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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:10,150 Points:591,800 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:42:26 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse I'm surprised that GM hasn't been called on the carpet yet. Makes me still wonder why Toyota is being slam dunked.
RogerB Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:12,120 Points:1,618,150 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 10:52:39 AM Ignore RogerB Report Abuse I am very surprised at Toyota. I thought that the Japanese were more honorable than they now show.
spiderjay Champion Author Little Rock Posts:2,250 Points:573,705 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:13:41 AM Ignore spiderjay Report Abuse they will till they get nailed to the wall again
OriginalBudman Champion Author Barrie Posts:5,802 Points:1,234,910 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 9:08:24 AM Ignore OriginalBudman Report Abuse Sad for Toyota? How about unfortunate for people who were suckered into buying one?
Bpers2001 All-Star Author Seattle Posts:735 Points:104,070 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:53:02 AM Ignore Bpers2001 Report Abuse Sad for Toyota if it proves they allowed this to happen, and kept it hidden.
raleightom All-Star Author Raleigh Posts:765 Points:215,710 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:42:09 AM Ignore raleightom Report Abuse Only the courts will know what is going on here. I'm convinces the law suits are being wrongfully brought against Toyota just to fill the pockets of lawyers. I'm betting truth be known, most of the claims against Toyota since this media frenzy began are false claims being made with hopes of lining peoples pockets. They are now saying the recent Toyota Prius incident involving the highway patrol in Southern California was not for real. No problems have been found with that automobile at all. Give us all a break Toyota owners . . . . enough is enough . . . .
rbrowdersr Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,885 Points:953,760 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:41:22 AM Ignore rbrowdersr Report Abuse There are big smiles on the faces of many lawyers.
Terrapinone Champion Author Baltimore Posts:2,738 Points:1,106,785 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:32:25 AM Ignore Terrapinone Report Abuse I think is one Toyota should lose.
OriginalBudman Champion Author Barrie Posts:5,802 Points:1,234,910 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:30:15 AM Ignore OriginalBudman Report Abuse Ah, yes, the truth about this ruthless company is finally coming to light. Of course the suckers will continue to buy their products thereby putting more of these deathtraps on the public roads for the rest of us to have to watch out for. God help us!
Bonkers4Toys Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:9,720 Points:1,882,490 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:29:35 AM Ignore Bonkers4Toys Report Abuse huh, I wonder if this hurts Toyoda enough then they can take a huge bailout for the execs like the "American Made" cars! or maybe they can declare bankruptcy and take the good selling vehicles & put them in the new company & call it the same name (GM err I mean Toyota) & then stiff all their creditors (err plaintiffs I mean). oh that's right buy American!!! LOL WAKE UP AMERICA!!
Hangnail309 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:1,270 Points:720,760 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:23:26 AM Ignore Hangnail309 Report Abuse The lawsuits and appeals that will develope out of this will last for years. Lawyers are the only ones that will profit from all this ....
JimL1 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,944 Points:376,095 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:22:38 AM Ignore JimL1 Report Abuse As OldMan322 put it, "The Big Three has been doing it for the last 50 years." All large corporations have been doing it, possibly some for much longer than that. You disagree with that, Look at Reynolds, the tobacco giant and the other corporations in that industry, how about Microsoft with their endless supply of operating systems that crashed, etc.
Zinnoil Champion Author Florida Posts:18,776 Points:2,125,065 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:18:39 AM Ignore Zinnoil Report Abuse Great time to check out the prices on a new Toyota.
mk9999 Champion Author Rochester Posts:2,772 Points:655,645 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:17:50 AM Ignore mk9999 Report Abuse Toyota will be buried under lawsuits for the next 10 years because of this. This is a perfect example of how the lawyers have caused massive price increases in this country. Toyota will have to raise prices to be able to afford to defend themselves.
OldMan322 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,111 Points:614,820 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:15:28 AM Ignore OldMan322 Report Abuse The BIG THREE has been doing it for the last 50 years
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,274 Points:491,310 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:13:33 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse even if they did it doesnt mean they thought all were bad
KNOTTUSLIM Sophomore Author Kansas Posts:171 Points:227,145 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:11:51 AM Ignore KNOTTUSLIM Report Abuse You buy junk, you get junk,live with it.
sikozat Rookie Author Michigan Posts:28 Points:183,210 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:11:18 AM Ignore sikozat Report Abuse We both had GM 05 new with less than 40000 miles, bad hubs. Gm will not cover them. Any parts dealer or repair place will tell you they are all bad in GM cars and trucks. Goverment on them?
coughlin All-Star Author San Jose Posts:946 Points:261,425 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:09:29 AM Ignore coughlin Report Abuse I think that this District Attorney has bitten off more than he can chew. This will take YEARS and YEARS to settle and probably cost Orange County millions in lining up 'Expert Testimony'.
Tommy4Wheel Champion Author Wilmington Posts:25,415 Points:2,092,870 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:09:27 AM Ignore Tommy4Wheel Report Abuse That's right...Unions Did It!
sivart Champion Author Arkansas Posts:11,676 Points:2,065,430 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:09:00 AM Ignore sivart Report Abuse Lawyers will get rich!!
diatzikis All-Star Author Raleigh Posts:718 Points:193,305 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:08:44 AM Ignore diatzikis Report Abuse New it was coming.
