Wow, for a while I wasn't sure but now I am,... you are completely ignorant of cars and how they are designed and how they work. I've driven EVERY car I've ever owned that way and NONE of them suffered any damage as a result of these "red line engine and transmission" shifts, except, of course, the Toyota.
Toyota was using asbestos head gaskets, and thanks to our government was forced to abandon the asbestos gaskets for a different material. As a result, the torque specs for the head bolts was wrong.
Try replacing the HG on a Supra, if you think the job on a Tercel is bad.
Ford, GM and Chrysler NEVER make any mistakes, right?
1995 Chrysler LHS Recall Item Affected: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM Date Announced: 8/17/1999Description of Recall: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS CAN CRACK DUE TO FATIGUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE.
Action Needed To Fix It: DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE ENGINE CRADLE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT.
That's not dangerous, at all...
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