Cruel Joke of the Day: Toyota’s Unintended Acceleration
By Gunnar Heinrich | IMG via email (not actual ad)
MOVING forward, unintended, is a major source of Toyota’s current recall frustrations. So, leave it to some smart a$$ to circulate a joke that kicks the auto giant when it’s down.
Yours received the above fake advert via email recently.
As snarky as this macabre spoof may seem, there are reports to suggest that Toyota execs knew about the gas-pedal-leading-to-firey-crash issue; possibly as far back as 2005.
So, kick away folks and keep the jokes commin’.
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About the Author: Gunnar Heinrich is publisher of Automobiles De Luxe online and is executive producer of the Automobiles De Luxe Television series on PBS member station CPTV.
Sybarite | Feb 9, 2010 | Reply
Maybe, but this has turned into a media circus, with shades of the Audi sudden acceleration accusations of the 1980s. The shocking fiery crash was caused by a dealer’s mistake in putting an SUV floor mat, and it ballooned into this crisis with defective parts. Even Consumer Reports has called the media frenzy overblown. There’s also editorials which are calling for some sanity amidst all the scaremongering, such as:
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2010/02/06/464779.html