[s-cars] Are you guys watching this Toyota fiasco ?

[Ian Duff]

Make something idiot-proof, better idiots appear.

-Ian.

On 29 Jan, 2010, at 12:41, Harold McComas wrote:

> VW's evil plan to be the # 1 carmaker unfolds:
> 
> Step 1. Bribe a Toyota part supplier to make a crappy part. Forcing a 
> massive recall.
> Done
> Step 2. Watch Toyota sales tank.
> ongoing...
> Step 3. Become # 1
> 
> Is it just me, seems as more technology is put in cars the drivers become 
> dumber.
> 
> Harold
> 
>> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:24:01 -0500
>> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Are you guys watching this Toyota fiasco ?
>> To: S-Cars <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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>> 
>> Michael Lardizabal wrote:
>>> There have been a few dozen incidents already where the crashed
>>> Camry's had the floor mats in the trunk as per instructed...but
>>> still had unintended acceleration.
>> 
>> Per tonight's local ABC newscast, it seems to be the pedal assembly.
>> The one with a shiny metal plate appears bad. The one with the black
>> plastic plate is "OK". We'll see. My vague understanding from that
>> segment is that beneath that plate there is a spring, and the ones
>> with the metal plate have a problem with the spring sticking.
>> 
>> Here's to hoping they find a quick, cheap fix. And no more "I don't
>> know how to shut it off, call 9-1-1" incidents occur.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Kent McLean
>> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
>> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
>> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
>> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"
>> 
> 
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