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[johnwise] 22/11/2023 08:08

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[kenbachelor] 14/12/2010 16:39

Hello Percy - No I never did get the money back, but they went to no end of trouble sending engineers to my home etc. I was able to show the problem to the agent's Service Director who came to my home, but was never able to show it to the Toyota engineers.

I hade to take over the car as my wife refused to drive it, but as it hasn't caused any problem since she now drives it as her car as we intended. We are very pleased with it, although we've never been able to establish what was wrong!

[percy flage] 14/12/2010 16:08

Ken,

Did Toyota refund your money? I imagine not, it's not the sort of thing dealers do when something entirely outwith their control affects a car they sold.

I swapped my Toyota recently for a 3 series BMW. Compared to the Toyota the BMW has no toys on it really, but the cup holders (two) in the front are very swish. There is nowhere to store CDs really, other than a box in the boot, which is not much use if you want to change the CD when doing 70 mph on the motorway.

However, there is one majpor bonus and that is I no longer get mistaken for an Asian private hire vehicle driver.

[maxk] 27/4/2010 07:22

Buy her an Alvis, electronic locks are very passe' anyway!

[kenbachelor] 27/4/2010 07:17

Panda Chops - I'd forgotten this thread even existed until you asked for an update.

I bought a Honda Accord exec and in fact I've now bought another of the same model. Very good value for money as it's got everything as standard.

My recent experience in replacing my wife's Toyota Corolla has not been good though. The latest version of the Corolla is the Auris, with keyless locking and ignition. When we got it home and my wife went to get into it the first time, it wouldn't open. They do provide an emergency fiddling little key, but she can't open the lock with it. They say there is nothing wrong with the car and that the problem is caused by some extraneous radio wave operating in our area.

Up to now Toyota have refused to give me my money back and we are at war.

I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA.

[panda chops] 27/4/2010 05:16

current car update ken ?

about time this thread got back on teh road eh !!

[maxk] 26/4/2010 23:17

A proper motor..



Classic Alvis TE
Shhh, the Alvis TE is all about discretion.

By Jasper Gerard
Published: 10:50AM BST 26 Apr 2010







An Aston Martin or Bentley will elicit the remark: "I've always dreamed of owning one of those." An Alvis, by contrast, will more probably set a gawper gasping: "What on earth is that?"

Alvis was the coach-built grand tourer for those who didn't need to impress; their ancestors had already done that, some centuries before, when they acquired India or Kenya. Only a tiny badge on the grille and small lettering on the spinners offered clues about the car's identity.


Alvis is about discretion. With flat cap, driving gloves and pencil moustache you might just be taken for a cad behind the wheel of an Aston; but as you purr along in your regally long Alvis dispensing waves and "parp, parps", nobody will suspect a thing: "Of course, that much younger filly with whom he is motoring down to Monte isn't his mistress. He's a gentleman."

Trevor Wooding of Hurst Park, who let me drive his majestic 1965 TE21 Drophead, says: "We bought one that had lived all its life in the same stable block in Hertfordshire. It had only done 29,000 miles, but after a few years was simply shut away."

The ranks of Alvis aficionados are swelling and in the past few years Alvis values have skied. My beautiful silvery-blue example would be yours for an eye-watering £75,000.


Abruptly, Alvis stopped making cars in 1967, focusing on military vehicles and planes. Why it stopped is unclear. One rumour is that Bentley resented competition. It might have been too expensive to replace the dated TE. Perhaps Jaguar was just too good.

Now the wooden dash, deep carpets and old-fashioned instruments beguile. These cars are glorious to drive and surprisingly nimble. With a crisp, five-speed all-synchro gearbox, power steering and four sumptuous leather seats, you could still risk a tootle down to San Tropez.

[hectorp] 07/12/2009 08:31

If this Copenhagen climate meeting does what we expect, within - I wills ay 4-5 - years , the Governments in Europe will be forcing petrol private cars off the roads except for those with special economic needs. If you dont have a job, you wont need a car - so - lose it! You can buy a wee electric Smart type car I expect.
Sorry, I dont go along with that.
Next, housholds will be forced to reduce gas and electricity use by statute.

I can see the time in 5-10 years, when electricity is cut off during summer daylight hours to all homes, maybe from mid May to early September. Time to get that alternative heat source installed! but they are expensive.

H.

[hutchison2] 04/5/2008 10:26

what d'ya mean late?

[old tom howard] 04/5/2008 10:15

33 Days late, I am afraid maestro.

[hutchison2] 04/5/2008 10:00

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[maxk] 02/1/2008 19:08

brrm brrm....



Tata's $2,500 car to be unveiled next month
Posted Dec 20th 2007 4:41PM by John Neff







Tata Motors is expected become the winning bidder for Jaguar and Land Rover in the coming weeks. While the Indian automaker could soon be selling us expensive British luxury cars and SUVs, it's also hard at work developing the world's least expensive car. The cheap car under development is expected to sell for around 100,000 rupees or around $2,500 USD, and we've just learned it will be unveiled early next month at the Auto Expo in New Delhi.

Unfortunately, that's one auto show not on our itinerary to attend, so we'll have to report of its debut from afar. The car is expected have an engine in the rear powering the rear wheels, four doors and all the creature comforts of an outhouse, we'd presume. While it's likely the car will be exported to other markets outside of India when it goes on sale later in 2008, don't expect to see it in the U.S. as we expect it would fail both our emissions and safety standards with flying colors.

[woodrow wilson] 17/9/2007 10:24

Did you get fixed up with a new car Ken ?

[cambium] 19/3/2007 10:07

not at £50 a month!

[electric sheep] 19/3/2007 10:06

maestro could we use it for lodge gatherings?

[hectorp] 18/2/2007 13:56

Douglas Alexander does not think much of the 1.5 M people who signed the petition.
According to Scotland on Sunday, ".. impied that many of you who signed up to the petition had little idea of what you were doing. You are unaware of the issues. You don't appreciate the scale of the transportation difficulty ...
You had swallowed the propoganda of a rabble of petrol-heads ( yes!) who had employed rat-like internet cunning. "
'He didn't quite SAY you were all thick, but that was the only possible inference'
Norman Harper, reporter, Motoring page of the Business Suppliment.