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DrifterExtreme

63vette;282430 wrote:
No thanks I will keep my 250 v-10 that has never had a single issue since the day I bought it. Last oil change was longer ago than you have owned a truck.

cool.....:icon_scratch:

inspector01

63vette;282425 wrote:
Again, you must not be aware of Toyotas rusty frame issues and their buyback/crush program. 7 whole months? lol... :icon_scratch:

Weird that toyota made a mistake and actually took care of there customers right away huh....

bubba;282301 wrote:
I like the one commercial, where they brag about copying everyone else's advancements and sticking them into their vehicles.. and how they try to make people feel unamerican by buying "imports", when they are the one's that outsource everything and giving american jobs to people in other countries while most import companies build plants here and hire american workers...

My favorites were the commercials a bit ago where one of them said that they were now as reliable as one of the foreign automakers. Good Ad campaign to let everyone know you finally caught up. Or the others where the only advertise how many miles per tank the car gets, and don't say anything about MPG.

This video was pretty funny tho, he could not look any more stereotypically hillbilly with his spelling and puncuation.

Remember everyone, we better support the american car makers, since we all own them now....

63vette

YellowEvo;282431 wrote:
bet the gas mileage on that is sweet....:icon_puke_r:

11 mpg no matter what. Pulling a trailer, highway or in town... its predictable.
I get a decent discount on gas and 1 major breakdown like Toyotas have every year costs more than my lower mileage.
You have to look at the bigger picture.

63vette

At 10,000 miles per year, gas avg price = $2.25 p/gal; my cost is still only $2,000 per year where at 22mpg you spend $1,000.
One major repair on your Toyota and its a tie. Mines gone 3 years now without a dime in repair or service so you have 3 more years of zero failure then we can discuss this again.

On the other hand, going out to eat out once a week at 30 bucks per couple comes to $1,560. So if you are really trying to save money dont eat out.

zbrown

integra_gsr98;282369 wrote:
yep. only place the eco's really shine is you can bolt a grand prix trans up with an adapter plate.

i thought ecotec powered the fastest FWD??

DrifterExtreme

um you know if you never do maintenence regularly it always comes back to bite you in the ass... FACT

63vette

inspector01;282433 wrote:
Weird that toyota made a mistake and actually took care of there customers right away huh....

Right away??? 5 years of shitty frames. :icon_scratch:

63vette

DrifterExtreme;282439 wrote:
um you know if you never do maintenence regularly it always comes back to bite you in the ass... FACT

3000 mile oil changes are a scam.. fact.
I do my own service since I dont want some 19 year old fresh out of tech school touching my vehicles.

Its a fun thread anyway... stir away Bill.

DrifterExtreme

zbrown;282438 wrote:
i thought ecotec powered the fastest FWD??

yeah who would have thought with corporate money you could go the fastest....:icon_salut:

dubbsy

YellowEvo;282431 wrote:
bet the gas mileage on that is sweet....:icon_puke_r:

if you bought a truck for gas mileage, you're doing it wrong.

zbrown

DrifterExtreme;282443 wrote:
yeah who would have thought with corporate money you could go the fastest....:icon_salut:

is that an excuse or an explanation??

So you are telling me the K series are in a league of their own compared to the ecotec??

YellowEvo

dubbsy;282444 wrote:
if you bought a truck for gas mileage, you're doing it wrong.

I have it for work, kinda can't strap up carpet/vinyl and tools to the top of the evo or z4...

YellowEvo

63vette;282437 wrote:
At 10,000 miles per year, gas avg price = $2.25 p/gal; my cost is still only $2,000 per year where at 22mpg you spend $1,000.
One major repair on your Toyota and its a tie. Mines gone 3 years now without a dime in repair or service so you have 3 more years of zero failure then we can discuss this again.

On the other hand, going out to eat out once a week at 30 bucks per couple comes to $1,560. So if you are really trying to save money dont eat out.

it's called a warranty... usually you take advantage of it, and after it's up, get rid of it... sounds good to me

DrifterExtreme

no i'm stating the hondas are slower, and that honda doesn't sponsor the drag cars. gm,saturn,mazda,toyota etc. sponsor drag cars. so naturally they will have an easier/faster time getting to that point(fastest fwd that is).

So i would think honda's would have a fighting chance if they were also cororate backed.

now i'm not 100% but i'm pretty sure honda doesn't have a drag racing team... haha most likely to busy building things that matter like F1 shit.

also look at a size of these motors that plays a huge role in it, as it always has and always will. american companies will build bigger. idk if it is because they can't product the same performance with there cars being quite bloated or if that is just how they want them to be made, lower reving torque monsters. idk!!1

but i can tell you from a tuner's perspective the k series looks more fun then a ecotec.....

63vette

YellowEvo;282447 wrote:
it's called a warranty... usually you take advantage of it, and after it's up, get rid of it... sounds good to me

He said he traded 3 vehicles and had the last for 7 months. I am thinking they were not under warranty.
If they were all new and under warranty he got raped from the depreciation on trade in.

Trading in every few years is exactly what the dealerships want you to do to maximize their profit. Way to fall for it.

DrifterExtreme

i'm pretty sure joe buys new

zbrown

but really now..... this picture perty much sums up just how gay all FWD platforms are...... regardless of origins

legacy image

DrifterExtreme

yeah they only crushed lap times doing that. totally gay

you going to make fun of sprint cars now, i mean they have the biggest wings and drift... totally gay....

zbrown

DrifterExtreme;282456 wrote:
yeah they only crushed lap times doing that. totally gay

you going to make fun of sprint cars now, i mean they have the biggest wings and drift... totally gay....

lol.... i am not arguing whether it works or not.....

just laughing at why such a retarded device/contraption is needed to make the car worth a shit

just like all the FWD drag guys should hand a set of tractor weights out over the front bumper

YellowEvo

63vette;282451 wrote:
He said he traded 3 vehicles and had the last for 7 months. I am thinking they were not under warranty.
If they were all new and under warranty he got raped from the depreciation on trade in.

Trading in every few years is exactly what the dealerships want you to do to maximize their profit. Way to fall for it.

Everything I've had has been new except 2 cars, my first and my 3rd, the rest have been brand new, and even if you keep it after it's paid off, you still get raped on it, not that big of a difference... so might as well trade when I dont want it anymore...

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