Yes, unfortunately I have. Now, back to his original question. Whats so great about Toyota......

Gunner15a

 

I wasn't a fan of seat belts and safety either until I became an Insurance Adjuster in 71. When I kept getting claims with teeth imbedded in steering wheels, hair and scalp in broken windshields and paying the estate of the driver rather than the driver, I became converted and won't allow anyone to even ride with me without a seat belt. I was the same way with helmets and protective clothing on my motorcycle. I became convinced on the helmets after paying for many that had impacts that would have killed the rider otherwise. I do not like the padded protective clothing recommended for riding as it can become how and uncomfortable. However I became convinced last Thursday. On the way to a motorcycle rally at the Biltmore in Asheville, my friend had an accident and "highsided" his 2007 BMW and he went flying through the air. He landed on his shoulder and had a hairline fracture but was otherwise uninjured and not even a scratch because of his clothing. If a 65 year old man can survive a substantial crash without major injuries because of the protective clothing and helmet, I can live with a little discomfort.

 

Oh i'm from the "cross-roads of America" lmao.. i just drove down to tenessee with my grandpa to see his friend who had been sick recently.. we went to Clarksville Tn. really nice place

 

Sorry so late chiming in, had a busy weekend.

So Vmax posted proof that he actually did take a Tundra for a test drive?

Without knowing all the exact details about this particular accident I would say you are making a very large assumption on how your F-150 would hold up in the exact same senerio. ( unless I missed any sort of details about this accident )

 

funny how someone would know how there truck would hold up in an accident.

to bad that the explorers didnt fair better for there occupants when the firestone tires were going off like fireworks.

 

i owned one for 170k, only an air fuel sensor needed to be replaced, thats my experience. at the same token all the vehicles ive owned never a serious issue.

ask the 8 million plus customers that bought one last year, most sold by any company.

 

I know the details of this particular accident, my best friends' brother knew the guy that was test driving it. He said that the car in front of him threw a napkin out the window, and it hit the front of the truck and the frame just collapsed. He didn't hit anything else, just a napkin, so now I'm a believer that a truck must have a fully boxed hydrofoamed (or whatever you call it) frame...

Tim

 

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That gets a 4 "funny as hell" faces from me!

I find it hard to believe that it was a napkin though. I'm thinking more along the lines of a tooth pick?

 

Maybe a hydofoam coffee cup? Them is en enviro-mental deesaster.


My 93 ranger crush them all Toyutis.

 

this aint me, for sure

 

The Firestone tire debacle was Ford's fault, not Firestone's. Ford used the cheapest C rated tires they could buy on Explorers, then under-inflated them to give a cushier ride. Guess what happened?

 

You're probably right but I can't forgive Firestone for the defective Firestone 500 tires that were on our Galaxie 500 company cars in 1974. We were having blowouts long before they were recalled. On one of the cars, five out of five tires failed. It's hard to forget having a blowout at 70 MPG on the Beltway around Washington during rush hour.

 

your forgeting i have mystical powers and a crystal ball of course i can predict the future. so of course i know it wouldn't look like that

 

yea I know The only times i really wore a seatbelt were if i was in a car/suv or if someone else was driving (dont trust anyone driving but me). but yes i know that could be a heart wrenching job.. i would wear my seatbelt everywhere i went too..

 

In 1975, it was pouring rain, so I rented a Country Squire from Hertz to pick up some obsolete side moldings at a dealer. The Firestone 500 tires separated at 70 MPH. Firestone refused to honor the warranty. After the gov't stepped in, Firestone had to replace all the remaining 500 tires for free. By that time, many ppl had already bought new tires, and if you didn't save the receipt, you were SOL. The crappy tires and Firestone's rotten additude caused Firestone to go into bankrupcy.


When Bridgestone bought out Firestone, they didn't use the name for years. When they did begin using the name again, it was just about that time for the Explorer debacle. Once again, Bridgestone stopped using the Firestone name, only to be resurrected again recently for the third time.