Toyota Cost Cutting, really grinding my gears.
02-10-19, 01:57 PM
#181
Lexus Fanatic
Going the opposite way for just a second. On my 4Runner, it the weather is very, very cold, like at -25c like it was last week, the hood struts had a hard time keeping up the hood. And when there is a lot of frozen ice on the hood, it wants to lower itself. Still held up, but it wanted to drop slowly.
02-10-19, 02:30 PM
#185
Lead Lap
One thing I would like that will never happen, is to put true dual exhausts on the cars, and then with the increased exahaust flow, let off the aggressive mapping of the ECU or DME. Make the power and torque by the hardware, not the software. Since most car are turbo'd nowadays be it 4, 6, or 8 cyl, make sure they are twin, have two manifolds, and smaller turbochargers, with engineering looking to lower the boost and still achieve the HP/TQ numbers.
as far as i could tell though there was no purpose to it since the crown vic is remarkably sluggish and makes barely any power or torque lol, but it made quite a bit of noise so you still had fun
02-10-19, 02:35 PM
#187
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
I do care about it. I have both set ups. One is cheaper than the other, of course its cost cutting. No sure how its less safe to have a prop. It just sucks that the struts on my 4Runner fail in cold weather.
02-10-19, 03:44 PM
#188
Lexus Fanatic
Nothing lasts forever, your 4Runner is old. Just buy a new set of struts.
02-10-19, 04:17 PM
#189
Lexus Champion
A hood prop rod is a cost cutting measure certainly. But for shorter people, or someone who doesn't have enough upper body strength to hold a hood open with one hand while reaching for that prop rod, it's a problem.
02-10-19, 06:21 PM
#190
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
For sure cost cutting, but I guess it would never fail. I can't reach the top of my hood in the 4Runner anyways, so prop or hood strut, really makes no difference to me, I would likely have a problem holding the hood and using the a prop. They only start to slip down when the weather is very, very cold.
02-10-19, 06:29 PM
#191
Lexus Fanatic
Last edited by mmarshall; 02-10-19 at 06:33 PM.
02-10-19, 07:06 PM
#194
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
Here is something I do not like in modern cars vs older. Both of our SUVs have fixed overhead grab handles, made of rubber, they feel very solid.. Our two cars have plastic pivot handles. I think all Toyota/Lexus model now uses this method. I would say this is a form of cost cutting I do not like.
02-10-19, 07:14 PM
#195
Lexus Fanatic
Here is something I do not like in modern cars vs older. Both of our SUVs have fixed overhead grab handles, made of rubber, they feel very solid.. Our two cars have plastic pivot handles. I think all Toyota/Lexus model now uses this method. I would say this is a form of cost cutting I do not like.
