XPost: alt.autos.toyota.camry, alt.autos.toyota, alt.autos.lexus
XPost: rec.autos.tech
From: Trueno@e86.GTS
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:09:00 -0500, Mike Hunter wrote:
> I can only assume you are not familiar with the long standing NHTSA
> standing for the integrity of the door latch on vehicles?
Does that mean it has to stay closed after being battered into the guard
rails for almost 1/8 mile?
>
> Does the term YABUT ring a bell?
YABUT
>
>
> "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 ãããã¯" 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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