floormats my but

You are correct Pete, which explains the foot tapping and thigh rubbing as the guy sat right next to Chris and they were the only 2 in the entire train car!

I have been working in a Toyota dealer setting up a computer system for the last couple weeks. This gas pedal recall finally hit today. They are installing what they are calling a "reinforcement bar". Basically it is just shim that put a little more tension on the spring. I have worked in and around car dealerships either directly or as a computer system provider for about 18 years. All the franchised have recalls but Toyota has been hit hard lately. I think there are 3 or 4 different recalls for floor mats or gas pedals. They also have the truck frame recalls. The dealer I am at now is doing one of these on a Tacoma. Start with a new frame and swap all the part off the old. These pay 60 hours to the tech. I have seen guys knock out 2 a week. Maybe this is just Toyota way to help the economy by providing employment for all the technicians to fix their cars.


David

they should sublet the overflow to the GM and Ford dealerships, these boys can turn wrenches too.

Keuka, is it true that at times they will give you blue book for the Tacoma and let you walk away from it?

now the prius with brake issues? karma, i know they pushed that half man half woman car to introduce it first here in the good ole usa and at a loss...im weeping

Mike, its a golf cart with woman bling lol

When Michael Waldrop causes the Big One at Daytona next Sunday, he can say the gas pedal his his Camary stuck !

my wife keeps bugging me to buy her dads Hyundai, he's pretty conservative and i try not to bring it up in conversations, i will walk or hitchhike before i would buy that, those things tear appart on the frame rack, i know we need crush zones, most of the times they are totals.

do you close your eyes as you drive thru Detroit? you forgot the Pinto's that blew up when hit in the back or the old chevy trucks with the tanks on the outside of the frame rails lol

I have an 07 Tundra which is supposed to have the problem. I'm not too worried about it... haven't had any stickiness in my accelerator. And if I did I think I know what to do... put it in neutral and turn it off! What the hell was wrong with these people who had this happen and didn't think to turn off the engine?? If any machine is out of control isn't that the first thing you think of? I still love my truck and have no plans to sell it or trade it in for a GM (Government Motors) besides, if I get pulled over for speeding I have the perfect excuse! "officer, have you heard about the recall?? that just happened to me!"

Randy_in_Ohio wrote: What the hell was wrong with these people who had this happen and didn't think to turn off the engine?? If any machine is out of control isn't that the first thing you think of?

Randy,
Some people can drive all their lives and won't learn any logic or "feel" for the road. It's like the steering correction if the tail end of the car goes sideways on ice. My daughter (22) had it happen 2 weeks ago and I discussed the correction with her. No concept/feel for the maneuver. She spun out, went through the median, took out a mileage marker, went across the oncoming lanes and into the ditch on the other side. Besides the sheet metal damage from the mile maker, she ripped off the right rear wheel, strut and "A" arms off the Buick (front wheel drive). We are thankful see wasn't hurt. On the phone after the accident, I asked her if she was ok and was glad to find out the answer was yes. Next, asking her what happened she immediately stated she was doing the speed limit!!??

Randy_in_Ohio wrote: And if I did I think I know what to do... put it in neutral and turn it off! What the hell was wrong with these people who had this happen and didn't think to turn off the engine?? If any machine is out of control isn't that the first thing you think of?

Randy,I agree with you but thats why this is such a strange deal.Remember that police officer and his family in California that were killed in a Lexus ? It was one of the first that got news coverage. They had time to call 911 while it was happening. Why didn't he think to turn it off? And now the Prius is having brake trouble? I think something else is going wrong.Lexus

maybe in a way im just looking into the future, not for my welfare but the generations to come, it really feels like i live in place or in a country that sold thier souls, and its payback time...i watched the Hyundai superbowl, that put me over the edge, btw, how long on average is the ball actually in play? 5 or 6 minutes maybe...thats the kind sht i think about. along with well, maybe this is the end result of a global economy, maybe some grand scheme to keep rif raf out i dont know. someone mentioned this aint the 50's no more, it aint but time tested is a group like the Who is still fricking playing after 40 years, what group today could you think of that will be playing in the superbowl 40 years from now? Carrie Underwood? yeah right, will our flag that rolled out on the stadium floor look like it does? what will be the majority group? thats all, this world has change dramatically in 25 years, and i really dont see any hand clapping, just smerks from afar like a drug dealer on the corner, eye for an eye, living the American dream

there is more to it than meets the eye im afraid, as with cars and boats, people will panick and lose common sense

propaganda

05 210 wrote:       Consider yourself fortunate you buddies did not ask you to turn in your mancard, like mine did when they saw it.

Ahh, like I suspected, the prius is like mopeds and fat chicks...