[V8] Factory towing package

[Ed Kellock]

Perception is 9/10 of reality for the majority of people.  The final
statement on the Audi UA debacle was published by the NHTSA several years
later with little fanfare.  It likely went largely unnoticed by many and has
been largely forgotten by anyone who did hear of it.  They will remember the
drama of the hysteria before the fact that it was determined to be "driver
pedal misapplication".

I agree this does not seem to be similar in nature regarding the cause, but
the effect is very much so and that is what people are focusing on in the
here and now.

Toyotas sales have already dropped by 13-17 percent measurably.  The stock
took a significant hit after the Transportation Secretary "misspoke".

Damage has been done and it's up to Toyota to limit and repair it.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
NIck Miller
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 10:57 AM
To: urq
Cc: v8audi
Subject: Re: [V8] Factory towing package


I think I already mentioned it, but yea, Audi's sales numbers after the 86
"60 Minutes" scandals fell by half, and took a decade to reach the numbers
they were in 87, about the time they started falling.

The thing is, there isn't a big comparison between the two.  The Audi thing
was fabricated, and not a real issue.  This Toyota thing is a really really
big issue.  Toyota designed a vehicle and shipped it from the factory with a
flaw that is really truly killing people.  Though I do believe its because
mostly of incompetent/uneducated drivers, this time it is not wholly their
fault as it was in the Audi case.  So, I think we are going to see a much
bigger backlash with the toyota situation, such as more like 2/3s drop of in
the near future.

On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 9:56 AM, urq <urq at pacbell.net> wrote:

> ... gotta wait for 60 Minutes and Consumer Reports for that to kick 
> in. With the investigation now heading to the Prius, I hear the feds 
> are getting into the act ... too bad that the story has to make big 
> time news before they do ...
>
> A little bit amusing I must say as this morning a neighbor gave me a 
> bit of a ribbing about the Ford truck that sits with all the Audis in 
> the fleet. As he was talking about the Toyota situation he recalled 
> the Audi-UA situation.  Clearly this sort of news persists a good long 
> time ...
>
> Steve Buchholz
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I wonder how long it'll be until we can get screaming deals on 
> Toyotas... Not that I'd buy one.
>
> Ed
>
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