just got a job at chrysler, might have to sell the yota :~(
11-04-2009, 05:32 PM
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Really? So the fact that my Tacoma's engine, tranny and other engine components were built in Japan and installed into the truck in California, doesn't make it a Toyota? 
Try telling that to Tundra, Sequoia and Matrix owners.
Point of fact, my brother drives a 4th gen 4Runner and the interior fit and finish is all but identical.
Try telling that to Tundra, Sequoia and Matrix owners.
Point of fact, my brother drives a 4th gen 4Runner and the interior fit and finish is all but identical.
4Runners have all been made in Japan. No frame issues.
11-04-2009, 09:11 PM
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My runner has the J at the beginning of the vin, so did the pickup.... no issues with either. Oh and they also say TOYODA on the power steering pump fluid res although I don't know why.
11-05-2009, 05:08 AM
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11-05-2009, 02:05 PM
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oh, and for the record, i'd much rather not work in the american auto industry. i love cars, always have, but it's so unstable. unfortunately, we are stuck in detroit due to owning a house (which we actually bought for 25% less than the appraised value, but then the recession happened and the value dropped WAAAAY below even what we paid for it). so now we have 2 choices. foreclose and move away and start over (NOT an option for me), or suck it up and stay. this was the first job i could get, so i took it. the next big up and coming thing in detroit is the defense industry. i'm hoping to eventually get into that industry (and engineer is an engineer is an engineer) cuz it'll be MUCH more stable.
11-05-2009, 02:26 PM
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Funny, I was thinking the same thing. Fortunately/unfortunately this problem should only plague the OP for 6-18 months I would guess. (sorry man and good luck)
Kudos for trying to do the right thing by doing whatever it takes to fulfill your obligations.
Kudos for trying to do the right thing by doing whatever it takes to fulfill your obligations.
11-05-2009, 02:56 PM
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Defense industry?? are the detroit lions defense planning a riot? just kidding,or maybe the homeland security(homer lanskurity)got inside info that detroit will be ground zero for the next civil war...j/k lol
11-05-2009, 06:09 PM
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well, i won't be a part of the UAW. not all employees are. the general rule of thumb is that all blue collar workers are UAW, and all white collar workers are not UAW. i'm an engineer, and therefore i'm not part of the union. however, the mentality towards foreign vehicles is the same, union or not.
oh, and for the record, i'd much rather not work in the american auto industry. i love cars, always have, but it's so unstable. unfortunately, we are stuck in detroit due to owning a house (which we actually bought for 25% less than the appraised value, but then the recession happened and the value dropped WAAAAY below even what we paid for it). so now we have 2 choices. foreclose and move away and start over (NOT an option for me), or suck it up and stay. this was the first job i could get, so i took it. the next big up and coming thing in detroit is the defense industry. i'm hoping to eventually get into that industry (and engineer is an engineer is an engineer) cuz it'll be MUCH more stable.
oh, and for the record, i'd much rather not work in the american auto industry. i love cars, always have, but it's so unstable. unfortunately, we are stuck in detroit due to owning a house (which we actually bought for 25% less than the appraised value, but then the recession happened and the value dropped WAAAAY below even what we paid for it). so now we have 2 choices. foreclose and move away and start over (NOT an option for me), or suck it up and stay. this was the first job i could get, so i took it. the next big up and coming thing in detroit is the defense industry. i'm hoping to eventually get into that industry (and engineer is an engineer is an engineer) cuz it'll be MUCH more stable.
11-05-2009, 07:15 PM
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It is probably the worst in the Detroit area. Everybody is trying to protect their jobs. When i lived in N. Ohio and Ford was having problems in the early 80's, all the workers there started buying their own Lorain made T-Birds and Cougars. Kept them employed.
Either keep the Yota and take the bus or put a bike rack on the back of it & ride in from the back 40 where they make you park.
Jobs are hard to come by in Detroit. It's one of the hardest hit metro areas.
In the end, you gotta do what you gotta do.
Either keep the Yota and take the bus or put a bike rack on the back of it & ride in from the back 40 where they make you park.
Jobs are hard to come by in Detroit. It's one of the hardest hit metro areas.
In the end, you gotta do what you gotta do.
11-06-2009, 05:14 PM
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dont want to start anything either but i have to say the cherokee i used to own took my abuse fairly well. and that 4.0L is an great engine. and that aisin warner tranny behind that aint bad either.
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p.s. Please don't ban me lol.............
11-06-2009, 06:16 PM
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But toyota is the best :-P
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^^^ true...I always like my jeep though, and was just super amazed the one time when I checked my rad level and did not put the cap back on right. that was at the bottom of a trail i could not stop untill i got to the top of the trail. the last 10 minutes of that trip to the top then poor thing was knocking, smoking and everything else. Opened up the hood oil was seeping out of every gasket. i let her cool down found some water to fill er up and put the cap on right and drove it another 60,000kms before i sold it. funny thing was that she never leaked a drop of oil even after that. it had 350xxxkms on it when i got rid of it.
anyways sorry about the thread Hijack......I would say find any chrysler product and park your toyota on top of it. Its rediculous that they have seperate parking for competitors brand cars. Kinda shows that they're scared.
anyways sorry about the thread Hijack......I would say find any chrysler product and park your toyota on top of it. Its rediculous that they have seperate parking for competitors brand cars. Kinda shows that they're scared.