Childers Rookie Author Ohio Posts:11 Points:61,845 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:08:30 AM Ignore Childers Report Abuse Another job lost...
cookined Sophomore Author Maine Posts:194 Points:1,414,035 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:07:29 AM Ignore cookined Report Abuse It.s all about union,s if Toyota leaves we should move to Japan.
cableman31 Champion Author New York Posts:3,847 Points:1,032,100 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:07:27 AM Ignore cableman31 Report Abuse Most companies try to hide some things, but Toyota hid a lot of serious troubles far to long of a time and even today are still trying to hide problems. It doesn't look like they learned very much.
napermike79 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,982 Points:913,645 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:06:36 AM Ignore napermike79 Report Abuse If Toyota can prove any of these lawsuits are bogus and scams, it could hrow throw any legitmate case in doubt.
majorben Champion Author New York Posts:2,874 Points:584,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:05:57 AM Ignore majorben Report Abuse It's not only Toyota. A lot has to be said about the manufacturing techniques used these days - like "lean manufacturing". Seems to me that some companies would do just about anything to improve the bottom line even neglecting safety as we have seen...
ILVET Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,704 Points:1,925,020 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:05:38 AM Ignore ILVET Report Abuse Yep, the lawyers are circling! They have found another Golden Goose to pluck.
THEDodgeman Champion Author Denver Posts:2,891 Points:934,925 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:04:45 AM Ignore THEDodgeman Report Abuse BEND OVER MR. TOYODA HERE IT COMES.
sdhuper Sophomore Author Toronto Posts:174 Points:68,615 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:04:02 AM Ignore sdhuper Report Abuse it seems that everyone is after toyota. what happens if toyota wind up their plants in US and leaves million people jobless?
techque Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,717 Points:1,493,815 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:03:56 AM Ignore techque Report Abuse Ford suppressed/ignored Pintos blowing up in the 70's, and after a couple of decades, everybody seems to have forgotten about it. Maybe Toyoda learned from Ford??
VWC Veteran Author Maryland Posts:378 Points:644,415 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:03:13 AM Ignore VWC Report Abuse Toyota's reaping what it sowed.
JimTee All-Star Author Tampa Posts:704 Points:753,190 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:02:56 AM Ignore JimTee Report Abuse The feeding frenzy has begun...
BeaverBilly Champion Author Alberta Posts:4,784 Points:1,537,110 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:02:48 AM Ignore BeaverBilly Report Abuse Its going to get expensive for Toyota. Customers are not going to be happy as they watch their car values plummet.
goldilox88 Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,058 Points:585,955 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:00:34 AM Ignore goldilox88 Report Abuse Give me a break! What are all the other auto manufacturers ignoring their defects? Does anyone really believe that the other manufacturers are lilly white?
gabbygusIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,180 Points:557,725 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:58:54 AM Ignore gabbygusIN Report Abuse They had one goal and that was to be #1!!
Metro Man Champion Author Flint Posts:1,822 Points:1,015,095 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:57:35 AM Ignore Metro Man Report Abuse Marketshare was their goal.
Eichhornchen Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,549 Points:499,020 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:57:30 AM Ignore Eichhornchen Report Abuse this will be a field day for the lawyers
KillChain Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:2,059 Points:563,975 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:56:21 AM Ignore KillChain Report Abuse The Detroit News.....how biased can you get against Toyota.
ttwiw Champion Author Austin Posts:1,909 Points:883,795 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:55:26 AM Ignore ttwiw Report Abuse Lesson learned: don't keep secret "Books of Knowledge" (or if you do, call it something else!!)
Fitwit Champion Author Stockton Posts:1,990 Points:419,480 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:55:11 AM Ignore Fitwit Report Abuse I noticed in the latest article I read about a runaway Toyota the driver was the one who was doing the trickery.
MRED3 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:2,059 Points:404,395 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:53:24 AM Ignore MRED3 Report Abuse Toyota will be paying for this for a long time.
Lukus Champion Author Halifax Posts:3,309 Points:672,890 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:51:59 AM Ignore Lukus Report Abuse Did they say they were sorry (that peolple were injured)or did they say they were sorry (that they got caught). I think it was the latter since they are still trying to PR out of any fault.
madison8359 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,734 Points:587,740 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:49:21 AM Ignore madison8359 Report Abuse Well it seems as though Toyotagate is getting into the nitty gritty. They did say they were sorry. Does that count in a court of law? From the information made public, thus far, it would appear the lawyers have a slam dunk. Toyota did admit and attempt to fix these problems but it appears that was only after saving $100 million, lots of crashes and several deaths. The evidence is piling up against Toyota. You be the judge!
pnd1 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,689 Points:336,285 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:43:48 AM Ignore pnd1 Report Abuse The lawsuits and appeals will last for years. The only ones that will get anything out of it are the lawyers.
FMREALTOR Champion Author Florida Posts:1,464 Points:721,270 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:43:46 AM Ignore FMREALTOR Report Abuse I hope they get it good. Let the American brands shine.
hwmillerster Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,653 Points:459,340 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:43:13 AM Ignore hwmillerster Report Abuse A lot of attorneys are going to retire rich.
Don1222 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,004 Points:724,680 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:37:37 AM Ignore Don1222 Report Abuse Buy American Made in The United States.
DieselKat Champion Author Tennessee Posts:1,619 Points:1,376,060 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:37:31 AM Ignore DieselKat Report Abuse Toyota did make some mistakes and should pay. But the slime lawyers will make millions on this.
weenerdog Champion Author Detroit Posts:4,741 Points:904,255 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:37:10 AM Ignore weenerdog Report Abuse The lawyers are the ones that will make out on all this.