DieselKat
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:37:31 AM
Toyota did make some mistakes and should pay.
But the slime lawyers will make millions on this.
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weenerdog
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Detroit
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:37:10 AM
The lawyers are the ones that will make out on all this.
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dar 1
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Michigan
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:34:59 AM
why not ignore problems it saves them money.
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BigDogOH
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Cincinnati
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:34:33 AM
Lawyers make all the money / distroy the company
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QueenMother
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New Hampshire
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:34:20 AM
The lawyers are greedy.
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nb52
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Grand Rapids
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:32:48 AM
And what did one expect in this litigious country.....I just like the word litigious.
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cudatim
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San Antonio
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:32:21 AM
The lawyers will be the ones to benefit the most out of this action-money wise.
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tco0102
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Charleston
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:31:59 AM
and the lawyers get 30 % off the top..
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Rbl197
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Wilmington
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:30:34 AM
$$$$$
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tomok
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Portland
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:30:00 AM
Many lawsuits to follow: hiding information and cover up, brakes and acceleration problems, deaths from unintended acceleration and crashes, loss of resale value – to name a few. Legal settlements could end up $2 to 3 billion in recall costs.
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FuelBarge
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Long Island
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:28:50 AM
So, who is going to jail if the government wins? Nobody, it is all about getting some money out of Toyota.
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kh_edmonton
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Edmonton
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:28:12 AM
All the major companies do it! Just look at all the recalls! Don't kid your self, do you think they would stop production for any thing? Not a chance, its all about money.
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LocalSpyGuy
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Tampa
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:24:35 AM
It would be hard to believe that Toyota would intentionally sell defective cars knowing that eventually it would come back to bite them.
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tankneverfull
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Charlotte
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:23:45 AM
My guess... this suit goes nowhere.
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redtruck01
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North Carolina
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:22:47 AM
Toyota just can't get away from all this bad news. It has got to hurt there sales. I am sure every one that can will try to get some $. It will take some time because the courts are slow.
[Edited by: redtruck01 at 3/14/2010 8:24:00 AM EST]
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TeachR06
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Raleigh
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:21:43 AM
You wonder how many other automakers are worried they'll be found out too!
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katmandue
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Detroit
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:20:52 AM
No surprise there.
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turbosaab
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Cleveland
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:14:41 AM
I wonder how he'll feel when they find that most of the problem is operator error? I hope the DA has to pay all the court costs.
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bbreff
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Atlanta
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:12:42 AM
This has to be a lawyers dream case.
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MertieMan
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Lexington
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:12:09 AM
He is going to have a very hard time proving this unless someone has altered the cars he has in mind. I think some dirty individuals have been messing with Toyota products and then claiming Toyota did it.
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cathevan
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Manitoba
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:10:45 AM
always someone looking to make a buck - any way possible
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Metroman
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Philadelphia
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:09:33 AM
Another lawyer out to make a name for himself
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carefrey
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Orlando
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:08:43 AM
Just the first lawsuit of many to come!
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racerdj
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Indianapolis
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:08:17 AM
This just won't go away or simmer down for Toyota.
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jeskibuff
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Tampa
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:06:14 AM
harleydoctor said: "BE AMERICAN-BUY AMERICAN, end of problem..."
People learned long ago that most American cars were crapola. That's why sales of imports have been so strong over the last several decades. Many people like myself who have owned Toyotas, Hondas, Nissans and BMWs will NEVER go back to Chrysler, GM and Ford products, as those products (while better than they used to be) are STILL inferior to the imports.
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netman044
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Texas
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:03:41 AM
Is the prosecutor trying to right a wrong or make a name form himself? Civil suites by classes of individuals will make Toyota pay for what they may have done without creating the excessive publicity that comes from criminal complaints.
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dhawk24
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Maine
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:02:39 AM
Buy american...
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curlypooh
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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:01:27 AM
They have a long road ahead of them.
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rogerparry
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Florida
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:00:59 AM
This is the first of many such lawsuits.
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naw62
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Maine
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:58:21 AM
That is Toyota greed just like big oil
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FunkyPMonkey
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Detroit
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:55:42 AM
You can't keep sweeping it under the carpet...
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SPEK
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Fort Worth
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:55:31 AM
What a bunch of garbage. If this is the best that the Orange County DA can do to protect his charges, we are in big trouble. I still can't figure out why its so difficult for people driving cars with "stuck" accelerators to slow them down given there are so many options for doing so (I drive a Prius and have numerous ways to do it despite not having a normal transmission). Maybe we need to teach people basic emergency driving skills while we sue the automaker.
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fcdriver
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Tennessee
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:55:28 AM
its all part of business
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FuelOilOH
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Cleveland
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:54:11 AM
I predict that the cost of a Toyota will be 10% higher than other like vehicles to cover the cost of litagation fees if they come out of this at all and continue to sell cars in the USA. Are the cars running out of control in other countries?
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applejoe
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Twin Cities
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:50:39 AM
See what happens when you try to bury a problem? It will come back to bite you in the butt.
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FieroGT
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Twin Cities
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:44:38 AM
I don't think we have heard the end of the Toyota saga.
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afghaned
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Hamilton
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:38:40 AM
Let the games begin. Wonder how much lawyers will get compared to plaintiffs?
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Bou
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Maine
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:37:49 AM
Sounds like they have ignored them for a while.
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throttle
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Maryland
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:36:27 AM
Another payday for the lawyers.
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stpetebp
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Tampa
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:35:40 AM
Are you suprised?
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SSchmidty
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Illinois
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:33:47 AM
Come budddys if there has not been enough empirical edivence over the past 4-6 years, then clearly the last 3-5 months HAVE to reset of expectations and obeservations of what is the primary business driver for the firm .... it's all about the $$$$$$
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rowing
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Macon
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:32:12 AM
They need to carry them to court, they knew something was wrong
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dave364
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Lansing
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:26:41 AM
well said JCUBE
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jppezz
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New Mexico
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:26:38 AM
That is Toyota's problem trying to cover it up at first.Now they are going to have class action suits.If they had fixed the problem when it first happened they wouldn't be having these problems now.
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Tru2psu2
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:26:06 AM
Appears to be the case!
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biza4u
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New Haven
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:25:42 AM
I think that was pretty obvious
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JCUBE
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Michigan
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:21:41 AM
You trust foreign made anything?
We used to have GREAT American made products, then the 18 cent a day wonders in China, Japan, India and the like took over, and see, you get what you pay for...high priced junk....Recycled washing machine parts from the Chinese laundries....
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theawesome1
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Cleveland
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:19:47 AM
News states Toyota sales in 2010 is up 50%, is it the 0% interest rate? I am not running there for one after their Prius performance of taking 20% deposit & in 9 months no car. Then this gas pedal, floor mat, computer mistakes. Yet they cannot get it right. Cars are not fixed! GIVE PEOPLE THEIR MONEY BACK FOR THE CAR.
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epf
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Grand Rapids
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:19:44 AM
Remind me, does CA have resources for this nonsense?
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ArmydudeNC
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:19:13 AM
With the runanway problems, Toyota, is perfect for NASCAR but not the streets and highways of America.
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cajun57
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North Carolina
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:15:19 AM
I would NEVER buy a Toyota. I truly would think that driving a vehicle that suddenly accelerates is a very scary experience.
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AvantiMick
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 6:14:45 AM
I've always bought only American cars. I bought only American products until it became impossible to find everything you need that was American made!
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