Nothing Can Go Worng-

[Mark R]

Three letters:  TDI

And somehow I doubt the press would go after such an "eco-friendly" vehicle
(aka Prius), let alone the world's largest automaker.

Toyota is smart to not settle any of the suits.  After all, the PR would be
worse than any monetary damage from a verdict.  Besides, with a verdict they
can still play the PR game of "we disagree with the judge's verdict and are
investigating the appeals avenues."  In a few weeks it'll all blow over.

Not saying it's ethical, but I am saying it's smart.

Where's "60 Minutes" when you need them?

Mark Rosenkrantz

PS- Thank the lord we don't have many in upstate NY.  I once got stuck
behind one... someone who was clearly driving by the gauges and not the
traffic.  Very dangerous and gave me some "road rage."  Not something I've
ever experienced before.

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Brett Dikeman <brett.dikeman at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 4:26 PM, omar millmech <h636k at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-04-22/news/the-flip-side-of-the-perfect-prius/1
>
> "Traffic near the mall was congested but moving, and Riner kept the
> Prius pegged at 60 mph, constantly looking at the console to manage
> her fuel consumption.  Suddenly she felt the car hydroplaning out of
> control, and when she glanced at the speedometer she realized the car
> had shot up to 84 mph. Riner wasn't hydroplaning; quite simply, her
> Prius had accelerated on its own."
>
> Maybe she should have been looking at the road and her speedometer,
> instead of the fuel consumption meter, and then she wouldn't think
> that her Prius magically accelerated to 84mph.
>
> Such a concept is liable to be shocking to an eco-idiot who thinks
> that a gasoline-burning vehicle that gets ~40MPG is "giving the oil
> companies the bird."
>
> -B
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