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If Toyota does reach a deal, it will be the first Japanese automaker to apply for assistance from the new emergency fund, which is tapping $5 billion from the Japanese government this month to lend to Japanese corporations that operate internationally.
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/mar2009/gb2009033_969062.htm
Toyota, Honda, Mazda May Ask for Government Bailout
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/daily-news/090304-Toyota-Honda-- Mazda-May-Ask-for-Government-Bailout/
Is Ford the only automaker standing on its own two feet?
These parts are fabricated as subassemblies in the various subcontractors plants then shipped to the assembly plant. The subassemblies are simply dropped into the production line. No checking is done on any of these items at assembly It's assumed and required that all testing and checking be done at the fabrication level.
The understanding in being a sole supplier is that the vendor is fully responsible for any and all costs if the material or part fails. All makers had this provision in the contracts. It's not negotiable.
The material in question is likely to be HSLA Hot Rolled Steel with a minimum YP of 50k psi that was hydroformed into the required shape then welded into the final configuration. It's almost always the welding that causes the problems. Welding causes unnatural stresses to be introduced into the Heat Affected Zone ( HAF ) along possibly with outside contaminants that weaken the weld and the joint.
It's the same with the 80K psi pipe that we supplied to Alaska. In this case because of the environmental risks every weld had to be X-Rayed to ensure that there were no weaknesses. These risks are present for HSLA plate and HSLA HR steel for bridges, buildings, graders, storage tanks, cryogenic tanks and a huge range of other products. The welds are the weakest points.
Funny you should mention that. The guys at API in Prudhoe that inspect and straighten drill pipe, told me that US made drill pipe had a much higher failure rate than Japanese drill pipe.
I would think that Dana should be the responsible company if their frames fail. Though Toyota is the name on the truck.
No, it is standing on a pile of debt too - it's all over the internet if you want to see for yourself. Fortunately, they are making good progress, but they still have a lot of debt.
From now til Feb 1 it's the slow season every year...these are the months to buy when dealers will be very flexible. From Presidents Day W/E til after Labor Day W/E, that's the busy selling season.
LOL, there are still plenty of jobs at GM. You just have to move to Mexico, Canada, or Europe to find one.
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
Today this was posted..GM sues supplier for $30 million
Nowadays when i am commuting in the New York City area, it seems the only skills the Gen Y and Gen X people have is to step hard on their accelerator pedal. A Very immature group both in the workplace and in the roadway. I hate to say this but GM's decline coincided with that of the nation as a whole. But get real, buying Toyota's did not cause this decline. By blaming Toyota for the nation's decline, you are merely blaming someone else for your problems and not solving your problem. I wish you great luck with your Buicks. My parents owned a 1963 Buick Wildcat and 1970 Buick Riviera both bought new. But that was a long time ago.
I should have said taxpayer bailout rather than government bailout. Each and every one of us was forced to give GM some of our money with no say on the matter.
As far as buying a GM vehicle, I wonder if the company will be around in the long run, so who is going to service your GM vehicle in the future? The same people who keep people on hold for over an hour when you call a government agency for information or assistance? Government "help" is never without strings attached.
who is going to service a gm car in the future? the same 17 year old kid in tech school that services a toyota.
At least some boomers will get to retire...the empty bag will outlive them all.
There's no such thing as a free lunch no matter who is giving it.
He has since left the dealership, dumped the second GMC after lemoning the first one and now has a flawless Tundra (One of the first to come off the line) and his wife has a Highlander.
Doubt GM will get him back ever again. :sick:
Until the frame rots away, transmission pukes, tailgate falls off, or the brake rotors warp. The Toyota Tundra may be the biggest mistake Toyota made. Even with all the issues at GM I would take one of their trucks over the Tundra. Though if I was buying today it would be a Ford Truck.
The current Tundra discussion is for Tundras that are nearing 10 years old, not the newer ones. The RAV4 discussion I visit had an owner with a 2001 model with more than 330 thousand miles on it. Two guys here at work have 04's and neither of them have had these problems with over 100k miles on each of them.
And these things have been going through New England winters. :shades:
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
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If I do take the Sequoia into snow country I will steam clean underneath and park it back in the garage.:shades:
Update: I did get my new NAV from India installed. It is the same old 2005 DVD map 5.1 program. So the same old issues are still there. A person is better off with a $200 Garmin than a $2000 Toyota NAV.
