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Re: Toyota Owners (online) Unite for Resolution: Engine Slu
Posted by Brandon Ryall on 7/28/07

    On 7/28/07, Brad Newman wrote:
    > Sorry Ben if my piece appears to you or others to be one of Ms Blake's loyal followers,
    > truth be known, I have no idea who she is or what she has written beyond the few inserts
    > of her's that I observed. My situation is that of factual, 1st handed accounts of what I
    > feel was a major injustice to myself and the numerous others who have fallen prey to
    > Toyota's scam. I was at the time that this all transpired looking forward to the 9
    > payments...and consequently lack of payments in the 9 short months left when I had to
    > start all back over. You want to talk about disgust??? I am sure however I was not the
    > only one to feel this way...fortunately for me, I can afford to replace, how about the
    > other so-called Blake followers who can't, that are left holding the Toyota "snipe bag?"
    > Things that weren't entered on my piece were also the fact that replacement cost on the
    > 3.0 L engine was in the neighborhood of $10,000. I guess after spending some $33,000 on
    a
    > new vehicle and staring at this kind of repair bill possibility after only 49,600 miles,
    > and the numerous malicious attempts at deceipt on probable cause, I can tell you as I
    did
    > Toyota and their sales/service shop, there will never be another Toyota finger entering
    > my pocket. If expressing my concern to inform others of the possible s-job they MAY get
    > from purchasing a vehicle which may financially cripple them makes me a "follower" then
    > so be it. Each of us have a right to our opinions. All I can and will say beyond this is
    > Caveat Emptor...may the buyer beware, and thank goodness the internet has created a
    > vehicle to which most all can get accounts on what works, and what doesn't before
    > purchasing. Incidently, "Consumer Reports" also was used in my decision making on the
    > vehicle purchase, not Charlene Blake. Neither of the two were used in buying my Nissan.
    > On 7/27/07, Ben Voulin wrote:
    >> With all due respect to "Brad Newman's" impassioned rhetoric about the evils of
    >> Toyota, it is quite clearly a piece of fictional prose created by the one and only
    >> Charlene Blake--and/or possibly one of her loyal following--the freebie seekers.
    >> You know that type--Sue to live, and live to sue!
    >> Ms. Blake is noted for illusion and deception.
    >> It is not unusual to see a piece of fiction like this authored by her to plump up
    >> interest in her camapaign.
    >> It is not unusual for her to bombard a given forum with a large number of sequential
    >> posts all touting the same convoluted message of wrongful blame.
    >> Unfortunately (for her) she does it too regularly, especially when anyone expresses
    >> their disbelief in some of her contrived claims about sludge.
    >> Her handiwork is painfully transparent.
    >> Truth be told, not every case of sludge is due to neglect, and not every case of
    >> sludge is due to any sort of inherent engine problem.
    >> The reality of this issue is that there are many causes for the problem, and it cannot
    >> rightfully be blamed exclusively on one single thing.
    >> Blake chooses to blame every case of sludge on only one thing, and her single minded
    >> conclusion is wrong.
    >> Not only is it wrong, but by singling out only one cause, she is creating a hugely
    >> unjust impression.
    >> The "Brad Newman" piece is yet another example of her ill conceived campaign.
    >> Sorry folks, but it's the truth!
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> On 7/27/07, Brad Newman wrote:
    >>>
    >>> On January 14th, 2002, after much study and test-driving new SUV's, I bought what I
    >>> had believed to be the BEST SUV for my money, Toyota Highlander. December of 2006 I
    >>> received the notification of class action lawsuit which, not realizing the
    >> situations
    >>> involved placed it into the glove compartment of my 2002 Highlander. January of
    >> 2007,
    >>> took two trips, one trip was 450 miles round, and the following weekend, 400 miles
    >>> round trip. After the first trip, the Highlander used 2 1/2 quarts of oil and the
    >>> second trip consumed 3 quarts of oil. I took my Toyota to the dealership where I
    >>> purchased it from and got the same BS as other people were receiving, that,
    >>> negligence would be the only cause for oil consumption and oil sludging. Being a
    >> self-
    >>> aclaimed "back-yard mechanic," I can and will attest to the fact that #1 my vehicle
    >>> was/had NEVER been neglected as all oil changes performed were by myself with the
    >>> BEST quality engine oil available, and #2 that what I had experienced was oil
    >>> sludging. I took, as I had said, the vehicle back to the dealership where I had
    >>> purchased it, and after repeated denials by Toyota repair center to oil sludging as
    >>> being a possibility, took the mechanic by the hand to my vehicle, removed the oil
    >>> fill cap and wringed the inside of cap with finger and asked him to describe the
    >> grit
    >>> which I removed from it. His response was (quote) "engine oil sludge." At this
    >> point,
    >>> I insisted on further inspection to determine the amount of damage, to include,
    >>> removal of oil pan and inspection and compression checks on all cylinders. I
    >> received
    >>> phone call from tech stating that he found no appreciable wear, and that he could
    >> not
    >>> find the cause for engine sludging. I then asked him what his intensions were at
    >> that
    >>> point and he said reassembly of pan. I told him BS, get to the bottom of the problem
    >>> and repair vehicle, some time later I received call stating that he found problem
    >> and
    >>> rectified...new valve covers. Now, being a person that has not only repaired
    >>> vehicles, and also built engines, I also know what causes sludging...to say the
    >>> least, I am not easily fooled. I returned to the dealership, picked up my Highlander
    >>> and the next hour watched it metamorphasize from a Toyota Highlander to a 2007
    >> Nissan
    >>> Murano. I do not like being deceived, and being accused of neglect when I know
    >>> better, and, contrary to some of the beliefs written about Charlene, I believe she
    >>> hit the nail on the head...people need to know the truth about Toyota, and whoever
    >>> else may be scamming the public out of their money...the last thing Toyota heard
    >> from
    >>> me was that they would never feel the inside of my billfold again...hopefully Nissan
    >>> doesn't make the same mistake!!!!

     
     

 
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