so...

[RossMK2]

not only are toyta's accelerators sticking, they now have braking problems

[rob-loves-osf]

hi Ross

 

I know i cant believe what im hearing! toyota -one of japans most recognised car company. jammed on throttle and dodgey brakes! im glad i dont have one!

 

Rob

[SebringRS]

Now nobodys gunna buy em!

 

And everyone thats got one is gunna be sh1ttin themsleves

[rob-loves-osf]

in response to the last post....

Prospecting buyer coming to view a new but second hand toyota for sale...

 

haha yeah.. another reason now not to buy a toyota

"whats these stains on the seats?"

 

 

Rob

[Grizzley Dell]

thats why oldens are better, no poxy computers controling every thing. basic is best.

[RossMK2]

thats why oldens are better, no poxy computers controling every thing. basic is best.

 

 

and bet someone at toyota isn't getting a bonus this year

 

perhaps this is what you get for making hybrids

[Grizzley Dell]

dont like them but needs to be done. the less petrol they use the longer we get to run our classics

[RossMK2]

dont like them but needs to be done. the less petrol they use the longer we get to run our classics

 

good point

[Andrade]

dont like them but needs to be done. the less petrol they use the longer we get to run our classics

 

That is true, but until battery technology does a humongous leap forward, personally i think atm all this hybrid talk is a bunch of crap which is required to get the ball rolling.

 

Hybrids:

Prius: 48mpg

 

Non-hybrids:

Peugeot 407: 48mpg

Smart: 40mpg

Honda insight: 43mpg

Toyota IQ: 58mpg (yes 58 )

 

Until hybrids start achieving at least 70+mpg I don't think it's worth it. What would be good if car manufacturers want to experiment with electic vehicles, they should grab their crap city cars like the Hyundai atos etc, (which no one cares about anyway) take any useless electric gadgets out, and offer a full electric motor alternative for those people who commute for about an hour or two daily to go to work and back. Surely two hour battery life wouldn't be so hard to achieve?

[rousecapri]

the car in front has brake and acclerator problems oh it must be a toymotor......................

[LGreen]

my girlfriend drives a 1.5 turbo deisel mitsubishi colt, 40 miles to work and then 40 miles back each day and is always in the 60mpg. main country road as well then queueing to get into york. She even had 72mpg out of it one day as an average. So yes great that we need new technology so classic cars are saved but untill it gets better its not going to kick off.

It needs to work on exactly the same basis as petrol, by which i mean, when your car runs low you pull in at nearest "petrol" station and spend 5 mins toppping up. cant be taking a nights worth opf charge each night. people just wont do it. lg

[Grizzley Dell]

i know its all pants at the mo but its going the right way. im a proper petrol head and have loved engines since i could hold a spanner. i wouldnt entertain anything thats modern for myself. as said im good with a spanner but i dont do computers and dont want to pay some spotty geek £75 to plug a car in for 5 mins to tell me i need a £25 sensor that i can change in 10 mins. what a load of testies

[RossMK2]

i do think all new stuff is clever but can't beat an old car with a carb

[SebringRS]

I think my RS is pretty economical......

 

£15 per fill up (thats what fills it to the top usually)

 

Takes bout 4 months to use all that (probs cus i dnt use it as much as i should ) But thts not the point

 

 

 

And if you think bout it, like what Top Gear said, they arent saving the environment at all, what with the material used in the battery's, the ships which bring them over.

 

Were saving the environment more here by Buying old used cars which were made here (so no need for shipping) and no need to spend on parts because there already made

 

Global Warming Solved.........................OSF style

[filicapri]

toyo,just put a 'ford' v6 in it

and turbo it