Comments on: Toyota to recall 1.4 million cars

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By: Falcodore

Falcodore — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:36:41 +0000

Fpr, you have no idea what you are talking about.Mazdas are extremely reliable, currently have an 11yr old 323 in the family, replaced the original battery 2 and a half years ago and a tail light about 8 months ago, the only things that have ever gone wrong with the car. And every other Mazda thats been in the family has been bulletproof, even the sisters 626 that went for a trip through the pilliga scrub and didnt get serviced regularly!

As for nissan design, i think they are the new ssangyong without a doubt.

By: ZoomZoom

ZoomZoom — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:25:38 +0000

Fpr-typhoon: Are ur claims that Mazda is worse than Hyundai from personal experience or just dislike.
Let me tell you a little something about Mitsubishi. I know someone who owned a 98 Lancer coupe. It was slow and had a problem with the fuel tank that the mechanic told them could start a fire. 2000 came and they still liked the llook the lancer and so bought another one. Warranty ran out at 3 years and thats when all the problems started. It suffered from the same fuel tank problem. Replaced the car battery but the car kept dying. The car needed to be started every day in order to prevent it to from breaking down. As for the infamous Magna, thats another story.
“no toyota or mazda will ever beat a mitsubishi or nissan if speed is what you are on about, as for reliability those two boring cars don’t come near the mitsubishi and nissan. So there if you want to debate this for eternity go for it but the facts will never change”
So according to you a Tiida and Lancer are faster and more dynamic than a Mazda 3.
Same as its seems you claim that the Colt and Micra(maybe you prefer the look of this better X[) are faster or have less body roll than a Mazda2 or even a Yaris for that matter.
I don’t doubt your claim of Nisssan’s quality but seriously Mitsubishi is even behind Toyota.
If Mazda was so unreliable how could a 1994 model 121 reach 360,000km on not have one single breakdown.
I view Honda, Nissan and Mazda as top three in reliability followed by Subaru, Toyota, Mitsubishi etc.

By: Fasthonda

Fasthonda — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:29:07 +0000

toyota made the right decision to announce the MASSIVE recall-I hope no one got hurt but,I also hope that toyota’s reputation has been heavily dented! and their sales plummet

By: Joober

Joober — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:07:19 +0000

“Mitsubishi and Nissan always have been and always will be the elite of the Japanese brands” – Mitsubishi?, I would more say Honda and Lexus target the upper echelon. Nissan although, provide solid cars, generally elite on the other hand probably not, but elite in the performance stakes coming out from Japan.

By: Fpr-typhoon

Fpr-typhoon — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:44:10 +0000

First of all I have no time for this dan person as he or she is full of it. Secondly Mazda is not far behind the bland toyota for being average in any respect, If you purchase a Mazda don’t keep it for much longer after the warranry expires your car will be a head ache. Infact a Hyundai is more reliable than a Mazda. Here we have would be that could be yuppies driving a Lexus, cheap second hand as no one wants them, its a boring toyota wanting to be something it can’t and is not, they are nothing short of crap boxes costing an arm and a leg new and not many want them as second hand vehicles. Toyota and mazda are both the same as each other blabbing on about reliability, power, etc, etc. Mitsubishi and Nissan always have been and always will be the elite of the Japanese brands, they have the technology, power and sheer pleasure to drive unlike these two previously mentioned tractors. And to all those boring dreamers that disagree with me, no toyota or mazda will ever beat a mitsubishi or nissan if speed is what you are on about, as for reliability those two boring cars don’t come near the mitsubishi and nissan. So there if you want to debate this for eternity go for it but the facts will never change. Infact I would go as far as to say that the toyota is ahead of the mazda as the toyota at least takes a lot longer for the engine to blow smoke which mazda is very famous for. Oh and before I go the Mazda 2 and yaris are both an oversized shoebox that look like they were designed in the days of the model T Ford. A big YUK!!

By: FAST FPV GT-E

FAST FPV GT-E — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:10:21 +0000

Wheelnut Say’s >>>>>> Going by the latest Corolla ad… only Pussies drive Toyotas!

VERY VERY TRUE INDEED, SAME PUSSIES WHO ARE HYPNOTIZED BY THAT SWINGING FLURO LIGHT IN THE AD, GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW TOYBOTA SALESMEN FORCE A QUICK SALE FROM THEIR BRAINWASHED CUSTOMERS.

OH WHAT A WHITEGOOD !!!!! TOY-APPLIANCE.

By: Joober

Joober — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:52:21 +0000

Falcodore, sounds like a lemon, is it under warranty? I would advise the dealer where your friend bought it to take no crap and get everything fixed and make sure your friend takes no crap from them either.

By: Falcodore

Falcodore — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:48:00 +0000

Dadd, the probs with my mates lolux is the seatbelts and the motor.

The seatbelts dont fasten properly all the time and when unfastened they dont retract and are therefore always getting caught in the door. Still, i suppose thats better than the seatbelt catching fire and burning me alive!

As for the motor, he had an overheating problem 6 months after he bought it and now the problem has resurfaced. He now has to top up the radiator every time he drives it, goes through about 20 litres of water a day.

and youre probably right about the clutch as he has to rev the engine and ride the clutch just to get the thing moving. Is getting it fixed next week.

Unbreakable my @rse!!!

By: Joober

Joober — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:38:58 +0000

“Which is why I don’t understand why the handful of Toyota fans on here regularly criticised Holden and Ford for issuing recalls.. But are now getting offended/offensive because we are finally getting payback… its called karma” – agree, it will happen to any manufacturer one time or another no matter if they had a good run for 5,10,20 years, unless they are real lucky to continually employ good decision makers and managers. Because companies are driven by profits, its only tempting for a department to save on costs by one way or another e.g. , process improvements, deploying effiecient systems and even cutting down time and effort in certain processes (quality control included) etc. Just on a personal opinion note, To me, the “Kaizen” is a good motive for Toyota to make their processes as cost cost efficient as possible, but sometimes improperly understanding the total consequences, can result in problems like whats happening now…