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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[why not make second row optional?<br><br>looking at what they provide, I';m not sure I could convince anyone to sit back there anyway so even folded, its wasting valuable storage space.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[geo.stewart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Such a vehicle already exists - the Aygo.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JESH]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 5th 2008 10:09AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[What kind of engine?  Hybrid?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have my first and last Toyota in the driveway needs the trans. replaced 72,000 miles had the Trans. serviced at 60,000 I looked on the web there are all kinds of people with the same problem. The quality Toyota car thing is a joke!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 5:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Mike (note the capital M)<br><br>Wow.  So your anecdotal experience is somehow transferrable onto the millions of cars Toyota sells?  That's a neat trick.<br><br>I love the "My ____ lasted five million miles" or " My _____ had six engines, four transmissions and three alternators in 20 miles." stories that people try to infer to an entire brand.  Sure, you're entitled to buy (or not buy) based on experience, but making the leap from one experience to whole brand is a logical fallacy.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[psarhjinian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 11:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Smart idea!  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob L.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:22AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes, funny Smart has been sidelined for ages as Daimlier decided whether there was a market for it or not -- well Toyota definately thinks so, and they are rarely wrong.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ooh.  It's on-the-edge and techno-organic.<br><br>It's nice to know that Toyota is as pompous and obnoxious in Europe as they are in North America.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shakatar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why does everyone have to imply that they're ripping off the smart? Europe (and Asia) have had micro cars forever...maybe its because the smart is now in the U.S., so it actually exists, now? This is a category of 'micro car', so how much design leverage does anyone have? "Hey! Look at that new Tank, they ripped off the old Tank!"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Everett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Even Toyota implies they are ripping off the Smart car.  Thye call it the "IQ" for a reason.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Other Bob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 11:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[I like it. Judging by the interior, which is awfully nice for the market segment, Toyota's been scared off its quality laurels in this latest go-round of designs. Good thing. The '07 Camry and '09 Corolla had me worried. <br><br>As for the marketing technobabble, all automakers do it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PJ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[If the Smart does well here, I could see this ending up in Scion stores. They would'nt even need to change the name.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Throwback]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[A lot of people will like that it's from Toyota since it can be expected to be reliable, etc. However, the Smart car's well refined, clean interior is definitely superior to this crazy Halo 2 inspired interior.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[User]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[guess you don't need much of an iQ to build one of these to compete against the smart, eh?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 9:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Doesn't take much iQ to copy the designs either ... not very original, again!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DarkKnight67]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 10:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Smart for people who would describle their favorite colour, and their life as beige.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SPG]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 10:23AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Holy crap that's hysterical!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mcstark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 10:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is it pronounced "eye-KEW" or "ICK"?<br><br>I'm leaning toward the latter.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[gotsmart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 10:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[This doesn't seem a lot like a SMART to me. The SMART is a rather tall car, and this doesn't appear to be particularly tall. This looks more like a Subaru R2 than a SMART.<br><br>I appears here that the author is trying to credit SMART with having invented the kei car. They were about 50 years too late to have done so.<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[why not the LS2LS7?]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 11:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-production-toyota-iq-unveiled-smart-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow. So your anecdotal experience is somehow transferrable onto the millions of cars Toyota sells? That's a neat trick.<br><br>I love the "My ____ lasted five million miles" or " My _____ had six engines, four transmissions and three alternators in 20 miles." stories that people try to infer to an entire brand. Sure, you're entitled to buy (or not buy) based on experience, but making the leap from one experience to whole brand is a logical fallacy.<br><br><br>As I said in  my post look around on the web it’s a big problem several at the Trans. Shop in for the same thing he said “You would think they would last longer but we see them all the time for the same bearing”  That is what made me post . Oh I have a "neat trick" for psarhjinian why don’t you read the whole post then look at the web under Toyota trans. failure be fore you make another pompous reply. <br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 4th 2008 5:53PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>