Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I can not stop at a store or get gas without at least one person asking me what the car is and everything about it. Since I am neither shy nor introverted and am rarely in a hurry to go anyplace I usually stop and chat long enough to explain. I bet I have talked about the car to 600 or more random strangers. I would certainly know if people read the Prius badges.
I know it seems odd to some people but Scion only arrived in my city in 2013 so all versions a scarce. Also need to consider that they only bring a couple of thousand FRSs into Canada a year and most of those go to the bigger centers so many have never seen one before and have no clue at all what it is. I bet there are more of them in California then all of Canada put together. I can go months without spotting one on the streets and in a year and a half I have seen about 12 total. That is with actively looking for them!

I see on average roughly 1 - 3 a day... with possibly up to 5 or 6 depending on how long I am driving for.. I do get some people to come out and ask me about the car but there are so many FRS's here in California.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

Alright guys, finally got my car back from the dealership where I had a free oil change done. While they were there I had them check out the rattle/vibration I've been having in 5th gear. They said it's definitely not normal after another dealership already had deemed it normal. The dealership said that the rear shifter bushing looks to have been damaged during the replacement of my transmission. I can't believe that a dealership would deem something like that normal... probably trying to get rid of me after I had the trans replaced under warranty and they probably didn't want to work on it any more. I called the previous dealer and told them what this dealer had found and this first thing I got was a "oh! so did they fix it?" I said "no, they told me that it needs to be returned to the original dealer who did the work"...

Anyways dropping off my car again at the original dealer today after work to have them work on my car again... Hopefully this dealer doesn't give me attitude/shit/purposely does something to my car...

TLDR:
Trans replaced under warranty,
Shifter gets rattle/vibration in 5th gear,
brought back to dealer, dealer deemed it normal.
Took car to different dealer.
Other dealer says it's not normal and the rear shifter bushing looks damaged.
Taking back to original dealer..

Or they damage all of them like that so to them it is indeed "normal"!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

@Cole found me on facebook

For all I know I have you on Facebook already! I have no clue who most of my "friends" on there are. I just click accept and that is that.

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Or they damage all of them like that so to them it is indeed "normal"!

yeah.. maybe.




hmm... what rental car should I get when I drop the FRS off??
I've already had a 2015 Rav4 and a 2015 Tacoma TRD off-road (loved the taco)

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

For all I know I have you on Facebook already! I have no clue who most of my "friends" on there are. I just click accept and that is that.

Im not a facebook guy I never once even bothered look for anyone on here.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

yeah.. maybe.




hmm... what rental car should I get when I drop the FRS off??
I've already had a 2015 Rav4 and a 2015 Tacoma TRD off-road (loved the taco)

Mustang
Do not get a Charger (well not a V6 at any rate)

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Im not a facebook guy I never once even bothered look for anyone on here.

Me neither. I don't even understand how it works half the time.

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Mustang
Do not get a Charger (well not a V6 at any rate)

Maybe I should've mentioned that I will be getting a rental car through the Toyota Dealership..

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Me neither. I don't even understand how it works half the time.

+1 to that. I figured the messenger part out and how to sell stuff to the locals but thats it

[jawn]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

yeah.. maybe.




hmm... what rental car should I get when I drop the FRS off??
I've already had a 2015 Rav4 and a 2015 Tacoma TRD off-road (loved the taco)

Avalon, dawg.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

Maybe I should've mentioned that I will be getting a rental car through the Toyota Dealership..

Tacoma

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

Maybe I should've mentioned that I will be getting a rental car through the Toyota Dealership..

get a Prius. They are kind of fun to drive in electric mode. When I worked for toyota we would sneak up behind people and honk and scare them cuz they are so quiet

[Nevermore]

Also, last time someone asked me about my car I think it was that 350z driver at the gas station, something about his buddy telling him they were different because x and me correcting him that they're same. Dunno, over a year ago now. No one cares, even with the new wheels.


Maybe if I washed it...

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

Also, last time someone asked me about my car I think it was that 350z driver at the gas station, something about his buddy telling him they were different because x and me correcting him that they're same. Dunno, over a year ago now. No one cares, even with the new wheels.


Maybe if I washed it...

haha your team lava, keep it clean and kids around the age of 12 love the color is what I found