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chuckie
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I dont think the first post said they were unreliable, just not nice...I rented a Yaris in Saskatchewan last year, nothing wrong with it but I wouldnt
buy one..noisy and twitchy..much a do about nothing
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja4Rnr
durrelllrobert - "...weighs 8,600 lbs..."
You must be referring to maximum towing capacity and not curb weight. |
oops, I just looked at the tare weight sticker the put on my door at the dump again and it says 5,699 lbs not 8,600 lbs.. Sorry but my eyes aren't
what they used to be.
[Edited on 6-21-2013 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
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pauldavidmena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by pauldavidmena
I have a Toyota Rav4, and my wife has a Toyota Matrix. Both are extremely reliable - and mind-numbingly dull. |
A pair of Ferraris may have been a better choice, perhaps? |
I'll take dull over the "excitement" of frequent repairs any time!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by pauldavidmena
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by pauldavidmena
I have a Toyota Rav4, and my wife has a Toyota Matrix. Both are extremely reliable - and mind-numbingly dull. |
A pair of Ferraris may have been a better choice, perhaps? |
I'll take dull over the "excitement" of frequent repairs any time! |
Yah, really, huh? The exotics do need to be babied!
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by pauldavidmena
I have a Toyota Rav4, and my wife has a Toyota Matrix. Both are extremely reliable - and mind-numbingly dull. |
????? No comprende "dull"-----------how can a car (which is only a tool) be "dull"??? 
Barry
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
| Quote: | Originally posted by pauldavidmena
I have a Toyota Rav4, and my wife has a Toyota Matrix. Both are extremely reliable - and mind-numbingly dull. |
????? No comprende "dull"-----------how can a car (which is only a tool) be "dull"???
Barry |
"Only a tool"?? I think to many people a "car" (whatever they choose to drive) is more than just a tool otherwise we wouldn't need so many to choose
from....to many people what they drive is an extension of themselves. If a car were just a tool why would so many people having that "mid-life crisis"
go for something "exciting"? Cars can be dull or they can be exciting...just depends on the person's perspective. I think that my Toyota FJ "fits" my
personality. And when I bought it...(The bright Voodoo Blue one) my friends all thought that it was the perfect rig to fit my personality, too! I love
it and love driving it places...plus it just looks damn good no matter what environment I'm in!! 
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by grace59
| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
| Quote: | Originally posted by pauldavidmena
I have a Toyota Rav4, and my wife has a Toyota Matrix. Both are extremely reliable - and mind-numbingly dull. |
????? No comprende "dull"-----------how can a car (which is only a tool) be "dull"???
Barry |
"Only a tool"?? I think to many people a "car" (whatever they choose to drive) is more than just a tool otherwise we wouldn't need so many to choose
from....to many people what they drive is an extension of themselves. If a car were just a tool why would so many people having that "mid-life crisis"
go for something "exciting"? Cars can be dull or they can be exciting...just depends on the person's perspective. I think that my Toyota FJ "fits" my
personality. And when I bought it...(The bright Voodoo Blue one) my friends all thought that it was the perfect rig to fit my personality, too! I love
it and love driving it places...plus it just looks damn good no matter what environment I'm in!! |
Thanks, Grace------we all DO look at things differently. For me, a "car" is only a means to get to somewhere I want to go with competance and
efficiency, and the "excitement" is realized when I get there. But I do love to drive, and always have, but it is entirely because of what I can see
outside my vehicle that "I love".
We are all different. (Thank Gaud!!!) 
Barry
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Skipjack Joe
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I agree with Barry on this one. A car is just a vehicle to get you from point A to point B.
All these images of cars raised on 3 wheels at provocative angles with their undercarriage exposed seems like some sort of soft porn.
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MMc
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I have often said "if it does not go 160 mph or have 4 wheel drive it's just transport." I drive a lot 35k + per year. The daily drivers are just part
of the overhead. To think that what one drives is a reflection of ones self is novel. I laugh at a neighbor that has a MB and BWM who rents a
house.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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TMW
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To many a vehicle is just a tool to get from point A to B. To others it shows their personality. To others it is an extension of themselves. It can
have a different meaning to a truck driver, "Geddy Up Go". I remember when I lived in the mid-west where everyone on the hwy used CBs and many if not
most of the handles reflected the vehicle, I was the Blue Ghost driving a blue van.
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acadist
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be careful...... "a tool" has a different meaning these days
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MMc
I have often said "if it does not go 160 mph or have 4 wheel drive it's just transport." I drive a lot 35k + per year. The daily drivers are just part
of the overhead. To think that what one drives is a reflection of ones self is novel. I laugh at a neighbor that has a MB and BWM who rents a
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heyzoos kristo! and i thought 500 miles/week for work SUCKED! add in trips to the nether regions of Baja and i might be getting close to that ^^^  
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LancairDriver
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Here's one for David K to shoot for with his Toyota.
http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2012/05...
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Ateo
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This thread deserves to die............Toyota is Toyota. Anyone denying that is not in reality. Pick and choose the low end models............that's
your choice/reality.............but I love my Tundra and my Camry. Never had any problems like I did with my Isuzu Rodeo. Loved that car also.......
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
This thread deserves to die............Toyota is Toyota. Anyone denying that is not in reality. Pick and choose the low end models............that's
your choice/reality.............but I love my Tundra and my Camry. Never had any problems like I did with my Isuzu Rodeo. Loved that car also.......
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deserves to die? are you crazy, we're just gettin started! did you know the word toyota came from the founders name "toyoda", toyota took less strokes to write! see, theres
plenty of life left here!
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Ateo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
This thread deserves to die............Toyota is Toyota. Anyone denying that is not in reality. Pick and choose the low end models............that's
your choice/reality.............but I love my Tundra and my Camry. Never had any problems like I did with my Isuzu Rodeo. Loved that car also.......
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deserves to die? are you crazy, we're just gettin started! did you know the word toyota came from the founders name "toyoda", toyota took less strokes to write! see, theres
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That's all I got to say.
I also heard that Toyota is the sign of the beast.
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willardguy
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I heard toyoda means abundant rice field. (doesnt help our cause does it?)
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Sunman
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FYI, I'm pretty sure mr. 805 got the response he was looking for.
[Edited on 6-22-2013 by Sunman]
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Ateo
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Keep 'em coming willardguy!!! Very enjoyable.
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MMc
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Kinda like tires, The reason I love mine is the same reason you hate it. Add, I my justified decision (can't afford or don't like)and I will argue it
to death, and kick it around some more to prove my point.
If it get's me there and back without a problem I like it. If it does not I learn a bit. I love it when a local passes me when I'm stuck, with a
small 4 door POS and I'm all decked out. I need to be put in my place.
Putting me in my place is done with action and back up, not posting up on Nomads
[Edited on 6-22-2013 by MMc]
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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