The Random thought thread

[onetrack]

Here's the Electric Viking (Sam Evans), ruthlessly pounding Toyota for their transmission design failures. It's not only the U760E, six-speed model that is faulty (from 2012 onwards), it's also the UA80 and UB80, eight speed tranmissions as well, that have serious shortcomings in design and lifespan. The eight speed transmission is the later, so-called "improved transmission" as compared to the six speed.

 

One bloke in the U.S. got refused a warranty claim for his faulty eight speed transmission, and was quoted $75,000 (!) to replace the knackered transmission in his Toyota Highlander! Little wonder he's on the lawsuit warpath!!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpKYot7rL00

 

[Marty_d]

4 minutes ago, rgmwa said:

They'll be on the bill somewhere even if they're not listed.

Along with the time taken by the apprentice to go buy them from a shop an hour away then individually rewrap them.