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Comment on Tell Us Your Toyota Story by Karl

Karl — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:55:04 +0000

After many most American makes, one Cadillac the driver's window took 3 dealer visits to work properly, decided to try Toyota Avalon. Bought new in 2007. has approx 25,000. mi now. No complaints whatsoever. Took in for recall few days ago. Fixed gas pedal. Do not see any possibility of floor mat causing a problem IF installed properly. I had removed the mat several times to clean. The hooks hold the mat approx 2 inches from the gas pedal. I think replacing the original mat with another type mat could cause a hazardous situation.
Bought the Avalon based on a friend's satisfaction. He sold his after approx 100,000. mi with no problems. the buyer has driven it another 30,000 with no problems.
I think GM and Ford have seen the light, even before the government stepped in, and have been improving quality for several years and are making a much better product now. Now
it's the perception of quality which has to be restored. Toyota has shown they're not perfect.

Comment on Tell Us Your Toyota Story by Chief

Chief — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:06:44 +0000

After owning Fords and Chevy's for over 40 years, I bought a Corrolla three years ago. It is by far the best card I have ever owned. In the future, my plans are to buy only from Toyota and/or Honda. The real difference is not in the drive trains but in all the other hardware. The hardware on the Honda/Toyota hold up so much better.

Comment on Tell Us Your Toyota Story by Judy

Judy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:39:59 +0000

I owned a 1995 toyota corrolla and had a life threatening incident on the washington interbelt on July 10, 1995. I had the car less than 3 months.

Here goes: On a clear July 1995 morning, I set the cruise control onto 60 miles an hour heading towards downtown Washington, DC; then in a matter of minuetts the car accelarated to 70, then to 80, and then to 90 miles per hour without intervention from the driver(ME). The beltway had no hills and is 6 lanes wide and flat. Realizing, that the car had accelerated to 90 miles an hour, I pushed the break pedal down and luckly the cruise control disengaged prior to rearending a semi. This incident took 10 years off my life and sine then I have not used the cruise control on any make of vehicle that I have owned.

Since this incident in 1995, I no longer have any desire to purchase or drive any make of car made by toyota and feel that Toyota is not being honest with their customers.

I currently own an Acura TL and thank my lucky stars that this vehicle is well made.

Comment on Tell Us Your Toyota Story by terje

terje — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:27:34 +0000

we currently have a corolla at 70k with regular maintenance and oil changes and it's still going strong. i expect it to continue to run for quite a while longer.

while the media is attempting to prop up failed u.s. automakers with this smear campaign against toyota i will take advantage of the inevitable sales and buy another toyota product. btw, if my accelerator were to ever get stuck i'd simply put the car in neutral but apparently some people don't have the intellect to do that.

Comment on Tell Us Your Toyota Story by John Robinson

John Robinson — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:09:53 +0000

My son has a 2002 Toyota Corolla that burns extreme amounts of oil. On the way to Van Wert over a year ago, the engine blew because it was bone dry–however, it had just had an oil and filter change. Mechanics have done compression checks and assure us it's OK and is only a strange but somewhat harmless characteristic. My son has to drive around with several quarts of oil in his trunk and puts a quart in every couple hundred miles.

Comment on Tell Us Your Toyota Story by mary

mary — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:30:22 +0000

I bought my first Toyota in 1987 after owning a Duster, Malibu, and a Camaro and have never looked back. I diverted for a while with a Mustang and a F150 – I needed a big truck for farm work and wanted a convertible (mid life crisis) when Toyota had no convertible. The truck was a piece of junk and cost me at least $1000 in extraordinary repair every year for the 12 years I owned it — the knob for the heater broke every Fall like clock work and the cost of a new knob went from $1.79 to $9.79 during that time. I still have the Mustang and it has not been a huge problem but then it is not driven that much and lives in a garage all winter. I have owned 2 Camreys, a Highlander, a Rav4, and a Tacoma and my 2 kids have owned 4 Toyotas between them and none of these Toyota vehicles have had to have any work but normal maintenance and not even muffler replacement. All have been driven over 150,000 mies except the Tacoma and Highlander which I now own. Interestingly both of the vehicles I now own were built in Japan and are not affected by these recalls. Tell me why only vehicles manufactured in North America are on the recall list? If the problem were a design problem I would expect the problem to affect the vehicles no matter where they were built. Since only North American built vehicles are affected I have to think the problem is the result of some faulty part supplied to the North American manufacturers. It will be interesting to see what the real problem is if that information ever becomes public — ie. why was a part supplied to North American manufacturing sites faulty if indeed it is.

Comment on Tell Us Your Toyota Story by Amber

Amber — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:11:44 +0000

I bought a used 2007 Toyota Camry last May. It has been very reliable. It's also a very pretty car (metallic blue)! My last car was a 2001 Hyundai Elantra. I bought it brand new and drove it for 150,000 miles and I never had one problem with the engine. The body shell was weak and dented very easily then eventually it started to rust (a lot) so I decided that it was time for a new(er) car although I think the engine will probably last forever on that car. I got so much grief last time buying a foreign car although it FAR outlasted any domestic made car I have ever owned. Still this time I decided that I was going to buy American. I found a 2007 Ford Fusion which I really liked, however, luckily for me the dealership let me take it home for the night. When left to return to the dealership to purchase the car I noticed a huge puddle of oil sitting in my driveway…lovely. At that point I decided to get whatever brand of car I wanted and discovered the Camry. I love it!!

Comment on Tell Us Your Toyota Story by S. Henry

S. Henry — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:17:53 +0000

I love my Toyota – I've owned Dodges, Chevy's, Mazdas and Fords. All were mid-level priced vehicles that performed less than satisfactory. Most of which had recall issues themselves. In 2006, I purchased a Toyota Matrix after owning a Ford Explorer that not only took most of my life savings but my dignity and sanity as well. I have put almost 100,000 miles on this little Toyota and have had no service issues other than normal upkeep. The vehicle I owned prior to this was the infamous Ford Explorer, loving referred to as "The Exploder" by my mechanic. The name I christened it with was less flattering and downright vulgar. Being a person who routinely looks for a silver lining in every cloud I can honestly say the Explorer was probably one of the most comfortable vehicles I owned. Maybe the engineers knew how much time the owner would spend sitting behind the wheel, on the side of the road awaiting a tow when they designed the interior. Needless to say, I will never buy another Ford as long as I live. I'm the last in the family to pledge alligiance to Toyota and my allegiance will stay with Toyota.

Comment on Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll by Doug Leibrant

Doug Leibrant — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:06:11 +0000

It is sad indeed when we loose those special people. Leaves us with an empty feeling and wondering who is going to fill those shoes. There doesn't seem to be as many young people coming up in the arena of car restoration. Guess unfortunately the hobby is somewhat dieing with the people that have made it what it is. I'll hang in there as long as I can. There is nothing like the joy that I'm sure Jim shared with the rest of us in the hobby.

It is great that you have given this space to the Jim. Makes me wish I had known him.

Thanks