Orchidflower
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I've had 4 Toyotas so far, but this may start me thinking about Honda....yup...may switch next time IF my Solara ever does die.
I didn't know about it when I bought my Venza yesterday (which isn't one of the affected models). snip
What I wonder is how do they know which vehicles are excluded ? Since the Solara was basically a sporty Camry but it is excluded from the recall . I love my Toyota but I'm not sure if I'll stick with them after this incident . That article from the Los Angeles Times has me pretty spooked .
They have the same opportunity with this buyer as they always have. Build a car that gets better mpg than my Prius, or better yet a pure EV and I will buy it.Edit to add: The vultures are already flying overhead.
Quote:
Hoping to capitalize on the problems facing Toyota and its recalls, GM will offer a monthlong incentive to Toyota and Lexus owners. The move comes as a response to “thousands” of calls and e-mails to dealers from Toyota owners asking for help (believe it or not).
The incentive runs through the end of Feb. and will offer the following:
* Those who choose to lease a vehicle may waive three payments for up to a total of $1,000.
* Qualifying customers who are financing a vehicle purchase can receive 0 percent financing for up to 60 months.
* Cash buyers can receive $1,000 off their purchase.
According to GM spokesman Tom Henderson, the incentive applies to GMC, Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles.
I am surprised Chrysler can sell one car... but I bet I might hear from someone on the board why they bought one...
I didn't buy a Chrysler, but I did buy a 2008 Dodge, during the brief period it was owned by Americans. The reason I bought the car was I had one as a company car and worked it mercilessly. I knew I was going to be leaving the job soon and used the time as an extended test drive. It kept running without a problem. I can honestly say I've been pleased with the performance of the car I purchased. It has been in the shop for warranty work two times in the two years I've owned it. Once for leaking fog lights and once for a cracked piece of trim. That is far less than the GM I owned and about the same as the Ford I own. It is not that I don't like foreign cars, I just don't see the sense in buying a foreign product when there are acceptable products made by companies headquartered in the US.
I didn't buy a Chrysler, but I did buy a 2008 Dodge,.... It is not that I don't like foreign cars, I just don't see the sense in buying a foreign product when there are acceptable products made by companies headquartered in the US.
I didn't buy a Chrysler, but I did buy a 2008 Dodge, during the brief period it was owned by Americans. The reason I bought the car was I had one as a company car and worked it mercilessly. I knew I was going to be leaving the job soon and used the time as an extended test drive. It kept running without a problem. I can honestly say I've been pleased with the performance of the car I purchased. It has been in the shop for warranty work two times in the two years I've owned it. Once for leaking fog lights and once for a cracked piece of trim. That is far less than the GM I owned and about the same as the Ford I own. It is not that I don't like foreign cars, I just don't see the sense in buying a foreign product when there are acceptable products made by companies headquartered in the US.
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But people who have cars accelerating suddenly know that they can't stop their cars despite their best efforts...
The "put it in neutral answer" has been widely publicized now due to the recalls, but even a trained highway patrol officer didn't think to do it when his car went out of control and he and his passengers all died from the sudden acceleration problem.
If putting a car in neutral solved all of the safety issues, then there would be no need for cars to be recalled or sales to be suspended.
The link between stuck accelerators, crashes and Toyotas is pretty specific. People that get pains in their joints don't always know the cause. Maybe it is from implants, maybe it is their diet, maybe they type too much. Maybe it is a combination of 100 different things. Vague illnesses are pretty hard to pinpoint an exact cause.
But people who have cars accelerating suddenly know that they can't stop their cars despite their best efforts and they know what make and model of car they are driving.
IIRC, he was in a model of vehicle that he'd never driven before, I suspect he had quite a bit of noise going on around him, and no doubt he was busy trying to dodge traffic while reaching down to grab the pedal.The "put it in neutral answer" has been widely publicized now due to the recalls, but even a trained highway patrol officer didn't think to do it when his car went out of control and he and his passengers all died from the sudden acceleration problem.