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Do you think Toyota’s recent problems will help boost sales of American cars?
Asked at Speedway Shell, 1733 Massachusetts St. on February 4, 2010
“Yes, it will, because people will jump to the conclusion that Toyota is bad.”
“No, I do not, because I think they will buy a different foreign car.”
“It might, but I think it looks bad because we’re selling them.”
“I wouldn’t change because of a problem like this. I tend to be pretty loyal, but I do think it will affect the sales in the long run.”
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Comments
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 4 months ago
No, because they will ride public transportation instead.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 4 months ago
Or they will ride bicycles and be chased by demon sheep.
snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 4 months ago
Or they will ride demon sheep. That's baaaaaaad!
gphawk89 3 years, 4 months ago
No.
trinity 3 years, 4 months ago
no TOB, not fainting goats, demon sheep! ;)
snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 4 months ago
Stone ground mustard
notajayhawk 3 years, 4 months ago
I suppose it isn't worth mentioning that all the recalled units were built in America, using a gas pedal supplied by an American company?
CWGOKU 3 years, 4 months ago
What kind of meat with that provolone, whole wheat and mustard? I'm thinking pastrami? Or is it a vegetarian day?
storm 3 years, 4 months ago
GM sabotaged Toyota.
Also, the pedal isn't the problem. It was the throttle body.
CWGOKU 3 years, 4 months ago
Switch the whole wheat to sour dough for me please. And change the weather forecast while you are at it. I'll never drive a Toyota either.
notajayhawk 3 years, 4 months ago
storm (Anonymous) says…
"the pedal isn't the problem. It was the throttle body."
http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6635271/news/toyota-recall-can-you-identify-a-recalled-pedal/index.html
autie (Anonymous) says…
"So I guess Ford really did have a better idea. Didn't they post up a huge ass profit for '09?"
Even after the billion-dollar-plus cost of the recall (at least the first one), Toyota still expects to make a profit this year.
Starlight 3 years, 4 months ago
Chicken little crap. Sounds like a good time to get a deal on a Toyota. Our Chevy Impala would break motor mounts and jam the throttle open and I don't remember hysteria like this. Crimony. 140+MPH in my friend's Camaro was wild. There is a ghost town in California called Camero...
meggers 3 years, 4 months ago
I think Honda stands to benefit more than any US manufacturer, as their products are more in line with the reliability, longevity, and fuel economy that made Toyotas appealing.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 4 months ago
I heard that Toyota is doing Prii commercials featuring "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 4 months ago
prospector, Sacred Journey, where you buy your K2 was closed down today by the U.S. Attorney's office and the FDA.
Mel Briscoe 3 years, 4 months ago
eh... how many times have american owned companies had recalls? toyota has had such a sterling reputation for the products that i guess it kind of backfired on them... one bad thing happens and now everyone is jumping ship.
Mel Briscoe 3 years, 4 months ago
spacehog, i loved smokey and the bandit when i was a little kid!
puddleglum 3 years, 4 months ago
i love it when somebody talks about their foreign car: "but it's made in the u.s.a." yeah, final assembly is here in the states, which absorbs less than 23% of the profit every time some dumb u.s. citizen buys one of these buckets. the rest of the profit goes back to Japan, in case you were wondering. same place where the toyota problem originated.....the design department. hopefully, the u.s. automakers can capitalize on this. notice who is the president of toyota? a guy with the last name toyota. that may be the reason that they care about their quality.
I am going out to the driveway and fire up the chevelle and go do some burnouts.
Mel Briscoe 3 years, 4 months ago
spacehog, oh wow, i LOVED that scene!! that is still a solid movie. i watched it on TV maybe about 4 years ago and was still laughing and entertained. probably burt's best movie back then (he was great in boogie nights as well but that was a couple of decades later).
Mel Briscoe 3 years, 4 months ago
@ spacehog....
remember "rubber ducky"? lol i just now thought of that-- and 10/4 good buddy... like you said, that CB craze was on fire back then! there was even an episode of good times centered around CBs. LOL
somedude20 3 years, 4 months ago
Found On Road Dead. Fix Or Repair Daily. F***ed Over Rebuilt Dodge. Fireball On Rear Denting. Road Dead Fails On Rainy Days. Failure Of Research & Development. Fast Only Running Downhill. Factory Ordered Road Disaster. Four Old Rusted Doors. Ford Owner Really Dumb. Fork Over Repair Dough. Fabricated Of Refried Dung.
Mel Briscoe 3 years, 4 months ago
remember when ford pintos made in a certain year were exploding?......
RoeDapple 3 years, 4 months ago
Don't forget the infamous Ford Escort car chase of 2009...
puddleglum 3 years, 4 months ago
don't forget the chevy vega engine meltdowns... bring your own marshmallows.
Starlight 3 years, 4 months ago
Ford Explorer rollovers with Firestone tires. Puddlegum, the familys name is Toyoda.
puddleglum 3 years, 4 months ago
starlight, yes I know. that is the point.
a family owned-company tends to care a little more about the direction that the company is headed than a sold-out corporation that only cares about battling the labor union.
puddleglum 3 years, 4 months ago
I know walter chrysler had to be rolling over in his grave when mercedes bought chrysler in the 90's, but after they blitzkrieged all the money, engineering, and talent out of the company they sold it to Cerebrus capital..walter probably rolled over a few more times....Now you have cerebrus selling to Fiat....walter is probably still rolling after that one.
I went out and cooked some ravioli on the headers of my dodge just to kind of get the feel.... ick.
CWGOKU 3 years, 4 months ago
Jerry Reed's dog in the movie should have received an academy award nomination. Robbed, totally robbed. Good movie.
1029 3 years, 4 months ago
No.
HardwoodGoat 3 years, 4 months ago
Not at all. Toyota still has a great reputation. Its a real simple formula: build cars people like, build cars people think look great, and build cars that last. Hopefully Chevy continues to build piles of dung.
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