(Sorry, this is mostly an insane rant)

In what appears to be an ongoing smear campaign against toyota and lexus, consumer reports has issued a "Do not buy" suggestion for the 2010 Lexus GX460, after having a driver "deliberately sliding the 2010 GX460 lexus out of control".



I know I'm not an English major by any stretch of the imagination, but I am pretty sure I understand what "deliberately" means. I can't help but noticed the GX did NOT ROLL during this "deliberate slide" but could have ".. in a real world situation, if the vehicle were slide out on a public road in that manner, the rear wheel could hit a curb or slide off the pavement, which could cause a rollover. it's called a tripped rollover, which is the most common kind
of rollover".

So wait, they deliberately threw the video into a slide, it didn't roll, but it could have (just like every other SUV, truck, etc) based on the apparently very common "tripped rollover". Really?


And some quotes...

http://www.startribune.com/business/90731569.html


Correct me if i'm wrong, but couldn't (and shouldn't) the same rollover be triggered in ANY other SUV, car, truck, van.. if it were to (recklessly or purposely) spin out of control and then slide into a piece of concrete, a ditch, etc...?

Apparently people are no longer responsible for their actions, and it's always someone else's fault.

Join in on the insanity,

http://www.google.com/search?q=lexus+gx+460+rollover&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a


(And now, for some REAL rollovers):







(LANGUAGE WARNING):


http://www.break.com/index/dodge-srt-10-burnout-and-roll-over-crash.html

So I guess the moral of the story is: If you are going to build an SUV, make sure it is capable of defying the laws of physics?

I have never trusted Consumer Reports on car buying since day one...  All the car magazines always tend to disagree with them and so do I.

I'm not a huge Toyota fan unless its an older 70s-90s model. With that being said,

I JUST HATE that the media is really blowing all of this crap out of proportion. Yes they messed up and yes they tried to keep the REAL problems under wraps (it was a ticking time bomb waiting to happen)...BUT COME ON! People are deliberately trying to get into the class action suits and get free money just because they have a Toyota/Lexus. Its really a shame that these people are willing to "lie" and go to court to sue Toyota or get out of their car payments.

I agree with you guys...the SUV did NOT rollover and yes you can rollover any SUV or car for that matter. END RANT. 

I'm with Brandon on this.   

yay... i'm slowly building a militia of supporters.   And yes, there is a TON of "toyota rebates" being handed out by not only domestic dealers but also I've heard some advertisements for toyota discounts by nissan and honda. 

And ILOVEFX I was wondering that as well, the do not buy probably happens for a ton of products, but I'm not sure about something with as much R&D money in it as a vehicle.

yeah my best friend has an 04 or 05 (i dont know) but hers is crap compared to the Jeep and the Jeep was cheaper.  But she's one of those Loyal toyota people who wouldn't have anything else "bc they are so reliable."  In fact her whole family drives toyotas or lexuses (except for one i think) for that very reason, and even though they all have had issues and always sell before 100k BECAUSE they have issues they still won't admit toyota is slipping.