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From: Tegger on 6 Feb 2010 13:55 SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in news:4b6d0234$0$1621 $742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net: > It's pretty rare for _any_ > car to not have at least a couple of recalls with the increasing > complexity of vehicles. > The NHTSA currently has 40 "defect" investigations going. 3 cover Toyota. 37 cover other automakers. -- Tegger
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 6 Feb 2010 16:45 On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:43:25 -0500, Mike Hunter wrote: > One analyst on TV with knowledge of Japanese culture norms, said the > President of Toyota was NOT sincere in his apology! He said when a > Japanese person is humbled he takes a bow all the way down below his belt > line, indicating shame. > > The President of Toyota's bowing only his head indicated respect, not an > apology. Yeah. He was sitting down.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 6 Feb 2010 23:21 On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:47:22 -0800, SMS wrote: > Actually it isn't. I was listening to an interview today on NPR with an > automotive safety expert. The Toyota recall for accelerator pedals is only > the 5th largest recall, and unlike bigger recalls for other manufacturers > (Ford and GM) it's going to be solved much more quickly. Ford has the > honor of the biggest recall in history. And got out of it by providing you with a sticker for the dashboard...
From: Mike Hunter on 7 Feb 2010 09:19 What is your point? The analyst said if he was truly humbled he would have stood and bowed to the below the belt line, to indicate his shame You are correct about the President of Toyota sitting, however, in an Audi when he left ;) "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2010.02.06.21.45.07.998981(a)e86.GTS... > On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:43:25 -0500, Mike Hunter wrote: > >> One analyst on TV with knowledge of Japanese culture norms, said the >> President of Toyota was NOT sincere in his apology! He said when a >> Japanese person is humbled he takes a bow all the way down below his belt >> line, indicating shame. >> >> The President of Toyota's bowing only his head indicated respect, not an >> apology. > > Yeah. He was sitting down. > > >
From: Mike Hunter on 7 Feb 2010 09:09
(Cross postings deleted, automatically) Perhaps in the US, but you neglected to point out that Toyota world wide total number of recalls for their "defects" is 5.4 MILLION, involving over 20 deaths and an untold number of injuries. "Tegger" <invalid(a)invalid.inv> wrote in message news:Xns9D178DBBAE4DBtegger(a)208.90.168.18... > SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in news:4b6d0234$0$1621 > $742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net: > >> It's pretty rare for _any_ >> car to not have at least a couple of recalls with the increasing >> complexity of vehicles. >> > > > The NHTSA currently has 40 "defect" investigations going. > > 3 cover Toyota. > > 37 cover other automakers. > > > -- > Tegger > |