[papasmurf]

DOGPILE on TOYOTA!!!

Well, it seems the market is talking, in fact, it's screaming! From consumers and Software Gurus to high ranking Government officials to the Auto Industry pundits themselves, everyone is pouncing on Toyota.

Not surprising, really, considering their closed mouth on what really happened and went wrong with their cars. This is quickly snowballing on them, and for good reason, too. They should have been honest and up front with it from the get go. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see a Congressional hearing and/or some big lawsuits concerning this. Then we might just see some damning emails or memos, like we did with the Pinto fuel tank issue. Ask Ford how long it took to recover from that fiasco.

[library user]

Invest in Toy Yoda futures instead.

[ZX12R]

Here's another headline:

Taxpayers not buying Government Motors vehicles.

[Let's Roll]

That’s what you get, Toyota, for not letting the government take you over.

[factmart]

If this was GM or Chrysler the obama administration would not have said a word. They are trying to get people to buy the the Government Motors cars and help the unions. Toyota does not have a union.

I will never buy another GM or Chrysler even if they paid all the money back.

We all know Toyota makes a better car than GM or Chrysler.

I will buy Fords and Toyotas in the future.

[factmart]

If this was GM or Chrysler the obama administration would not have said a word. They are trying to get people to buy the the Government Motors cars and help the unions. Toyota does not have a union.

I will never buy another GM or Chrysler even if they paid all the money back.

We all know Toyota makes a better car than GM or Chrysler.

I will buy Fords and Toyotas in the future.

[Leo Farnsworth]

“...They should have been honest and up front with it from the get go....”

Toyota has been more than honest.

This whole thing is crap.

If you cannot see it for what it is, you should be driving a Chevy. And voting Democrat.

[WorkingClassFilth]

As a lifelong Toyota owner and one who recently bought a new truck, I’d say that this is a great time to go make a deal on what is, in truth, a terrific automobile that makes most brands look shoddy. This will pass and Toyota will come out on top of the heap. This flap is rubbish and will soon be in the rear view mirror.

BTW, Toyota’s success is solely due to lessons learned in the US of A and entirely forgotten by our business/labor culture. In short, they are, in many ways, the embodiment of American excellence.

[Spaulding]

GM is an Obama company, and sells a re-branded Toyota, identical to Toyotas charged with being a risk, which was not identified by Obama’s hoods (including Ray Lahood) as a risk. The accelerator pedals used in most U.S. sold Toyotas were manufactured by an American company, and are used in autos sold by other manufacturers. I'd be surprised if there were a real problem. Toyota is accustomed to kow towing and will play the game, doing something to suspected cars, because they have learned not to challenge the Shogunate. Most Toyota factories are non-union and in red states. This is a "Stupak" - referring to the Obama payback for the Michigan Democrat congressman who held up the health care bill because of government-funded abortions, and lost the funding for the scholarship fund named after his deceased son. Obama’s other large benefactor is the trial bar. They will clean up. Every rear-ender will cost Toyota, and the American public. The state-run media are doing their part - scare the public. There were roughly 40 reports of accelerator pedal problems with Toyota, out of 1.8 million autos. Toyota settled, so we don't know the truth. I have a Nissan, but that is because I found a good used car. My most reliable cars have been Toyotas.

Remember that old trial bar socialist Ralph Nader and his Corvair. Nader killed the first really innovative design in decades, and that was a GM car. It had one of the best safety records in the industry, but Nader and the trial bar shut it down. I don't know the benefactor in that case; I was too young to understand. With this current group of thieves try to follow the money. It isn't easy. This is a move to save GM and reward the unions. Let's see how the unions fare when their employers are owned by the Chinese. Don't be surprised if when he finds a way to punish Ford for not taking the bailout. I will never buy another GM car, and I suspect I'm not alone.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Here is the story Rush was talking about today about the Unions pressuring Toyota last week:

http://dailyme.com/story/2010012700005151/unions-protest-toyota-japanese-embassy.html