At 08:06 AM 2/24/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>I may be an ignorant bastard, but I still don't think this dog hunts... How
>come the Japanese cars/trucks don't seem to have this problem? While I've
>always had something (more or less) American made, she has always opted for a
>Nissan or Honda. I swear you could put water in the tank of her Honda and it
>would still run. My buddy has got a V6 Tacoma and he hasn't had any ping
>problems either. Dunno about the V8's (a la Tundra) but I haven't heard
>of any
>ping related problems with those power plants.
>
>My point is, if the Japanese can figure it out and still comply with the EPA
>rules; why can't we expect D/C to do the same? I love my Kota and don't
>want a
>Toy but I think it reasonable to expect a ping free engine from D/C on the
>fuel
>they recommend.
>Tom
The reason they make cars/trucks is to make money, and they will do what
they can to make as much as they possibly can. It's big business. Solving
customer complaints is way down on the priority list.
Mike
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