"C. E. White" <cewhi…@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> "Corona" <remai…@reece.net.au> wrote in message
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>> Product support of Jap goods evaporates after seven years.
>> Minolta is a perfect example. It was beautifully made, but when
>> my 20 year old SLR needed a small part, the factory service
>> center told me I was SOL. Not so with Mercedes Benz. Need a
>> replacement interocetor, kranzafarber or krockenzoom for your
>> ’47 MB Gull Wing, they have it in stock! My advice is to buy
>> Kraut.

> Product support for lots of thing ends after 7 years.

> How much do you think a part for a 1947 MG costs? Probably cheaper to by a
> new Lexus…

> If you have enough money, you can get a part for anything – just have one
> made from scratch.

> Ed

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> Product support of Jap goods evaporates after seven years.
> Minolta is a perfect example. It was beautifully made, but when
> my 20 year old SLR needed a small part, the factory service
> center told me I was SOL. Not so with Mercedes Benz. Need a
> replacement interocetor, kranzafarber or krockenzoom for your
> ’47 MB Gull Wing, they have it in stock! My advice is to buy
> Kraut.

Product support for lots of thing ends after 7 years.

How much do you think a part for a 1947 MG costs? Probably cheaper to
by a new Lexus…

If you have enough money, you can get a part for anything – just have
one made from scratch.

Ed

Most cars are only stocked on parts for 7 years. I’m still able to get
parts for my 23 year old Supra OK.

My Minolta SRT-101 is still in excellent shape and still taking pictures.

> On Feb 23, 3:11 pm, Georgie <remai…@reece.net.au> wrote:

> > The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
> > when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
> > Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
> > If by some miracle you don’t, the engine is blown. Do you think
> > Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
> > own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
> > predict all you’ll get is a Tojo grin.

> Live to drive another day… collect the insurance money and buy a
> gently-used older model.  The ’96 is pretty darned good.

> Michael

I have to say my 96 avalon is very good. It is approaching 380000
klicks and its still going at it. nothing mechanically is having
problems. I recall pressing on the gas pedal in park, having the hood
open, and watch the cable pull down the throttler. Drive-by-wire
doesnt have that now. Even my other 2002 mazda tribute was recalled in
2004 for unintended acceleration, although we never experienced it.

"C. E. White" <cewhi…@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> "Georgie" <remai…@reece.net.au> wrote in message
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>> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
>> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
>> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
>> If by some miracle you don’t, the engine is blown. Do you think
>> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
>> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
>> predict all you’ll get is a Tojo grin.

> This won’t happen with modern computer controlled engines. They’ll jsut
> rev to the computer limiteed red line and nothing will happen. Try it.

> Besides, if you choices or death or a blown engine………

> Ed

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> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
> If by some miracle you don’t, the engine is blown. Do you think
> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
> predict all you’ll get is a Tojo grin.

This won’t happen with modern computer controlled engines. They’ll
jsut rev to the computer limiteed red line and nothing will happen.
Try it.

Besides, if you choices or death or a blown engine………

Ed

> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.

not any fuel injected car buddy – rev limiters prevent that.

> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.

only in the fantasy world of bullshitters that don’t know about fuel
injected engines!

> If by some miracle you don’t, the engine is blown.

see above.

> Do you think
> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
> predict all you’ll get is a Tojo grin.

what do you get for posting this shit?  $14/hr?  if you worked at mickey
d’s, you might not make as much, but it would be honest labor, something
from which you could actually benefit.

–
nomina rutrum rutrum

1. They have rev limiters.

2. Who gives a fuck about the car when you’re out of control?

3. More cases sound like Operator Error, like the lady in Congress who
"shifted her car into neutral, put her feet on the brakes and used the
emergency brake". Right.

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> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
> If by some miracle you don’t, the engine is blown. Do you think
> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
> predict all you’ll get is a Tojo grin.

Amusingly, you just tried to trash the only method that makes sense,
according to everyone but you.

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> "Michael" <mrdarr…@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Feb 23, 3:11 pm, Georgie <remai…@reece.net.au> wrote:
>> The unloaded engine will race to twice the redline rpm and seize
>> when the rods are thrown or valves float and hole the pistons.
>> Then you lose the power assist to brakes and steering and crash.
>> If by some miracle you don’t, the engine is blown. Do you think
>> Toyota will cheerfully replace the engine or blame you on your
>> own negligence for overspeeding the engine to its destruction? I
>> predict all you’ll get is a Tojo grin.

> Live to drive another day… collect the insurance money and buy a
> gently-used older model.  The ’96 is pretty darned good.

> Michael

> The first rule of ANY incident is, what can you do to survive?  Cars are
> replaceable, people are harder to replace.  (Although with some of the
> IQ’s I see around here, I can think of a couple that despirately need
> replacing.)

> Sure I might ruin an engine, but I survived.  (Besides, my reaction would
> probably be

> 1.  Kick it into neutral
> 2.  Hit the foot brake and move to the side of the road.
> 3.  Shut off the enigine.  It’s not going to take that long before I’ve
> shut it off.  Besides, most ‘runaway’ engines end up self-limiting the
> upper RPM’s.  I’ve not had one yet to rev all the way past redline unless
> I was pushing the accellerator that hard.

> Charles Grozny