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Old 02-02-2010, 04:52 PM   #51
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The OEM doesn't warranty tires.
When I buy a product from a company, I expect them to stand behind it.
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Old 02-02-2010, 05:39 PM   #52
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When I buy a product from a company, I expect them to stand behind it.
While you are in reverse?
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Old 02-02-2010, 05:46 PM   #53
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Actually the uneducated is you. You do not know Toyota, only what they want you to hear. You need to work for an OEM to see what really goes on.

FWIW, the government forced Toyota to recall the accelerator pedal, not Toyota. And as stated, this went on for many many years without accepting blame.
Just imagine the information about BMW that I'm NOT passing on to all you mear mortals.....

[mr burns] excellent....

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I'm curious, where do you pull this stuff from? Wait, I really don't want to know
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Old 02-02-2010, 06:00 PM   #54
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While you are in reverse?
That's always an option.
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Old 02-02-2010, 06:14 PM   #55
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I assure you that they didn't buy your truck back because of surface rust: rather frame cracking and trying to shut you up. Could you imagine if you went to court and the governemt found out then forced them to replace frames on thousands of trucks?

The same is happening with the Tundra trucks.
Well no shit it wasn't just the rust.

The letter they sent me stated the frame could crack BEACASE of the rust. They did replace thousands of trucks, with no Government pushing.

Fuck dude, they must have combed through a shit ton of DMV registration records, to even find me in the first place. I bought it used from a private party, and never once went to a dealership for service.

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Old 02-02-2010, 08:28 PM   #56
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This Toyota bashing is funny. Proof that uneducated people will stand behind shitty products as proof by the success of Walmart. Toyota has been the leading manufacturer in reliability for over 20 years. At least Toyota did something immediately and had a recall. Fuck, when Fords Explorers were flipping upside down because of bad tires they ignored the problem hoping it would just go away.
As said... they were forced. many auto makers do recalls on a volutentary basis. This definately wasn't one of them.

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Yeah, Ford blamed Firestone, Firestone blamed the Explorer. I had an explorer with Firestone tires and it was fine. I blamed the idiot drivers.
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Who cares if they were forced into a recall. I know what I read in consumer reports and any other car magazine. I'm not bashing American cars here, but facts are facts and Toyota has been the most reliable auto manufacturer for YEARS. The uneducated is you to make a claim like that about me. You don't know me so shut your fucking mouth and crawl back under your rock.
I would not state that for Toyota. For jap motors... I think I would say Honda. Honda beats Toyota down every day of the week.
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Old 02-02-2010, 08:33 PM   #57
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The only problem with Explorers was that the owners manual only specified like 25 psi or something low like that, and on top of that, most drivers don't bother checking, so a lot of them probably dropped to 20 psi or less. Combine soft, mushy tires with evasive manuevers and a high center of gravity, and see what happens.
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Old 02-02-2010, 09:00 PM   #58
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The only problem with Explorers was that the owners manual only specified like 25 psi or something low like that, and on top of that, most drivers don't bother checking, so a lot of them probably dropped to 20 psi or less. Combine soft, mushy tires with Blonde female drivers and inattentive driving, and see what happens.
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Old 02-02-2010, 09:19 PM   #59
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When I buy a product from a company, I expect them to stand behind it.

Apparently you have never bought a Class 3-8 truck because you would be dealing with different vendors for your engine, transmissioin, rear end, cab/chassis and tires.
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Just imagine the information about BMW that I'm NOT passing on to all you mear mortals.....

[mr burns] excellent....

muahahahahaha

I'm curious, where do you pull this stuff from? Wait, I really don't want to know
I work for Isuzu....and I worked for Saturn and GM. I also know many people who work for Kia, Hyundia, Honda, Toyota, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Ford and GM. You just hear shit...
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