Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Oh dear...



Poor ol' mega corp TOYOTA , seems that 5.2 million cars in Canada & USA are faulty, due for recall


Yes, "five point two million" is quite alot, we are only in for 180 thousand here in the UK ( pah )


The fault is "The cars just wont stop, in fact they accelerate by themselves" & that's a bit scary at + 125 mph


Still only 8 million world wide, but I would say that the japanese work fast & I'm sure they'll sort it


Some time soon.....



I can't help thinking how "Gary Larson" might see it


"Is that a Toyota coming up behind us honey"



SPLAAAAAT....





W**F

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9860-runaway-toyota/
Share on other sites

Good point. Presumably they?ll have to do something with these 8 million cars. Perhaps sell them in parts of Africa and the Indian subcontinent where there are very few traffic lights so you don?t have to stop that often.



woofmarkthedog Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------


> The fault is "The cars just wont stop, in fact

> they accelerate by themselves" & that's a bit

> scary at + 125 mph


I?ve had a Toyota before. It couldn?t do anything near 125mph.

Jeremy Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Is this the problem with the accelerator getting

> caught on the foot mat? It's only happened a

> handful of times - and surely if it happened to

> you, you'd just stick the car in neutral and pull

> over... right?


________________________________________________


Maybe, maybe not


Depends what mood your in



Though have you heard the recording from a driver in America ?


"Hello 911 operator"


"Oh hello, ermmm my car won't stop"


"Won't stop , why is that Sir ?"


"Oh I think the throttle's jammed, it's a Toyota"


"And where are you Sir"


"On the highway, I'm doing 125mph & can't stop"


" Have you tried braking ? "


"Yeah it still won't stop, it just gets faster "


"Where exactly are you ?"


"On the highway but I think ill turn off & find somewhere to run the car off the road"



That was the last thing they said, apparently the car later crashed off the road



Only in America but coming to a road somewhere near you......soon



W**F

There was a similar problem with brakes on comercial vehicles, the configuration that existed compromised the use of Air Vacuum to assist the applying of brakes, to hold the vehicle stationary, should the vacuum fail the brakes would release and the vehicle no longer remain stable could move with gravity. The later system with the brake applied untill they are released to allow the vehicle to move. This does have drawbacks as should a failier in the system occur the vehicle will stop.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • What was he doing on the stage at Glastonbury? Or on the stage at the other concert in Finsbury Park? Grinning like a Cheshire cat whilst pissed and stoned 20 somethings on the promise of free internet sung-- Oh Jeremy Corbyn---  What were his policies for Northern mining towns with no jobs or infrastructure? Free Internet and university places for youngsters. What were his other manifesto pledges? Why all the ambiguity over Brexit?  I didn't like Thatcher, Blair or May or Tony but I respected them as politicians because they stood by what they believed in. I respect all politicians across the board that stick to their principles. Corbyn didn't and its why he got  annihilated at the polls. A socialist, anti imperialist and anti capitalist that said he voted for an imperialist and pro capitalist cabal. He refused to say how he'd vote over and over again until the last knockings. He did so to appease the Islington elite and middle class students he was courting. The same people that were screaming that Brexit was racist. At the same time the EU were holding black and Asian immigrants in refugee camps overseas but not a word on that! Corbyn created and courted a student union protest movement that screamed at and shouted down anyone not on the left . They claimed Starmer and the centre right of labour were tories. He didn't get elected  because he, his movement and policies were unelectable, twice. He turned out not to have the convictions of his politics and died on his own sword.    Reform won't win an election. All the idiots that voted for them to keep out Labour actually enabled Labour. They'll be back voting tory next time.    Farage wouldn't be able to make his millions if he was in power. He's a very devious shyster but I very much doubt he'd actually want the responsibility that governance requires.
    • The purge of hard left members that were part of Corbyn's, Mcdonnel's and Lansmans momentum that purged the party of right wing and centrist members. That's politics. It's what Blair did to win, its what Starmer had to do to win. This country doesn't vote in extreme left or right governments. That's partly why Corbyn lost  We're pretty much a centrist bunch.  It doesn't make it false either. It's an opinion based on the voting patterns, demography and statistics. Can you explain then why former mining constituencies that despise the tories voted for them or abstained rather than vote for Corbyns Labour?  What is the truth then? But he never got elected!!! Why? He should have been binned off there and then. Why he was allowed to hang about is an outrage. I hold him party responsible for the shit show that we've had to endure since. 
    • Depends on what the Barista says doesnt it? There was no physical confrontation with the driver, OP thinks she is being targetted when she isnt. These guys work min wage under strict schedules so give them a break unless they damage your stuff
    • CPR Dave, attendance records are available on Southwark's website. Maggie Browning has attended 100% of meetings. Jon Hartley has attended 65%.
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...