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    REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians

    NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports

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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    11/12/09

    In reply to REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
    I'll have to add a Prius to my zombie preparedness kit. I don't want them to hear me coming before I mow them down. #hybrids
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    11/12/09

    In reply to REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
    We need to make all hybrid owners use hubcaps full of marbles. #hybrids
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/12/09

    In reply to REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
    Note to self: Rent hybrid before next Critical Mass rally. #hybrids
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    Image of günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
    11/12/09

    In reply to REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
    chalk that stat up to the fact that they couldn't hear themselves coming. #hybrids
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/12/09

    In reply to REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
    Blame the driver, not the car.

    But, really, what's the sample size? Given there are still a very low number of hybrid cars on the roads, this might not be statistically significant.

    In the meantime, could all of you hybrid drivers turn your radios up? #hybrids
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    11/12/09

    In reply to REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
    Saving the earth while mowing down hippies. Sounds good to me. #hybrids
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    Image of layabout layabout
    11/12/09

    In reply to REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
    Yeah i've had to cut back on my blindfolded runs into the road since that damn Prius incident #hybrids
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    11/12/09

    In reply to REPORT: Hybrids More Likely To Mow Down Bikers, Pedestrians
    Likely it is because those that operate hybrids have the driving skills of someone should be using public transport.
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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    10/07/09

    In reply to NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
    That's fucking surprising for Toyota!

    Seriously, how the hell would such a reputable car maker have let this happen?
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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    10/07/09

    In reply to NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
    That's funny, all the '80s Toyota pickups I've ever seen have terrible body rust (ie, holes you could toss a cat through on the bed) but totally solid frames. You would think that Toyota would've figured out how to make their trucks rust at a consistent rate by now.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/07/09

    @discontinu uity: Yeah, Detroit figured out how to make an acceptable interior and Korea managed to make an engine that would last more than 100k... where's Japan with the rustproofing?

    For that matter, we're still waiting for the Germans to master wiring, too.
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    Image of InsertBullets InsertBullets
    10/07/09

    In reply to NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
    Isn't this how a Tom Clancy book starts? Watch out next thing will be Honda invading Guam.
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    10/07/09

    In reply to NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
    I wonder if the one in Alameda are rusting.
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    Image of grzydj grzydj
    10/07/09

    In reply to NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
    A lot of guys in Minnesota find creative ways to keep their frames from rusting out. One guy I met slathers his frame rails in used motor oil. I looked underneath his '87 pickup and the frame looked nearly brand new.

    I'm going to apply a few coats of Chassis Saver to mine. Maybe Toyota should do that on the current trucks that are still on the road.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/07/09

    @grzydj: I can attest to the preservative properties of used motor oil (and gear oil). The undercarriage oiler came standard on my '84 Alfa Romeo.
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    Image of nataku8_e30 nataku8_e30
    10/07/09

    @Alfisted: It's also standard on pretty much every Jaguar ever produced. It's amazing that more companies didn't adopt the undercarriage oiler, although I guess it requires you to top off your oil fairly often. I think, between that and the quality of piston rings, valve seals, etc..., I can understand why old Jags had ~12 quart oil capacities...
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    Image of Saboth Saboth
    10/07/09

    @nataku8_e30:

    Well there is also the fact the oil *does* wash off slowly and enters our soil/food supply/water table eventually.

    If every car came slathered in motor oil, I'd assume we'd have quite a problem.
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    10/07/09

    @Saboth: you just have to cook the oil a bit, then it gets more solid.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/07/09

    @grzydj: My '89 Volvo was oiled yearly by the previous owner. Made a ridiculous mess of the engine compartment, but there's no rust...
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    Image of conordempsey conordempsey
    10/07/09

    In reply to NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
    I am not amused Toyota. At the risk of sounding like the super biased fan boy I am, my '90 F-150 is still totally solid.
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    Image of DonLuc DonLuc
    10/07/09

    @conordempsey:

    Okay, but being the Toyota fanboy I am (not), I have to assume that your F-150 has had the motor rebuilt 5 times and is on its 3rd transmission.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    10/07/09

    @DonLuc: Probably not, actually.
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    Image of DonLuc DonLuc
    10/07/09

    @pauljones:

    My Explorer is on the original motor and transmission and will hit 200k miles early next year. It has single-handedly changed my opinion on American made vehicles--I was just playing D.A.
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    10/07/09

    @DonLuc: Not a chance. You're confusing 'F-150' with 'Silverado'
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/07/09

    In reply to NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tundra Frame Rust Reports
    This seems like the only honorable end for a vehicle that fails to live up to its ancestral traditions.
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    Image of TurboBrick [LIGIER] TurboBrick [LIGIER]
    10/07/09

    @Alfisted: I thought thorough rusting WAS a japanese car tradition?
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