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Toyota to double stake in Subaru parent, Fuji Heavy {Autoblog}
Apr 2nd 2008 10:53AM Actually, those horrible redesigns were courtesy of an Alfa Romeo designer that Subaru chose to bring on... So yeah, not so much it being Toyota's "fault" on that one.
Wii Fanswag: Wireless nunchuk, Perfect Shot and Frontman guitar {Nintendo Wii Fanboy}
Mar 31st 2008 9:59AM I deserve to win because I'm an engineer that constantly lets NintendoWiiFanboy get in the way of being productive at work
GM delays testing of Volt battery packs until July {Autoblog}
Mar 14th 2008 3:05PM No, it's cool, keep on backin' it up there Bob...
NHTSA probing windows on Toyota Matrix, Corolla and Pontiac Vibe {Autoblog}
Feb 21st 2008 5:21PM It used to be built at NUMMI...
Win an LCD HDTV, Xbox 360, and plenty of Old Spice {Engadget HD}
Feb 4th 2008 6:00AM Help me get a next-gen console; I'm still stuck with my Atari 2600!!!
AutoblogGreen Q&A: Civic Hybrid owner John True (he's the guy suing Honda) {Autoblog Green}
Jul 7th 2007 8:39AM I own a Prius, not an amazingly well-styled car, but the mileage is pretty solid.
Here are some of my issues with this guy:
1. "We were going to buy a Ford, I think it's the Ford Hybrid." He didn't even know what he was buying. Did he just stumble on the car, look at the sticker and think, 'Now that sounds like a good idea' when he saw the Escape? If he had bought that and hoped to get amazing mileage, he probably would have filed suit against Ford too.
2. "...we don't speed..." Even if you're not speeding, going the speed limit (70mph here in MI), you get better gas mileage at 60-65mph.
3. Having more than yourself and maybe some luggage in your car, you'll notice a decrease in mileage. A keyboard, amp, and other sound equipment sound kinda heavy. He probably has to put the rear seats down to fit it all in. I've noticed a difference when I drive four people to lunch let alone two people with a bunch of electronic junk.
4. Don't drive it like a standard engine car. Granted you're doing mostly highway, but if you're a little conscious of how you're driving you'll do better. It took me probably a month to really be able to maximize the mileage in my car.
5. I hope this case gets thrown out because of the sheer stupidity of bringing up a suit like this against someone who doesn't have control over the numbers. If you're so gullible that you believe everything the salesman and sticker says, you deserve to be taken. When I was looking for a car, I realized I wasn't going to get 61mpg out of my car in the city even though the sticker said it.
Toyota shareholder meeting turns into tearful lovefest {Autoblog}
Jun 22nd 2007 2:43PM The presentation was in Japan; big surprise it was in kanji instead of English.
Toyota shareholder meeting turns into tearful lovefest {Autoblog}
Jun 22nd 2007 2:30PM Yeah, it would suck having a stable job at a prospering company.
Out of sorts: Race team's transporter stolen, 2 cars missing {Autoblog}
Jun 21st 2007 4:10PM One of the guys I work with here in Livonia has had his Ram stolen twice while it was sitting at work.
NASCAR sues AT&T for $100 million {Autoblog}
Jun 18th 2007 1:18PM Fighting for the right to make left turns! NASCAR is a joke.
