Verify Brake ECU Recall Firmware Update

Rubbish. This statement isn't even remotely close to the truth. The Gen II switches between systems in a very similar manner.

Tom

 

Second in greatness only to the sheep jokes.

Tom

 

Beats me, I'm no expert. Somebody at Fox reported it. (foxnews.com/story/0,2933,585331,00.html)

I'm definitely curious what the before and after was if you know.

 

There were a lot of changes from the Gen II brakes to the Gen III brakes, but the basic issues of regenerative vs friction braking remain the same. The fundamental changes are that the Gen III has more powerful regenerative braking, and a lot of tweaks were made to improve fuel mileage. It is my assumption that these two issues exacerbated the brake drop-out during transition.

As for Fox News, what do you expect.

Tom

 

Getting back on topic, I am hoping to hear from anyone who has had the update done. I contacted my dealer late yesterday, but they said they had no information about when they would be able to do the update. Will call them back again today, but I am hoping to read some firsthand reports on the update before having it done.

 

I personally would not slam Fox News on this story. I have seen all of the big networks incl cable report this pretty much the same. Have you watched Leno or Letterman the last couple weeks - every monologue has 3 or 4 Toyota crash jokes.

I think you're allowing your Leftie hat to cover your eyes.

 

If you mean Fox News as a form of comedy, I agree with you.

 

Fox News, CNN, it doesn't matter. Most of the "news" is nothing but sensationalism. The news networks are now in the entertainment industry. If it isn't sensational, they don't bother to report it.

Fox News was one of the first to pander in this fashion, catering to the conservative point of view. Unfortunately the rest of them now do the same, each to their own specialized market segment. Maybe BBC is an exception, but they are funded by the government.

As for Leno and Letterman, they are comedians. They get paid to make people laugh. I would be suspicious if they weren't telling jokes about Toyota.

Tom

 

All things being equal, it would be very interesting to see if Leno "joked" as much if the subject company was GM, Ford, or Chrysler. He has a bias towards Domestics and European, both new and old - and dislikes Asian cars.

Mind you, nothing wrong with that point of view, but if Toyota's current issues were Ford's (and they have some major recalls under their belt) would he make people laugh about THEM? Another mind you - I really like Jay Leno.

 

So, speaking of jokes, what are some of the good ones you have been ribbed by your buddies with during lunch hour excursions in the Prius ?

 

New Prius bumper sticker; "my other car has brakes."

 

Hey-you stole my joke from the bumper sticker thread!

 

I saw your post on that thread after inventing it myself on this thread ... at least I thought I invented it. Did you file the appropriate forms to copyright that joke before I thought of it? As far as I'm concerned, the author of that joke is nothing short of a genus and it apears that your post was before mine. Perhaps it is so good that it'll be on Leno tonight. OMG, maybe it was on Leno last night and we both only think that we invented it! Now, I've done it again. I'm sure I've seen that happy face somewhere before.

 

Too late for Leno - his last show at 10:00 was last night - moving to 11:35 Tonight Show in two weeks.

One of his Toyota jokes a few days ago was - Do you know how Toyota is fixing the Prius problem? They're cutting two holes in the floor so the driver can stop it like Fred Flintstone. The audience howled with laughter. I didn't...

 

All this talk about flashing; I keep picturing someone in a trench coat...

Tom

 

Peter Falk...Colombo LOL