Toyota and Mazda recalls
07-21-2005, 10:28 AM
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Toyota and Mazda recalls
http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/07/21/toyota...reut/index.html
I guess once in a while Toyota has a bad day, too.
I guess once in a while Toyota has a bad day, too.
07-21-2005, 10:37 AM
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07-22-2005, 03:36 AM
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Good for Toyota, they don't resist recalls, and, like Honda, they usually involve non-critical issues.
Compare that with Detroit (and Ford's Mazda), where recalls are often resisted and often involve accident-causing issues.
Compare that with Detroit (and Ford's Mazda), where recalls are often resisted and often involve accident-causing issues.
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Originally Posted by Palmateer,Jul 22 2005, 03:36 AM
Good for Toyota, they don't resist recalls, and, like Honda, they usually involve non-critical issues.
Compare that with Detroit (and Ford's Mazda), where recalls are often resisted and often involve accident-causing issues.
Compare that with Detroit (and Ford's Mazda), where recalls are often resisted and often involve accident-causing issues.
07-22-2005, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Palmateer,Jul 22 2005, 06:36 AM
Good for Toyota, they don't resist recalls, and, like Honda, they usually involve non-critical issues.
Compare that with Detroit (and Ford's Mazda), where recalls are often resisted and often involve accident-causing issues.
Compare that with Detroit (and Ford's Mazda), where recalls are often resisted and often involve accident-causing issues.
This is especially ironic given the marketing efforts that Toyota has recently invested in prortraying the Sienna as a safe vehicle.
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07-22-2005, 05:41 AM
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[QUOTE=Palmateer,Jul 22 2005, 06:36 AM] Good for Toyota, they don't resist recalls, and, like Honda, they usually involve non-critical issues.
Compare that with Detroit (and Ford's Mazda), where recalls are often resisted and often involve accident-causing
Compare that with Detroit (and Ford's Mazda), where recalls are often resisted and often involve accident-causing
07-22-2005, 10:37 AM
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^ I totally agree. Those bastards at ford have the same mindset as they did when the pinto was out.
When a company proves time and time again that customer safety is secondary (or even tertiary), I don't give them business. Hey, its not like their product portfolio is anywhere near world-class anyway, so no loss.
When a company proves time and time again that customer safety is secondary (or even tertiary), I don't give them business. Hey, its not like their product portfolio is anywhere near world-class anyway, so no loss.
07-22-2005, 10:55 AM
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For the sake of argument, let's go to the extreme. If a car company knew a safety defect in one of its products. It conducted a cost and benefit analysis. It will be cheaper to fight lawsuits in the court than to recall the cars and redesign them.
A few months later, scores of customers were seriously injured and some even lost their lives.
The truth of this car company's previous knowledge about this defect was ultimately exposed.
In absolute dismay, consumers from all over the world stop buying its cars and trucks. The company folded in a few months.
Do you think, next time around, the other car companies would even dare to wait to do the right thing? I guess not.
A few months later, scores of customers were seriously injured and some even lost their lives.
The truth of this car company's previous knowledge about this defect was ultimately exposed.
In absolute dismay, consumers from all over the world stop buying its cars and trucks. The company folded in a few months.
Do you think, next time around, the other car companies would even dare to wait to do the right thing? I guess not.