MCF Members Blog: Wednesday November 25, 2009
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,196
From: Newberry, SC
Morning all! Hope everyone has a short day and a long weekend, and if you don't get the days off for Thanksgiving I hope the rest of the week is short!
Recalled MAMONTE's post about US vs import quality the other day when I read this: Toyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with sudden acceleration or the pedal becoming stuck in the floor mat. OK, since they are only fixing the ones in the US did all the other countries get the non-life threatening gas pedals standard? To solve the problem it sounds like the dealerships are going to take a Dremel to the gas pedals for the time being, only until they can have new pedals made... by April
. BTW lets not forget: Toyota announced a recall of 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-03 model years to address excessive rust on the vehicle's frame.
I know these had been covered before just saw the article this morning and recalled MAMONTE's input on quality.
Have a good one!
Recalled MAMONTE's post about US vs import quality the other day when I read this: Toyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with sudden acceleration or the pedal becoming stuck in the floor mat. OK, since they are only fixing the ones in the US did all the other countries get the non-life threatening gas pedals standard? To solve the problem it sounds like the dealerships are going to take a Dremel to the gas pedals for the time being, only until they can have new pedals made... by April
. BTW lets not forget: Toyota announced a recall of 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-03 model years to address excessive rust on the vehicle's frame. I know these had been covered before just saw the article this morning and recalled MAMONTE's input on quality.
Have a good one!
hey all i just got word my dumb ars bro is in jail... his own stupid fault didn't pay a fine got his lic revoke and wammo got pulled over lastnight... idiot...anyways...
Brian alot to do with the gas pedal stuff has to do with the owners dubble stacking the floormats rubber ontop of the stock so clips wont hold it in place... the tundra frames are a newer thing
Monte Of The Month -- January 2010
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 8,464
From: San Jose, CA
Recalled MAMONTE's post about US vs import quality the other day when I read this: Toyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with sudden acceleration or the pedal becoming stuck in the floor mat. OK, since they are only fixing the ones in the US did all the other countries get the non-life threatening gas pedals standard? To solve the problem it sounds like the dealerships are going to take a Dremel to the gas pedals for the time being, only until they can have new pedals made... by April . BTW lets not forget: Toyota announced a recall of 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-03 model years to address excessive rust on the vehicle's frame.
I know these had been covered before just saw the article this morning and recalled MAMONTE's input on quality.
Have a good one!
. BTW lets not forget: Toyota announced a recall of 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-03 model years to address excessive rust on the vehicle's frame. I know these had been covered before just saw the article this morning and recalled MAMONTE's input on quality.
Have a good one!
hahaha! Not sure if your referring to one of my old rants, or the latest rant that I posted yesterday in the Monday blog. But in case you didnt see my latest rant, here it is! They do hold their value better than American cars for sure. Sticker on my car was $24,500. Its now worth 10K with 90,000 miles on it, 3 years old.
That said though, I don't think American cars are ANY less reliable than Japanese cars. I've never had a bad American car in my family.
My sister has the one and only Japanese car within my immediate family. A 99 Toyota Solora 142,000 miles. Not a bad car, but not a single bit more reliable than anything American in our house. It was my cousins car before my sister got it, so we know the history of the car (hell, I did all the oil changes on it, lol) but its had its fair share of issues: Entire drivers side airbag assembly ($850), Drivers side wheel bearing ($400), Ignition coil ($300), Head gasket ($1,700), A/C condensor ($650), Starter 2 times ($250 at Toyota the first time) ($130 for part from Autozone the second time), Alternator ($180 for part). And then don't forget the stupid timing belt used in most DOHC Japanese cars that need to be replaced every 90K at $750-850 each time. Plus parts are more expensive for this car.
Very few American cars (at least GM cars) use timing belts. My DOHC Cavalier was chain driven, and of course all the pushrod engines are chain driven, so less maintence/ money required to maintain it.
None of the American cars we have ever owned have ever had anymore problems than the Solora. So I don't see the "Japanese is so much more reliable" crap that people seem to always shove down everyones throat. Yes, Japanese cars are good cars, i'm not saying they are not, but so are American cars, (I can't really speak for Dodge/ Chrysler though).
Monte Of The Month -- January 2010
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 8,464
From: San Jose, CA
Did I miss something? Guess I better go read yesterdays blog...
Monte Of The Month -- January 2010
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 8,464
From: San Jose, CA
Just went and read yesterdays blog...Short Daily Blog BTW!!?
Justin, I'm really sorry to hear that. My condolences go out to you and your family. I've had two relatives die of pancriactic cancer, its a tough one for sure, just think, he is no longer suffering! I hope things start to look up for you soon!
Justin, I'm really sorry to hear that. My condolences go out to you and your family. I've had two relatives die of pancriactic cancer, its a tough one for sure, just think, he is no longer suffering! I hope things start to look up for you soon!
