Boss: Why were you late?
Worker: I had to drop off my car for a rubbermat recall.
Boss: Riiight!!!

That’s the only propblem I’ve heard about a Nissan from anyone I knew who owned one. It’s possible that there’s some error with the throttle, but I’m skeptical.

But it doesn’t stop me from grinning a little bit that Toyota has yet ANOTHER recall…

When he approched Toyota about the problem he was treated like and idiot and was told that he was simply pressing on the gas and brake at the same time. They would at no time even consider that there may actually be a problem with the car. They did have someone take it for a test drive and did not have the problem occur, so there was not a problem with the car. Well, No Kidding. It is an intermittant problem that only cropped up 3 times in 3000 miles.

I have no proof, but I think that this is a much more serious problem than floor mats. Possibly related to an electronic glitch in the drive by wire system. Regardles, Toyota’s handling of the problem was despicable.

I for one probably will never buy a Toyota product.

“Subject-verb agreement” is a compound modifier, so there should be a hyphen there. I ain’t a graduate with a major in English (part of a double) for nothing!

autonut: I forgot my first horse pill, but I’ll just take two later

From Merriam-Webster

ain’t
One entry found for ain’t.

Main Entry: ain’t
Pronunciation: ‘Ant
Etymology: contraction of are not
1 : am not : are not : is not
2 : have not : has not
3 : do not : does not : did not — used in some varieties of Black English

Although widely disapproved as nonstandard and more common in the habitual speech of the less educated, ain’t in senses 1 and 2 is flourishing in American English. It is used in both speech and writing to catch attention and to gain emphasis . It is used especially in journalistic prose as part of a consistently informal style . This informal ain’t is commonly distinguished from habitual ain’t by its frequent occurrence in fixed constructions and phrases . In fiction ain’t is used for purposes of characterization; in familiar correspondence it tends to be the mark of a warm personal friendship. It is also used for metrical reasons in popular songs . Our evidence shows British use to be much the same as American.

Why have the domestics yet to rival the Japanese product? As if there’s one homogenous japanese product.

The only top-to-bottom good line from Nippon is Nissan. Beyond that, you go from quirky (Mazda, Subaru) to irrevelant (Mitsu) to lame (you know who).

still having trouble with what a fact is. Here’s a refresher, courtesy of merriam-webster

fact
7 entries found for fact.
To select an entry, click on it.
factaccessory[1,noun]fact-checkfact finderfact of lifematter[1,noun]matter-of-fact

Main Entry: fact
Pronunciation: ‘fakt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin factum, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere
1 : a thing done: as a obsolete : FEAT b : CRIME c archaic : ACTION
2 archaic : PERFORMANCE, DOING
3 : the quality of being actual : ACTUALITY
4 a : something that has actual existence b : an actual occurrence
5 : a piece of information presented as having objective reality
- in fact : in truth

R-head: The dealer still came out ahead.

Toyota is Bush leage, the General is major league

” People don’t jump down GMs throats because of years of ****ty cars and inferior quality to the Japanese”

That’s like saying people don’t abuse Tom Brady for his consistent playoff failures.

“Just because a consumer hates an inferior American product does not mean that they hate America. YOU are the bias one for trying to associate patriotism with buying the inferior product.”

no, Fluffer, if someone hates an inferior product, that makes him sensible. Seems lie only you and GM sales are brining up patriotism.

You’ve still got some hope for working out subject-verb agreement. Maybe you should’ve finished junior high.

Commodore: “and yes you do sound like you hate America because you constantly put America down and praise the Japanese”
That seems like a logical conclusion.

Tripleonefluffer: people bought Toyotas in the mid-’70s because they were CHEAP and used very little gas. The big Three then tried to make japanese cars (Pinto, Vega) and failed miserably at it. Then came the crap-era (1978 to 1994/1995/1997) At that point, to varying degrees, “American” cars were good, but usually bland, and terribly marketed.
Today, Ford’s got some good rigs (Escape has just been dethroned) Chrysler is distictive, for good or ill, and the general is bitch-slapoping toyonda.

Comment by F3INT))AP3X, posted on September26 at 4:25 pm.
hope not if you and 1115 can say the exact same **** he does.

I declined and also declined the mats, then because I was so insulted by the “install fee” while they were doing the paperwork I went out to the showroom and ripped off the floormats from another vehicle. I signed the papers and “installed” them myself – without even a set of instructions. I was so proud!

The Aura, Impala and Malibu are all very nice cars, I would choose them over the Japanese any day. The Malibu doesn’t have all of that great of an exterior, but it’s a wonderful car to drive around in, and qualities on par with the Japanese. The Aura I drove personally, and a friend of mine south just bought one, and it’s an extremely nice car. It’s very sound and has good driving manners, a great interior and good economy. Everything is on par, or better than the Toyota Camry. The same goes for the Impala. American SUV and truck offerings are also better than the Japanese, with a few exceptions (luxury SUV’s for the most part, like Infiniti). The American automanufactuerers are on par with the Japanese, and I’m sure there are quite a few people here that will agree with me.

Actually Toyonda copied GM and Ford for years when they first came to America. Also, Toyota’s first car was a blatant copy of a Chrysler. And when you talk about Toyonda coming the America, you realize you are talking about the 50s right? Are you stuck in the last century or something because the 50s don’t have any relevance today. Of course they were small back then, all companies start out small. Ford was nothing before the assembly line. GM was nothing before developing the “ladder” system where a buyer starts out with a Chevy and works their way up to a Cadillac. You have no point here. And Toyonda were not making quality cars in the 50s, their quality began in the 80s and got noticed in the 90s. If you want to talk about the 50-early 70s (GM’s heyday) then you are definately clueless. GM made some of their most beautiful cars during that period. Notice how you seem to be rooting for the Japs and talking about them “kicking the domestics asses”? That’s why I say you hate America. You WANT our automakers to fail, and I can’t for the life of me understand why.

I also don’t understand why you are so convinced that GM makes bad cars today because of all the mistakes they made in the past yet you don’t seem to care about all the mistakes Toyota is making today. Toyota is following in GM’s footsteps in more than one way. And what convinced you that Toyonda are superior (besides any personal expiriences you might have had or are making up to prove a point). What facts convince, who says Toyonda are any better than anyone else. And I don’t want a 6-year-old “just cuz” answer…I want you to back whatever you say in response to that question with facts, not opinions.

I don’t know if you are a dolt or just avoiding the question. When Honda and Toyota were first in America they were not nearly as big as the domestics. The big 3 where just that, the big three. Now Toyota is as big as GM but Honda is not as big as Ford or Chrysler. Back then they started kicking the domestics asses with build quality reliability and resale
What happened back then that the domestics couldn’t compete with smaller upstart foreign competition?
JJt if that isn’t a valid question then what happened >?

Nobody’s going to hate a superior product.

Why do you always have to try to change the subject to the domestics every time there is a negative article on the “superior Japs”? Because you can’t defend your OPINIONS that’s why. I have already responded to all the points you made in your last post and you know that, yet you continue to say them over and over again because you have nothing else to say and you are unable to defend Toy for losing its grip on quality. Regardless, you still worship them.

“No matter what Toyota or Honda does the Import haters will jump down there throats bc of their hatred of the superior Japanese product.” Yes, and no matter what GM or Ford does, the import humpers will jump down THEIR throats because of their hatred of America. What’s your point?? Toyota screwed up, PERIOD. What GM did 30 years ago won’t change the fact that Toyota just screwed up ONCE AGAIN