XPost: alt.autos.toyota.camry, alt.autos.toyota, alt.autos.lexus   
   XPost: rec.autos.tech   
   From: Mikehunt2@lycos,com   
      
   I can only assume you are not familiar with the long standing NHTSA standing   
   for the integrity of the door latch on vehicles?   
      
   Does the term YABUT ring a bell?   
      
      
   "Hachiroku ????"  wrote in message   
   news:pan.2010.01.29.13.52.48.914579@e86.GTS...   
   > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:42:27 -0600, dbu'' wrote:   
   >   
   >> In article ,   
   >>  "C. E. White"  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> "Hachiroku ハチロク"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:pan.2010.01.27.18.20.10.668434@e86.GTS...   
   >>>   
   >>> >  No other car maker ever had a throttle stick.   
   >>> > Should we talk about automatic transmissions that AUTOMATICALLY   
   >>> > shifted   
   >>> > themselves into Reverse? and all the government required was a sticker   
   >>> > on   
   >>> > the dash?   
   >>>   
   >>> So what are you trying to say - a 2010 Toyta is almost as good as a 1978   
   >>> Ford?   
   >>>   
   >>> >   
   >>> > What to see John go running for cover?   
   >>> >   
   >>> > CORVAIR!!! CORVAIR!!! CORVAIR!!!   
   >>>   
   >>> Or that a 2010 Toyota is marginally better than a 1960 Crvair?   
   >>>   
   >>> Weak.   
   >>>   
   >>> My opinion is that this whole sticky accelerator pedal is way overblown   
   >>> if   
   >>> the problem is really only what is being reported. But then that was   
   >>> true   
   >>> for the Ford transmission problem and especially true for the Corvair.   
   >>> Corvairs were far safer than VW Bettles of that era, or most other   
   >>> imported   
   >>> cars, yet Ralph "The Trial Lawyers Best Friend" Nader picked on the   
   >>> Corvair.   
   >>> I wonder why...Oh wait, GM was a g juicy target for scum sucking trial   
   >>> lawyers. Welcome to the club Toyota - you are now the big juicy target.   
   >>>   
   >>> If Toyota isn't paying you - they should.   
   >>>   
   >>> Ed   
   >>   
   >> Everytime some drunk smashes a Toyota into something it will be blamed on   
   >> the   
   >> pedal sticking.  This will go on for years.  Remember the Audi?   
   >   
   >   
   > Remember the Toyota "door handle"?   
   >   
   > A woman was ejected from her boyfriend's Toyota pickup truck, claiming the   
   > door handle was defective. She was suing Toyota for $4M. Toyota settled   
   > out of court for $1.2M   
   >   
   > Problem was her boyfriend was drunk and ran the truck into the old style   
   > post and wire guard rails before the door gave up and popped open.   
   >   
   > I wonder how many of these cases are just plain STUPIDITY?   
   >   
   >   
      
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