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

[djdawson2 at aol.com]

Is it just me, seems as more technology is put in cars the drivers become 
dumber.


 

 It's not just you.


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Harold McComas <haroldmccomas at comcast.net>
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Fri, Jan 29, 2010 10:41 am
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Are you guys watching this Toyota fiasco ?


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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