The reason why some people like the
MR-Sports is because of an undisclosed "problem" (Toyota warranty will not cover)
Saturday afternoon I picked up my Spyder from the dealer and took it for a quick test drive to make sure everything was ok. Nothing unusual was noted.
Early Sunday morning, after that incident with the evil patrolman, I took my Pee-Pod to my office to pick up a few files. As I left the office the problem started.
Pee-Pod took on a mind of it's own. It would not turn in the direction of my residence but continued to travel to places I had not intended. My round trip to the office is 70 miles. After over 100 miles Pee-Pod finally relented and let me steer a course back home.
I think there might be a computer glitch. Pee-Pod never took over like this before. Is this the sidetracking problem and how do you remedy it? I'm sure Toyota will just say "Too bad" and allow this to go on unresolved.
I can't continue to drive Pee-Pod if she begins to control my time and my planning. Especially if I'm only planning to make a quick run. I already have a wife for that.
I'm hoping the computer thingy will adapt and allow me to control this thing.
i argee, i think toyota knows of a such problem in MRS but takes no knowledge to rectify it. Some MR owners dont mind. its only some time wasted & a little petrol used.
Just last weekend, after dinner. my MR-S decided to chart its own navigational tour. come on, I only live 4 minutes away from makan place. suddenly all hell broke loose, cabin pressure was lost. air con off. too hot so soft top down. instead of turning into residential area, the spyder went towards KL city centre. open road.....zing it shows 6.2K rpm. things bluuurreed. it like entering a twilight zone. cars on the sides kept zooming backwards. It like being sucked in as where the arrow points.
this is no good. next thing i know , i was transported towards the twisties parts along jalan museum/parliment. damn. too many witnesses. this is embarrassing.
I need to hide this little naughty ride. what did you know, she made an exit into wilderness, full of narrow twisties in the heart of KL city, short it may be but close to mini "initial-D" type of roads. With darkness shadowing most of the road ahead, this little jewel made precise maneuvering along the narrow path.
There was no time to feel scared. It hopeless to fight it. My hands was immersed with the steering & the stick. It was like it became one uniformed entity. Is this the end?
hardly. I felt i was sling forward into peejay now. everyone seem to go the opposite direction. why??
passing peejay was quick, i knew the road ahead is now towards the federal freeway into old airport area. bam, it still zinging at >7K rpm. your mind sense that you have travelled different road conditions and its like experiencing different chapters of sensation. ahh i know now, why my little princess wanted to illustrate multiple sensation. what joy to understand & bond with this jewel.
no sooner enough, we were experiencing galactic intimacy beyond just burst of boost flirting like most other guys. This little jewel had reminded me there is no other quite like it.
sigh. after close to 170km night ride we had to head home to rest. it was good, you feel numb but joyful of the experience.
