Toyota suspends sales after recall of 2.3 million vehicles
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Tuesday it is asking dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models.
The company's sales suspension is part of a recall announced last week to correct a problem that could cause the accelerator pedal to stick.
Can't help but noticing that the 2007 Tundra is listed there, which results in no small amount of schadenfreude, as I was all set to buy a Tundra in 2007 before I got the Ram 'o' Doom. Owing to a combination of the sales weasel lying to me outright about what they could offer us for our trade-in and their unwillingness to budge on price (they wanted us to pay full MSRP sticker price for the Tundra while offering $2,500 below Kelly Blue Book trade-in on our Durango. GFY). This is the same dealership that had a Corolla and a Prius side-by-side in the showroom with a $10,000 price difference between identically equipped cars, FWIW. It's not the same dealership, though, that my buddy sci-fi went to looking for a mid-sized SUV that would seat "six or more" and was ONLY shown a RAV4...
Given Toyota's track record, I'm certain they'll fix this problem quickly so they can get right back to screwing their customers...
That is all.
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Here in Texas, they sell so many Toyotas and Hondas to Asians who will out-haggle them and wear them down that you can walk in and get a rock bottom price with very little work. I even bought my GTI for $500 over invoice over the phone/email, and picked it up that night.
What do you expect? They're nothing but Lexus re-badged and vice versa, of course they're gonna be like that.
I'd rather drive my Mitsubishi anyway...
"can get right back to screwing their customers..."
That's a pretty broad brush right there lad.
The most reliable vehicles I (or the Mrs.) have owned have been Toys.
I was a "victim" of the Tacoma recall, which resulted in my getting $13k+ for a 10 year old truck. I just bought another new one; standing solid with the customer wins me over every time.
Methinks the real problem was the dealer...
Very good point, DT. My beef is ENTIRELY with the dealers, *NOT* Toyota as a corporation.
I think it's a testament to Toyota that their products are so well-built that their sales staff doesn't have to work to sell them, actually.
Got me a 06 scion XB, which is built by toyota. Been back to the dealer for this and that, little things thankfully.
My other ride (beside a '93 F250) is a 08 Xterra. Have to say I love it. And the only reason we bought it was the dealer took 5K off the sticker. Guess we hit it just right. Hell, we went in to look at versa, and left 3 hours later with the Xterror. Damn happy I did.
We also looked at buying a 07 tundra, same thing. The dealer tried to take us to the woodshed, so I stood up and said thanks! and went on my way. He looked at me in amazement like no one ever did that to him before...
I'm too tall and oddly proportioned for any Japanese-designed car that I've ever sat in. So the whole thing is kinda a theoretical exercise for me. While I appreciate quality, I don't appreciate leg and back cramps.
glad you clarified that one JayG...my most reliable cars have been Toyotas and Hondas. I have never had an issue with the product, only with the slack-jawed, perfectly-coiffed, coffee swillers who purport to represent them on the dealership floor.
(wv: "peonym" 1. Hebrew plural of Peony, or, 2. An act of disgrace directed at a car salesman)
Newbius
Toyota...now made by Audi.
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