[neonasafluni]

I was hoping environmentalists misread a headline and killed someone thinking he was hurting the environment. To pay for this misleading thread title you need to delete the squirrel spinning penis avatar from your machine permanently.

[ConoMadura]

Pah! Wimps, the Koreans work longer hours.

[AbraroLib]

So does this mean that the hybrid Camry will be delayed?

[Nfvzjvcl]

Not over the short haul, but if it's continual I could see it happening.

[Cucoulkrory]

So can I take this as the long-awaited proof that misleading headlines can actually do harm?

[Amomiamup]

Originally posted by Nostromo


You're kidding, right? I think its a pitiful death. The guy could have lived a long, fulfilling and meaningful life, surrounded with his loved ones and his friends. Instead, he sacrificed his life for a stupid car, for a company that obviously doesn't give a flying **** about him. What a waste Greenpeace.

[Eromereorybig]

Originally posted by Mr Snuggles


Greenpeace. Yeah, **** them too

[QYD8eQ8F]

Sounds like fun.

Well a couple of nights a week at least.

[zlopikanikanz]

One of Dolores' cousins works 80+ hours/wk. Complains of headaches, but still alive, AFAIK.

Hell, my dad used to work 100+ hours/wk as a superintendent for BK back in the 70s. And I've worked 70-80 hours/wk for long stretches at a time.

[BCVB9SOc]

Last year, a court in central Japan ordered the government to pay compensation to Hiroko Uchino, the wife of a Toyota employee who collapsed at work and died at age 30 in 2002. She took the case to court after her application to the local labor bureau for compensation was rejected.
I don't understand why the government should pay compensation and not the company

[moopierof]

Originally posted by Proteus_MST
Karoshi is a honorable death. QFT!

[Lictimind]

Originally posted by Thoth
So does this mean that the hybrid Camry will be delayed?

I've driven one. They are out already. It was a rental while our Highlander was in the shop.

It drove pretty nice. The mileage can vary depending on how you drive. I'd say average is about 35-40 on average conditions... you could probably get 42-45mpg if you were obsessive about your driving... used the pulse and glide technique, coasted a lot, etc... doing that stuff we can get about 50+ in the Prius. The Highlander hybrid isn't bad... for an SUV. It gets about 25-30. There have been occasions when we've gotten it in the 32-35 range. But that is only when the weather is nice and we've done a lot of driving that is good for the mileage (35-45mph, lots of coasting, etc).

The hybrids have potential. With extra battery packs and solar panels, existing models can be outfitted to achieve 100+ mpg. It's a shame that the manufacturers don't show much interest in providing consumers with such upgrades. It's not a question of cost or profit. It wouldn't cost much for Toyota to either develop the technology or just acquire it from a 3rd party that's already made the modifications (and there are companies that have done so) and put them on newer Prius models and/or offer them to owners of current vehicles. As someone who owns a Prius, I would certainly be willing to pay a grand (work it into my payments somehow) for a solar upgrade. I mean, drop my car off at the dealer, have them slap it on, and bam, the car can now run off the batteries during the daylight making it more efficient and having to use less gas. I've read that this can make the Prius get an extra 20-30mpg depending on the weather.

that's all

[Olympicdreams]

Asher where do you see yourself in 10 years? This should be interesting.