Loved Ones - Toyota

[JESSE1]

A few days ago I actually saw a Prius with a trailer hitch on it.

 

[Dmace]

A few days ago I actually saw a Prius with a trailer hitch on it.

Actually, that's the newest update. It's an anchor that drops when you pull the e-brake.

 

[FallbrookFarmer]

A few days ago I actually saw a Prius with a trailer hitch on it.

Was that the one towing the D6

 

[BTDT2]

So in the end the California Highway Patrol rescues the owner of runaway Prius because he is unable to shift to neutral or turn the key off out of fear of ???

Sorry, but I think it's time for California to outlaw medical marijuana use for Prius drivers:laughing:

 

[DGS]

My background is aviation electronics.
Whenever we installed a new to the aircraft radio we had to do EMI-RFI tests.
That involved every radio frequency cross checked against every aircraft function.

Once we found that transmitting an a certain frequancy would cause a helicopter to instantly loose some 400 RPM on the main rotor. That's RFI! (radio frequancy Interferance)

On a car, could it be that a cellphone, IPOD, or GPS causes that type of RFI?
Might even be overhead hydro power lines or a hospital Xray machine.

In my opinion cars are getting much too high tech and down the road we might just find that even a pacemaker might cause a brand X car to run amock if a passenger uses a cellphone within 2 ft of the pacemaker due to RFI.

Scary stuff!
Next thing you know a mechanic will need a spectrum analizer to diagnose and tune up your car.

Geve me a 55 chev with a V8 and stick shift and I will never se a garage again as that I can tune up repair with minimun of skills.--- and still get decent MPGs.
Heck, remember the old VW beetles-- they got 30ish MPG.--and ran for 200,000 miles, OK the heater left some to be desired, I know.

Know what you mean Piloon, I had a 67 Volks, 76 Chev Impala, 69 Mustang Super Boss 429, 79 Toy 4x4 pickup, 84 Toyota Celica Gt and more . All had their quirks but I never had to worry about them getting away with the loud pedal sticking wide open except maybe the Mustang but nowdays with all the computers in cars and trucks and even real BIG trucks you just never know how that machine is going to perform.
And then there is the software that is programmed into them. I womder if anyone has looked into that option?
Regards
DGS

 

[Grateful11]

Know what you mean Piloon, I had a 67 Volks, 76 Chev Impala, 69 Mustang Super Boss 429, 79 Toy 4x4 pickup, 84 Toyota Celica Gt and more . All had their quirks but I never had to worry about them getting away with the loud pedal sticking wide open except maybe the Mustang but nowdays with all the computers in cars and trucks and even real BIG trucks you just never know how that machine is going to perform.
And then there is the software that is programmed into them. I womder if anyone has looked into that option?
Regards
DGS

I had a '67 Beetle that the trhrottle stuck wide open once due a wire being routed
the wrong way and that little throttle lever on the carb with the idle adjustment
screw on the end hooked on the wire. I didn't have a cellphone to dial the HP I merely
shifted to neutral turned off the engine and found the problem. Then again I
wasn't down on luck, owing tons of money and fraud like the CA guy. Once
had the clutch cable break on the '67 still managed to get it home.

We do own a 2010 Prius and no we're not afraid to drive, we did take it in for
the brake programming recall.

Just in case no one saw it Steve Wozniak's case was a hoax, he bet a friend
it would get him an interview on national TV if he did it.

 

[Boondox]

My Toyota has not yet tried to kill anyone...

Pete

 

[Bird]

My Toyota has not yet tried to kill anyone...

Pete

But they're having their problems. Have you read this article?.

 

[Grateful11]

But they're having their problems. Have you read this article?.

I agree they're having their problems but name a corp. that hasn't done the same things that others say they are doing?

 

[Bird]

I agree they're having their problems but name a corp. that hasn't done the same things that others say they are doing?

I have no way of knowing whether others are better, worse, or the same.:laughing: