Toyota

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Has been interesting watching government/union motors (Gm/Chrysler) try to bring down their competition (Toyota)

Yahoos #1 headline right now--

Lexus driver to describe 6 miles of terror (AP) <Q class=alt-text-color>- 2 hours ago</Q>
AP - Rhonda Smith's story of six miles of interstate terror, as her Lexus suddenly zoomed to 100 miles per hour

--Today toyota has to go before congress so for another grilling as the gov trys to bring as much attention as possible.

If I was Toyota I would simple bring huge cards with every consumer publication for past 5 years--that show consumers voting Toyota and Lexus on top in most and in top 3 in everyone.
Then yawn after each presentatation.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

on another tangent along those lines--

ever wonder why we don't convert cars to natural gas which is much cheaper--actual cost would be around $350 if not for U.S. gov wanting to get their piece of pie--

...the cost of CNG conversions for existing vehicles is as high as it is because of EPA licensing requirements. For an individual (or shop) to be licensed to do a conversion, the person must pay $10,000 per year, per engine type, per year of manufacture. So that if a conversion shop wanted to do conversions in 2009 for Camrys for the years 1995 to 2005, the shop owner would have to pay the government $100,000 in licensing fees. Then, if he wanted to do conversions on the same models in 2010, he would have to pay the $100,000 again, even though they are the exact same models and engines that he has been licensed on already. And if there is more than one engine involved, i.e., a 6-cylinder and 8-cylinder, the cost would double.
Therefore, if a shop owner wanted to do 10 model years of Camrys and Corollas and Celicas, and well as Honda Accords and Civics, unless there were common engines being used in these five models the licensing cost (for just one engine per) would be a half million dollars, which would have to be paid again in 2010. These fees are, needless to say, ridiculous and are only there to ensure that many don't get done (thanks to the gasoline lobby). The cost of the conversion kits are actually relatively inexpensive. If there was a sensible licensing fee (or no fee) the cost for the work could be just a few hundred dollars.

Seems pretty simple if not for the gov--

The prob is gov has to find some way to extort peoples money to pay for their social engineering--eg Big Gov-Tax and Spend

 

[hedgehog]

fight socialism, buy FORD :shrug:

the first thing you do in order to have a monopoly is to run the competition out of business:shrug: Obama and his minions are doing it quite well. If you dont think they are behind the Toyota recall, you have blinders on:sadwave:

 

[Trampled Underfoot]

Back on the STORM FRONT!!! :scared :scared

 

[Chadman]

Of course you blame the government Wayne. One sentence I noticed from your post may show the real reason why cars aren't made in more efficient and environmental ways:

These fees are, needless to say, ridiculous and are only there to ensure that many don't get done (thanks to the gasoline lobby).