What have you done to your car today?

mrk · 14 Mar 2018 at 23:26

It's amusing, on the M3 group, loads of people were saying just get it repaired, with a few saying not worth the risk.

Probably the same people who skip the valve clearance checks to save some £ :eek:

Akagi · 14 Mar 2018 at 23:33

I did once drive 140MPH on a tyre which had a valve held in with superglue...

I didn't die, but I could have. :eek:

(I didn't know at the time, I discovered it the next day... Also private road)

Dis86 · 15 Mar 2018 at 00:30

mrk said:
Can't be good!

My screw turned out to be more expensive than thought. I needed a new tyre. The screw was too close to the sidewall and in the red zone on tyre repair diagrams showing where you are safe to repair and where you are not. £196 down....

Sorry

Diagro · 15 Mar 2018 at 07:14

They used to repair that sort of puncture. Only recently I have found tyre places will no longer do it. I firmly believe that it's a practice that the industry has cooked up based on some random data, to get customers to buy more tyres

sigma · 15 Mar 2018 at 08:48

Diagro said:
They used to repair that sort of puncture. Only recently I have found tyre places will no longer do it. I firmly believe that it's a practice that the industry has cooked up based on some random data, to get customers to buy more tyres

Agreed! It looks repairable to me.

mjt · 15 Mar 2018 at 10:15

Took it for an MOT, forgot the document that only Belgium uses for no apparent reason - EU Certificate of Conformity.
Glad I took time off work this morning for nothing!

Akagi · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:20

Well that was unexpected considering its 12 years old!

Usual thing, airbag inflator may chuck metal shrapnel into the cabin and this "exposes the occupants to a high risk of serious injury" :eek:

Dis86 · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:24

Love the motto "always a better way", how many safety recalls is that now?

Akagi · 15 Mar 2018 at 23:18

Dis86 said:
Love the motto "always a better way", how many safety recalls is that now?

For Toyota, quite a lot I think. Still, props to them for doing it...

And I get the dealer experience again... Last time I went they were really nice and made me a cappuccino and let me poke around a GT86 in the showroom.

Steeps · 15 Mar 2018 at 23:53

The Toyota dealer experience is possibly the worst part of owning a GT86. I don't think I've ever had a trip to the dealer that has gone smoothly... and there are 33 entries on my car in less than 5 years.

Ask for a test drive next time

There is always a better way. Don't buy a Toyota.

Akagi · 15 Mar 2018 at 23:58

Steeps said:
The Toyota dealer experience is possibly the worst part of owning a GT86. I don't think I've ever had a trip to the dealer that has gone smoothly... and there are 33 entries on my car in less than 5 years.

Ask for a test drive next time

There is always a better way. Don't buy a Toyota.

Different dealerships I guess.

And yeah I did think that when I saw their logo, not entirely thought through I feel.

Steeps · 16 Mar 2018 at 00:26

Oh they are all welcoming, offering drinks and the chance to poke around the stock, but when it comes down to actually doing work on the car and following basic instructions something always seems to slip through and that's with 5 different dealers from 3 franchises.

Warranty expires in 3 months, still time for a few more visits but I'll be giving the 2 year service plan and extended warranty for £1500 a miss.

Cookeh · 16 Mar 2018 at 08:51

Dis86 said:
Love the motto "always a better way", how many safety recalls is that now?

The issue is with the supplier for the airbags, not Toyota. Toyota also is not the only manufacturer affected by the issues with the supplier, it's also affected several other Japanese brands.

Dis86 · 16 Mar 2018 at 09:14

Cookeh said:
The issue is with the supplier for the airbags, not Toyota. Toyota also is not the only manufacturer affected by the issues with the supplier, it's also affected several other Japanese brands.

Do Toyota not assess the quality of their subsuppliers? In my previous role if one of our products failed and it was via a subsuppliers part the buck stopped at me from a client poibt of view. I wouldn't go whining saying it was someone else's fault. Internally we'd launch an investigation however inviting the client to be party to it if they wished.

Perhaps the better way is not to buy Japanese cars?

Conscript · 16 Mar 2018 at 09:31

Dis86 said:
Do Toyota not assess the quality of their subsuppliers? In my previous role if one of our products failed and it was via a subsuppliers part the buck stopped at me from a client poibt of view. I wouldn't go whining saying it was someone else's fault. Internally we'd launch an investigation however inviting the client to be party to it if they wished.

Perhaps the better way is not to buy Japanese cars?

Better than VW Group and BMW it seems, who's recall rates are worse than Toyota. Would you ever suggest not buying German cars as a result?

http://wardsauto.com/industry/best-and-worst-automaker-recall-rates

Dis86 · 16 Mar 2018 at 09:47

Conscript said:
Better than VW Group and BMW it seems, who's recall rates are worse than Toyota. Would you ever suggest not buying German cars as a result?

http://wardsauto.com/industry/best-and-worst-automaker-recall-rates

No but they don't have an ironic brand ststement on their recall notices...

Wow you weaboos are sensitive!

Gaijin · 16 Mar 2018 at 10:02

Dis86 said:
Wow you weaboos are sensitive!

Says the guy suggesting to write off all Japanese manufacturers because of a recall.

I can't quite take your previous post seriously - what car manufacturer regardless of nationality can ensure their suppliers products are 100% risk free? Due diligence can only go so far.

Accountability is shared, but if your supplier drops the ball, then they have to accept part of the responsibility. Which is why Takata has filed for bankruptcy as a result of this recall.

Dis86 · 16 Mar 2018 at 10:04

Gayjin said:
Says the guy suggesting to write off all Japanese manufacturers because of a recall.

I can't quite take your previous post seriously - what car manufacturer regardless of nationality can ensure their suppliers products are 100% risk free? Due diligence can only go so far.

Accountability is shared, but if your supplier drops the ball, then they have to accept part of the responsibility. Which is why Takata has filed for bankruptcy as a result of this recall.

Please point out where I've said to write off all Japanese manufacturers?

All I did was point out the irony of a statement on their recall notice and people started throwing their mothra toys out of their prams.

Gaijin · 16 Mar 2018 at 10:18

Dis86 said:
Perhaps the better way is not to buy Japanese cars?

How about here?

I don't see anyone throwing their toys out of the pram - we're discussing an issue. Or were you expecting everyone to just blindly agree your opinion?

Trying to antagonise people with words such as "Weaboos" and "Mothra" when most people on here are perfectly able to appreciate cars from all nationalities - doesn't really add any credence to your viewpoint.

Conscript · 16 Mar 2018 at 10:22

Dis86 said:
Please point out where I've said to write off all Japanese manufacturers?

All I did was point out the irony of a statement on their recall notice and people started throwing their mothra toys out of their prams.

Dis86 said:
Perhaps the better way is not to buy Japanese cars?

I assume he means "write off" as in "disregard", not literally "write-off".

All you did was point out an irony, all I did was point out it was baseless - their recall rates are low compared to the industry average, and even if they weren't, who said a motto should be based on a recall rate?

You're the one who immediately resorted to antagonistic trolling ("weeabo", "mothra" - I had to look those up) rather than conceding the point or discussing it further. Remind me again, who's the one acting like an over sensitive child?