Toyota's REGRET
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From: Billings Mo
Originally Posted by freirefishing
whats so great about what you drive?? ever owned a toyota?
Gunner15a
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From: Marion, VA
Originally Posted by bigdaddy52107
personally i'm not a big safety buff.. hell unc i don't even wear a seat belt.. but i just didn't like the way the toy look and especially with that bed flexed like that.. Thats my opinion. i just felt that a BRAND NEW truck should have performed better..2 of my trucks are over 12 years old and safety standards fatality rates and etc.. were lower back then..
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From: Texas
Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
What part of Tn are you in?
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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
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Originally Posted by bigdaddy52107
please explain why that damn bed is flexing like that.. it wouldn't do that with my f150 so why with the tundra?
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 )
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From: Clearwater, Fl
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.
to bad that the explorers didnt fair better for there occupants when the firestone tires were going off like fireworks.
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From: Clearwater, Fl
Originally Posted by Gunner15a
Yes, unfortunately I have. Now, back to his original question. Whats so great about Toyota......
Gunner15a
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ask the 8 million plus customers that bought one last year, most sold by any company.
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From: Right Behind You
Originally Posted by SMIGGS
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 )
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Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
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
Tim
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?
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Originally Posted by freirefishing
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.
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From: Marion, VA
Originally Posted by NumberDummy
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?
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From: Texas
Originally Posted by freirefishing
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.
to bad that the explorers didnt fair better for there occupants when the firestone tires were going off like fireworks.
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From: Texas
Originally Posted by osbornk
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.
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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.
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.