anybody hear bout toyota?

[FroSSty]

What do you mean not a daily driver? I drive mine every day. I know several people that it's their daily driver. I can't think of anything better to drive every day. That's what I bought it for. I average 18mpg in town and 28 on the highway and I can go 2 weeks between fill ups.

Must we remind you again...Vette + Salt/Snow = NOGO...

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Must we remind you again...Vette + Salt/Snow = NOGO...

What is this thing people keep talking about called snow? Vette=12 months a year in Georgia.

By that logic all rear wheel drive cars are no go in salt/snow. At least I don't have to worry about the body rusting through from the salt.

[FroSSty]

What is this thing people keep talking about called snow? Vette=12 months a year in Georgia.

By that logic all rear wheel drive cars are no go in salt/snow. At least I don't have to worry about the body rusting through from the salt.

Most Corvette owners are picky about keeping them nice...Your outer body wont rust but your under will...I have seen people driving them in the snow but it is very, very rare. Most people keep there 350+ horsepower rwd cars in the garage. I drove my Caprice through winter a couple years ago with nice tires and it was fun but again most people would rather drive fwd, awd, or 4wd because of better traction and control.

[Steel2686]

What do you mean not a daily driver? I drive mine every day. I know several people that it's their daily driver. I can't think of anything better to drive every day. That's what I bought it for. I average 18mpg in town and 28 on the highway and I can go 2 weeks between fill ups.

Solid point, Jeff.

Unfortunately, even my traction-control, front-wheel drive Acura TL doesn't love New England in the Winter months.

Hey, if you're one of those who drives your Vette all the time, I applaud you. They were meant to be driven and it's great you are out there enjoying it.

[Trash man]

toyota is now investigating the brakes on the prius for not working at low speeds, man did the stuff ever hit the fan at toyota

[FroSSty]

I just heard about that...

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Yup....and the NHTSA is not yet convinced the sticking pedal issue is not an electronic issue. They are conducting further testing as they do not feel Toyota has truly found the core of the problem.

And, Toyota was blasted by US Secretary of Transportation called Toyota "safety deaf" and "slow to react to concerns about its accelerators and unintended acceleration". LaHood said federal safety officials had to "wake them (Toyota) up" to the seriousness of the pedal issue.

Maybe now, GM will get some respect from all those bashers who think Toyota is infallible.

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Prius is now an issue...

"Toyota has now admitted that there are indeed known problems with the car's anti-lock braking system.

A Toyota spokesperson said on Thursday that Prius models sold before the end of January have this brake system design problem, but that the problem has been corrected on models sold since then, according to the Associated Press. The announcement follows Japanese and U.S. officials ordering the company yesterday to investigate around 180 claims of braking problems in the 2010 Prius."

"Long story short, the Prius has both a regenerative and friction braking system, and can apparently experience a short, temporary loss of braking during the transition between the two on slick or bumpy surfaces."

"And while a recall to fix the brake issue on these models has not been announced yet, it is being considered."

[Trash man]

makes you wonder bout the abs on the other cars too.

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Well, ask and you shall receive:

"Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan."

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Cool (I can't make this up, it's so funny)

Watching the news at 11:00...

"Toyota was asked (by the government) if they had looked at the Lexus hybrid (HS 250H) brakes as it is based on the Prius. They said...aaaa, yeah, we are going to have to look at that too...just in case".

Good lord...what is going on with this company?

[Rhode Island Red]

I found a solution!

[Trash man]

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Prius recall is bigger than expected (and may be MUCH bigger)

"Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling 437,000 of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety crisis.

The world's largest automaker is under fire for two other recalls covering more than 8 million vehicles worldwide due to problems with slipping floormats and sticky accelerator pedals.

It also faces a potential rush of litigation for crashes linked to those problems and blamed for 19 deaths and numerous injuries in the United States over the past decade. "


Why is it possibly MUCH bigger?


"Could the apparent braking problems reported on the Toyota Prius – which Toyota admits was an issue on the current model prior to being resolved earlier this year – extend past the recently released 2010 model? According to TheDetroitBureau.com, the answer is a resounding... maybe.

Apparently, reports of braking issues have been pouring in since 2005 or even earlier. If true, over a million second-generation Prius hybrids could potentially be affected."

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

So, Toyota release the "official" recall notice about the Prius brakes, and guess what...they just happened to slip another recall into the Prius recall "oh so quietly"...

"Separately, Toyota will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 7,300 early production - 2010 model year Camry vehicles equipped with the 4 cylinder engine to inspect for a power steering hose that may be in contact with a front brake tube. This contact could lead to a hole in the brake tube and cause a brake fluid leak, increased brake pedal stroke and greater vehicle stopping distance.

Owners of the involved 2010 Camry vehicles will be notified by mail starting in the middle of February."

Will someone please tell me why this company is allowed to continue selling cars in this country? This type of business practice is so typical of Japanese manufacturing...bury the truth and deny there ever was an issue. This drives me nuts~!