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Toyota Demands Removal of Fan Wallpapers
An anonymous reader writes "TorrentFreak reports that Toyota's lawyers have recently contacted computer wallpaper site Desktop Nexus in a blatant example of DMCA abuse. Toyota issued a blanket request to demand the immediate removal of all member-uploaded wallpapers featuring a Toyota, Lexus, or Scion vehicle (citing copyright violation), regardless of whether Toyota legally holds the copyright to the photos or not. When site owner Harry Maugans requested clarification on exactly which wallpapers were copyrighted by Toyota, he was told that for them to cite specifics (in order to file proper DMCA Takedown Notices), they would invoice Desktop Nexus for their labor."
My 1996 SL-1 got rear ended by a 2005 Pontic Sunfire. I left with 1700 damage that they paid out of pocket. Her car was TOTALED. She was going 30, i was stopped. Explain why i get better gas mileage, survive crashes, and out turn Mustangs on windy roads with my 1000$ POS? Hell my 74 Dodge Charger get 20mpg, and i have NEVER been nice to that gas pedal. New cars suck. Hard.
My 1990 Audi 200 station wagon, with full-time all-wheel drive (there is absolutely nothing on the road that can touch its handling in the snow; that iteration of Quattro is stunning), gets about 28 on the highway. And that's after 200000 miles.
See how far we've progressed?
Actually, part of it is that heavier cars get worse mileage (most noticeable in the city, without regenerative braking), and safety standards have improved--more metal keeps you safer in a collision. That said, we could have vastly safer cars if they could focus on dealing with impacts at bumper-level, rather than the chest- and head-level reinforcements necessitated by the infestation of SUVs (which are still between 2 (small SUVs) and 6 (F350 etc) times more likely than standard-bumper cars to kill you).
Oh, yes, motors could be much more efficient now, too. But given our insanely cheap gasoline (yes, $4/gal is that), consumers just don't care.
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my 15 year old volvo 240 gets 40mpg, built like a tank (very safe still) and meets current emissions without being even near the limits.
Right there is a free-market reason to pay a premium to be tested somewhere with newer test equipment and a stricter regimen of cleaning etc.
I don't understand why every freaking car made doesn't get this kind of mileage, if ten-year-old cars can get it.
Simple - people don't want a '98 Saturn. I had one, too - and it was great for my commute. But even fully-loaded, it was light in the safety department. No anti-lock brakes, no side-impact, etc. That stuff adds mileage-sapping weight.
Of course, then people don't like manual transmissions, so that robs a few more MPG - plus now you need the bigger, heavier engine to make up for the loss of performance so there goes even more MPG.
It was noisy, so now you need to add some soundproofing, which robs a little more mileage. Stretch it a bit so that it has a real back seat - a few more pounds, a little bit more mileage. Now you have yourself a Camry, and your mileage will be in the high 20s.
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