned one Japanese car. Geo Storm GSI. Good car but I stuck with American manufacturers after that. Just in my blood I guess.

Task Force · 02-06-10, 09:13 PM

One reason I never really liked asian cars, and will almost always stick to american/european cars (when I get one. lol) is that alot of them are smaller... my main issue with that...

1 when you get in a crash with a large american suv/pickup truck, or some of the large european cars, you arnt as safe... (IMO)

2 I cant fit in most.... when your over 6ft tall, those things are horriable... I tryed driveing my mothers Isuzu Rodeo, and my knees were up in the steering wheel.

and the fact getting out of the back seat is a hassle...lol I have to fight to get my shoes out (size 12 to 13 currently.)

Reece · 02-06-10, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

I tryed driveing my mothers Isuzu Rodeo, and my knees were up in the steering wheel.

and the fact getting out of the back seat is a hassle...lol I have to fight to get my shoes out (size 12 to 13 currently.)

Ah I remember a quote from a Japanese truck ad "not so squeezy" or in this case plenty squeezy!!

bookworm_020 · 02-07-10, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I wonder if the Toyota representatives will arrive in a Toyota or a Ford?

If they arrive in a Toyota, it may not stop for questions!

Toyota's here in Australia have a good rep overall, but the Hilux crew cab ute that my father in law owned was poorly put together. It was made in Thailand by the way.

Task Force · 02-07-10, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

If they arrive in a Toyota, it may not stop for questions!

Toyota's here in Australia have a good rep overall, but the Hilux crew cab ute that my father in law owned was poorly put together. It was made in Thailand by the way.

LOL, I Thought the Hilux was the strongest, most well, indistructable car in the world.

ITS UN KILLABLE I TELLS YA!!!

02-06-10, 01:40 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This recall has really tarnished Toyota. Some people were pulling the wool by advising Toyota owners to remove the floor mat and also cut the pedal. Nonsense. Toyota was grasping for straws. Furthermore the issue has been known since 1999. What is a few lives in the name of profits? Then we come to find out the Prius has a brake software issue. Also known since 2005. WTH Mr. Toyota? I think we are watching a company begin the decline of quality by using inferior parts. It is catching up to them. At any rate, the Toyota owners are lawyering up for emotional discourse, lost time at work and wrongful death. This is not over by a long shot. To add to the grim days of Toyota, this week Toyota is scheduled to be grilled by Capital Hill. I wonder if the Toyota representatives will arrive in a Toyota or a Ford? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,366 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	But you know what, despite all of this, I would, hands down, buy another Toyota over a domestic car. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,629 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Don't write them off too early. This is a Japanese honour thing now, since the head of the company excused in public, which means accepoting a great personal shame. That has a different meaning than the babbling of a Westerner who says he "feels sorry". They have lost their face, they will try to get it back. They will be even better once this crisis has been left behind. Heck, you can eat your lunch from the floors in their factories. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	maybe we get some of that 90million back. that we spent to raise that boat that sub hit off of Hawaii. what goes around , comes around. Hungry ghost my ass. If you die at sea you should stay at sea. We ponied up 90million to honor their dead they sure as hell can do the same. Last edited by yubba; 02-06-10 at 08:18 PM.

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	hmm, heard of this. some guys toyota went through the wall of his apartment... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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Blood_splat Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beneath the waves Posts: 568 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Being from Detroit I must admit I have a little grin on my face.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I've seen this film before:

02-06-10, 09:13 PM	#12
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	One reason I never really liked asian cars, and will almost always stick to american/european cars (when I get one. lol) is that alot of them are smaller... my main issue with that... 1 when you get in a crash with a large american suv/pickup truck, or some of the large european cars, you arnt as safe... (IMO) 2 I cant fit in most.... when your over 6ft tall, those things are horriable... I tryed driveing my mothers Isuzu Rodeo, and my knees were up in the steering wheel. and the fact getting out of the back seat is a hassle...lol I have to fight to get my shoes out (size 12 to 13 currently.) __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"