Re-called Landcruiser

Apparently it was the rear driveshafts/halfshafts. They replaced them, did a
full wash and valet and basic safety check inc pads/tyres/lights etc and
gave it back with an extra £15 fuel and a bottle of champagne. Cant
complain!

Had a drive of a newish Yaris 1 litre as the courtesy car. Seemed plenty
for a run-around car. Quite a bit of transmission and road noise but plenty
of grunt and sipped fuel. Couple of issues with it:

Being 6'1 I couldn't get the rear seat headrests high enough to not jab me
between the shoulder blades while sat in the rear, even at max height- felt
like i had to lean forward all the time.
You cant see the end of the bonnet (or any of it to be honest) - making it
fairly hard to judge where the end of the car is while slow maneuvering.
Being a passenger part of the time i found the digital magnified dash a
little annoying - I couldnt watch it easily and from the passenger seat it
wobbled around a lot. Obviously not critical but I'd rather have it blank
than half-visible and wobbling!

J

In article <l9WdnetzdYDh4RzYnZ2dnUVZ8qKvnZ2d@bt.com>
[email]coyoteboyspuduk@hotmail.com[/email] "Coyoteboy" writes:
[color=blue]
> [...] They replaced them, did a full wash and valet and basic
> safety check inc pads/tyres/lights etc and gave it back with an
> extra £15 fuel and a bottle of champagne. Cant complain![/color]

Maybe the petrol top-up and fizz-water are now Toyota(UK) SOP in
courtesy cases. One may even need to start a proper wine cellar.
--
Andrew Stephenson

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:33:50 +0000, Coyoteboy wrote:
[color=blue]
> Apparently it was the rear driveshafts/halfshafts. They replaced them, did a
> full wash and valet and basic safety check inc pads/tyres/lights etc and
> gave it back with an extra £15 fuel and a bottle of champagne. Cant
> complain![/color]


Dammit, man! There you go with the Champagne again!!!!

Where IS this dealership?! I'll ROW my friggin' car across 'the Pond' if
the Champagne is worthwhile!

=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno@AE86.gts>
wrote in news:Zslgh.5734$Et5.2374@trndny07:
[color=blue]
> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:33:50 +0000, Coyoteboy wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Apparently it was the rear driveshafts/halfshafts. They replaced
>> them, did a full wash and valet and basic safety check inc
>> pads/tyres/lights etc and gave it back with an extra £15 fuel and a
>> bottle of champagne. Cant complain![/color]
>
>
> Dammit, man! There you go with the Champagne again!!!!
>
> Where IS this dealership?! I'll ROW my friggin' car across 'the Pond'
> if the Champagne is worthwhile!
>
>
>[/color]


It's probably boat-christening champagne...

Ever tasted that shit?

--
Tegger

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:38:40 +0000, Tegger wrote:
[color=blue]
> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno@AE86.gts>
> wrote in news:Zslgh.5734$Et5.2374@trndny07:
>[color=green]
>> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:33:50 +0000, Coyoteboy wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Apparently it was the rear driveshafts/halfshafts. They replaced
>>> them, did a full wash and valet and basic safety check inc
>>> pads/tyres/lights etc and gave it back with an extra £15 fuel and a
>>> bottle of champagne. Cant complain![/color]
>>
>>
>> Dammit, man! There you go with the Champagne again!!!!
>>
>> Where IS this dealership?! I'll ROW my friggin' car across 'the Pond'
>> if the Champagne is worthwhile!
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>
>
> It's probably boat-christening champagne...
>
> Ever tasted that shit?[/color]


I guess I don't want to?

=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote
in news:69ngh.9676$Z67.7616@trndny02:
[color=blue]
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:38:40 +0000, Tegger wrote:
>[color=green]
>> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno@AE86.gts>
>> wrote in news:Zslgh.5734$Et5.2374@trndny07:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:33:50 +0000, Coyoteboy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Apparently it was the rear driveshafts/halfshafts. They replaced
>>>> them, did a full wash and valet and basic safety check inc
>>>> pads/tyres/lights etc and gave it back with an extra £15 fuel and a
>>>> bottle of champagne. Cant complain!
>>>
>>>
>>> Dammit, man! There you go with the Champagne again!!!!
>>>
>>> Where IS this dealership?! I'll ROW my friggin' car across 'the Pond'
>>> if the Champagne is worthwhile!
>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>> It's probably boat-christening champagne...
>>
>> Ever tasted that shit?[/color]
>
>
> I guess I don't want to?
>[/color]


No. It tastes like shit. Won't make the Queen's official booze list,
anyway.

--
Tegger

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:55:07 +0000, Tegger wrote:
[color=blue]
> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote
> in news:69ngh.9676$Z67.7616@trndny02:
>[color=green]
>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:38:40 +0000, Tegger wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno@AE86.gts>
>>> wrote in news:Zslgh.5734$Et5.2374@trndny07:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:33:50 +0000, Coyoteboy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Apparently it was the rear driveshafts/halfshafts. They replaced
>>>>> them, did a full wash and valet and basic safety check inc
>>>>> pads/tyres/lights etc and gave it back with an extra £15 fuel and a
>>>>> bottle of champagne. Cant complain!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dammit, man! There you go with the Champagne again!!!!
>>>>
>>>> Where IS this dealership?! I'll ROW my friggin' car across 'the Pond'
>>>> if the Champagne is worthwhile!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's probably boat-christening champagne...
>>>
>>> Ever tasted that shit?[/color]
>>
>>
>> I guess I don't want to?
>>[/color]
>
>
> No. It tastes like shit. Won't make the Queen's official booze list,
> anyway.[/color]


Oh, hey, BTW, good to see you here again!