More bashing....Is your car OK?

I get the usual "surpised you got it to stop" comments now. I just tell them it adds to the excitement of driving.

 

Brakes are for sissies.

Tom

 

That's why Prius brake components usually last 100k miles. Unless you really want to destroy them and try hard enough. A few people have asked me about the recalls, I just tell them I'm not at all worried, I figure I have a better chance winning a million $ in the lottery than having my Prius get a mind of its own. Although it IS very smart. And I read the manual unlike 95% of car owners so I know how the controls work. Feel sorry for the guy who rented the Lexus though, he probably had never seen a push button ignition before.

 

Tell them that's why you are always on time/ahead of schedule

 

Any self-respecting serious hypermiler tries very hard to not use them. In any brand of car.

 

I have been asked questions like those above. My response has been that in an earlier life I used to work as an electronics technician. One of the techniques to ascertain the faulty component was to swap cards until you got it to work.

Given the fact that the issue only seems to have hit the USA, it seems obvious that the only component that differs between the US of A and everywhere else is the nut behind the wheel.

I generally follow that up with the thought that it is probably cheaper for Toyota to do a recall than attempt to teach 100 million Americans how to drive.

Cheers
Warwick

 

lol, so very very true. As many are saying, it is the dreaded PEBSWAC error (Problem Exists Between Steering Wheel And Chair).

 

Yes, I have been ask already if I had problems with my car. I just tell them, I am not having any problems

 

I have been asked a couple questions. i point out that in 10 years, 300,000 people have died in auto accident. AT MOST 30 have died of accelerator problems. I am 10,000 times more likely to die of someone's driver error (including mine), than I am of SUA.

 

I would give them a smug answer. Such as when passing a gas station my prius wont stop and drives right by.

 

No problems an don't expect to have any..... 07 Prius 2yr 9mos. 70k miles. No problems except too quick tire wear. 08 Camry Hybrid, 2yrs 30k miles No problems. I'm happy except for the idiots asking the same old questions.

 

When the story first hit the press I had a few customers ask me the above sort of questions.

4 weeks on and I don't even get a raised eyebrow when they ask what car it is and I say it's a Toyota. It's soo last weeks news.

Yesterday I did have one customer ask if my brakes were ok, and he was serious! He was an American businessman so I guess it's still big news your side of the pond?

 

I just thank them for being part of the flock that allowed me to get a very good deal on a very nice car and then recommend they get a Pinto.

For a fine sense of irony, bozos in Calif are rabid because Toyota is closing the NUMMI plant in Freemont. I hope they do, talk about wanting your cake and eating it too. Wonder if, after all this, it's even still profitable for Toyota to continue doing business in this country. Wouldn't be the first industry the lawyers and their henchmen have driven out.

 

One thing about all this negative publicity is that it has wiped the smug Prius smile from my face

 

Not me, I went 410 miles on 7.8 gallons in the last two days. This smile is on for good.

 

Aaaahhhh, this thread is EXACTLY why I am back on PriusChat having left for over 14 months. I am SO tired of the comments, the friends who offer to drive and decline to ride with me!!!

Thank goodness, we have this place to come (back) to!

Friday night dinner with 6 others, and I was asked how is the car, and how many recalls have I hadd on it? Answer: NONE! My car is just fine thanks.

THEY WOULDN'T LET IT GO! Grrrrr

I am so pleased to read this thread, I feel better already! :rockon:

 

Nobody's really said anything. No problems except premature tire wear and noisy brake actuator valve replaced on warranty. (Not dangerous;just noisy.)