The Toyota service center in Santee was very good to deal with. They only do service. No sales from that location. Great Mexican food at Cazadores just a couple blocks away.
I don't think so. I would just buy an old Jeep or Subaru AWD for HI. Nothing lasts long over there. Or a VW/Audi that has good rust warranty. I don't ever remember seeing a Tundra or Sequoia on the Big Island. Lots of Tacomas and the Honda PU sells pretty well.
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f194348
I've also seen as late as 2005 models with rusting bumpers already. The crap they use to melt the ice nowadays is so harsh I'm amazed it's even legal. :sick:
A person is better off with a $200 Garmin than a $2000 (automaker's name here) NAV.
is pretty much true regardless of the automaker.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I still find it unfathomable that VW sells more cars worldwide than Toyota, even with Toyota's tough 2009 history. VW's gonna have to work on me a lot more than they have to win me over. I still regard them as sort of a Chinese product that even Wal*Mart's afraid to put up for sale for cheap.
Electrical gremlins apparently are not all the like of 60's Ford products. The taillights on my '65 Mustang would burn out as fast as Britney Spears goes through men. :sick:
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
Not an issue. There is room for several floor mats without interfering with the gas pedal. The original mats are still in the car. Slightly worn though still usable. I would be surprised in 2029 to see any 2009 LS still running good with no major out of pocket costs.
Honda, Hyundai, Toyota Tops in Fuel Efficiency
Honda has the most fuel-efficient U.S. fleet with an average of 23.6 mpg, followed by Hyundai and Toyota in second and third place, respectively, according to preliminary figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Hyundai averaged 23.4 mpg and Toyota had 23.2 mpg — close on the heels of Honda. Volkswagen came in fourth with 22.3 mpg, while Nissan and BMW tied for fifth with an average of 21.6 mpg. Of those, only Toyota and Nissan offer both full-size pickups and SUVs.
Highlighting the gap that has plagued the Detroit Three’s gas-guzzler habit, the American automakers finished in the last three slots of the study. Ford averaged 20.5 mpg, GM had 19.9 mpg and Chrysler had just 18.7 mpg.
Since Honda builds nothing with a V8 and Hyundai is offering it in 1 vehicle, it's pretty safe to say Toyota deserves kudos here.
For that stuff, go to any dollar store. Leno had a bit on last week about ridiculous dollar store merchandise. One was a puzzle map of the United States that had North Carolina labeled as "North Dakota" and South Carolina as "South California!"
So you believe that selling a Prius to offset the low mileage of a V8 Sequoia is commendable? You don't really believe that Toyota sells the Prius because they want to be green do you?
Here is a fact that those on this board should appreciate. For every Prius Toyota sells they can sell 3 Land Cruisers that get 15 MPG. And still maintain 23.75 MPG. So tell me how Toyota can build their Prius in Japan and have it profitable? How much profit do you think Toyota makes on 3 Land Cruisers or Sequoias?
Toyota SUV's (Truck based or car based, V8 offered)
Land Cruiser
LX470
GX470
Sequoia
Tundra
4Runner
GM:
HUMMER H2
Tahoe
Suburban
Yukon/ Yukon XL
Trailblazer/ Trailblazer EXT
Envoy/ Envoy XL
Isuzu Ascender/Escender XL
Buick Rainier
Sierra
Silverado
Silverado HD lineup
Sierra HD lineup
Kodiak
Escalade/ Escalade ESV/ Escalade EXT
Avalanche
SRX
There is also a V8 HUMMER H3, Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup. Shoot, this doesn't even include the V8's that went into all the GM cars!
You don't really believe that Toyota sells the Prius because they want to be green do you?
Actually, yes. The Green movement goes far beyond the Automakers and I believe in the old adage "Build it and they will come" so I won't fault Toyota for finding success with a few hundred thousand Prius takers over the years
Well it might not be much, but it's still more effort than what GM, Ford, or Mopar were putting forth!
Anyway, I guess the new car hunt is on. Probably won't be anything from Toyota, though! :P
Collector cars and cars over $100K are excepted, of course.
As long as their products get me an my wife from A to B with little or no cost that's all that's required of them. They're a business like any other business..
..if there's a restaurant that serves food we like, we eat there;
..if there's a home improvement center that has the products we like, we shop there;
..if there's a vacation spot that's affordable and satisfies our needs, we go there.
We don't give much of a hoot whether any or all of these are 'green' or not.