Remove Floor Mats Immediately
Toyota is recalling 3.8 million cars and warning owners of certain late-model cars to immediately remove their driver's side floor mat to avoid accelerators getting stuck. The affected Toyota and Lexus models are:
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cars
Some initial statistics are in on the vehicles traded in and purchased in the "
Cash for Clunkers" program. Unsurprisingly, 80% of the vehicles traded in are trucks or SUVs, and the top sellers among car-buyers come from
Honda, Toyota, and Ford.
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prius
Instead of stuff like SE, LE and XLE, the different options packages or "trim levels" on the
2010 Prius will be demarcated by roman numerals II, III, and IV. There is no Prius I. Odd. Probably to set it apart from your normal, not-getting-50-mpg
cars. [
Kicking Tires]
prius
23 months after we first posted her story, Angela Weigold writes in with the
latest update about a Prius salesmen who left multiple harassing phone messages daily, calling Anela a "whore" and put her phone number on online escort websites.
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death of the suv
CNNMoney says that consumers are avoiding gas guzzling SUVs and buying... nothing! whaddayaknow.
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prius
Over at
Consumer Reports they've been running the numbers, trying to figure out when it makes financial sense to downsize into a more fuel efficient car.
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high mileage
The formerly mocked and neglected Geo Metro is finding new popularity amidst high gas prices.
According to CNN, the Geo Metro is making a spectacular comeback, especially on eBay. You might be surprised to learn that the Geo Metro and Toyota
Prius get nearly the same gas mileage. Now consider that a Metro can be found for about $7000 compared to a new Prius which costs $21,000+, it becomes easy to see the attraction. Details, inside...
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whoops
If you bought a Toyota Prius and have been trying to pass an emissions test in Georgia, you're probably pretty stressed out right about now.
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automobiles
Angela Weigold writes in what's new with her case against a dirtbag Prius salesman, James Gentile. This was a guy who, after the deal went raw, left multiple harassing phone messages daily, called Angela a "whore" and put her phone number on online escort websites.
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automobiles
Angela Weigold writes in what's new with her case against a dirtbag Prius salesman. This was a guy who, after the deal went raw, left multiple harassing phone messages daily, called Angela a "whore" and put her phone number on online escort websites:
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automobiles
An update on the Weingolds who are suing a Prius salesman, claiming he screwed them over on a sale and then proceeded to leave threatening messages on their answering machine.
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automobiles
In the case of
Prius sale gone wrong, Mark tells us that he met with a lawyer this weekend. The lawyer agreed to help sue
Mr. Gentile, the salesman.Dan Wolf Toyota of Naperville. Yay. Lawsuits.
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complaints
On Monday,
we posted part of Mark's story about how he tried to return a Toyota Prius and ended up incurring the wrath of vengeful salesman who placed obscene phone calls at all hours to his wife. A warrant is now out for the salesman's arrest.
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toyota
If you buy a Toyota Prius, your wife's name and phone number will instantly find itself on many online escort websites.
This we know. But it sucks for money in ways your wife doesn't. In fact, the car's so confusing that Consumer Affairs couldn't even figure out how to turn one on:
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complaints
One of the assumptions of modern consumption is that if you buy something you don't like, you get to return it. You also assume that the salesman isn't going to write your wife's name on the bathroom wall and say she willing to have sex for money. Both of those assumptions, and more, proved not true for Mark when after he bought a Prius from Toyota of Naperville, IL.
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toyota
If you own a Toyota Prius, you may want to bring it into your local dealership. Just pray that the steering wheel doesn't break off in your hands on the way.
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