Njengoba kungekona nje emazweni aphesheya izimoto zifinyelela umaki wenganekwane othi “1 million kilometers”, ilungu lakamuva lale “millionaires club” evinjelwe Toyota Dyna ubuzwe abanye benu mhlawumbe abake bahlangana nabo.
Iveni eka-Vítor Gonçalves, usomabhizinisi onebhizinisi lemifino elizinze e-Barreiro, futhi efakazela idumela lokwethembeka elijatshulelwa amamodeli omkhiqizo waseJapan e-Portugal nasemhlabeni wonke.
Yathengwa entsha ngo-2009 eCaetano Auto eSetúbal, le Toyota Dyna ngokushesha yaba “nombhabhadiso womlilo”. Ilethwe ku-chassis, ihambe amakhilomitha angama-300 ukuthola ibhokisi le-exothermic lapho sekuphele iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi ithutha izithelo nemifino ukusuka enyakatho kuya eningizimu yezwe.
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“Ngohlelo” oluhlanganisa uhambo oluya e-Alentejo, ePorto nase-Algarve, iDyna esikhuluma ngayo namuhla ivinjelwe ikakhulukazi mayelana nokugcinwa kwesondlo. Ngakho-ke, futhi njengoba umnikazi wayo esitshela, ngaphezu kokuhlolwa ngezikhathi ezithile, i-alternator kuphela ebicela ukunakwa okuthile.
Njengoba amakhilomitha eqhubeka, u-Vítor Gonçalves wabeka umgomo weveni yakhe: ukufinyelela uphawu lwamakhilomitha ayisigidi. Uphawu lwamakhilomitha angu-600,000 aluzange lwesabe futhi uDyna waqhubeka "nokushwabadela amakhilomitha" ohambweni oluya ePorto futhi akukho ngisho nesiphakamiso sokuthengisa esingenangqondo esawususa kumnikazi wawo.
Njengoba uVítor esitshela, lapho ediliva ikhasimende endaweni yaseVidigueira, umshayeli ovamile weveni wamangazwa isiphakamiso sokuthenga iveni. Iqembu elithakazelayo, eliphinde libe ngumlandeli kanye nomqoqi wamamodeli weToyota, alizange lifune ukwazi mayelana namakhilomitha, kodwa ngisho nalokho akuzange kumqinisekise usomabhizinisi waseBarreiro ukuba alahle umlingani wakhe othembekile womsebenzi.
Ngakho-ke, i-Toyota Dyna yafeza ngempela umgomo wayo wokufinyelela amakhilomitha ayizigidi futhi iqiniso liwukuthi ukumelana kwayo "kwaqinisekisa" umnikazi wayo ukuthenga i-Dyna emibili yenkampani, amaveni abonakala efuna ukulandela ezinyathelweni: eyodwa isivele inezinkulungwane ezingu-600. amakhilomitha kanye nezinye 350 amakhilomitha ayizinkulungwane.