OT: Toyota "Unintended Acceleration", sorry, go to sandbox instead... Options

[pbanders]

edited - sorry, didn't see similar topic in the sandbox. Go there if you're interested...

This post has been edited by pbanders: Feb 24 2010, 02:37 PM

[Cap'n Krusty]

"With data like Smith's, you'd expect to see abandoned Toyota's everywhere. Instead, I see them all around me in traffic, and we're still driving ours and taking the kids to school in it. My neighbors are still driving theirs. Why? Because people are either ignorant of what Smith is reporting, don't understand it, or (as in my case) don't believe her story."

Why?

Why do people still drive with their cellphones stuck in their ear, when it's a pretty well established fact that it's a danger equal to or greater than blowing a .08? Why do people still smoke and chew tobacco?

For that matter, why are the "investigating" congressman and senators the ones with the strongest financial and political ties to Toyota?

And, FWIW, I strongly agree with a number of automotive experts that Toyota has an as yet to be fixed software problem, and it ain't gonna be fixed by all the posturing congressman and all the floormats, pedals, and apologizing in the world. German manufacturers chose to use a system that essentially disables the throttle when the brakes are applied, even a little bit. Toyota "could" have chosen a similar system, but didn't, and Autoweek reported today that such a system has been installed in cars on the assembly line since sometime in January.

The Cap'n

[aircooledtechguy]

For that matter, why are the "investigating" congressman and senators the ones with the strongest financial and political ties to Toyota?

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I smell a major conflict of interest,. . . and a rat!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)