... someone from Toyota commit suicide?

What method will they perform: hari kari, jump in front of a train*, jump a high place, hang himself, overdosing on medication,...?

* Japanese rail companies will charge the families of those who commit suicide a fee, depending on the severity of disrupted traffic.

Those who have brought dishonor on the company must atone through Seppuku.

It is the Bushido way.

why does a Prius even need brakes? Can they get over 40mph?

"... someone from Toyota commit suicide?"

About the same time the stock brokers start jumping out their windows like they did in '29!

^The problem is that shame has become extinct.

Yeah, we see that with your posts almost daily!

^The problem is that shame has become extinct."

Case in point.......potts

6^ Your spotless record is one mere mortals can only aspire to as an ideal.

For how many suicides are you hoping?

Hey, aren't they supposed to fall on their sword?

Seppuku (???, "stomach-cutting") is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for samurai. Part of the samurai honor code, seppuku was used voluntarily by samurai to die with honor rather than fall into the hands of their enemies, as a form of capital punishment for samurai who have committed serious offenses, and for reasons that shamed them. Seppuku is performed by plunging a sword into the abdomen and moving the sword left to right in a slicing motion. The practice of committing seppuku at the death of one's master.

wikipedia

Doesn't the Prius have a regenerative braking system?

.....and I do NOT mean a system that can fix itself.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends

WASHINGTON – The lawmakers now investigating Toyota's recall include a senator who was so eager to lure the Japanese automaker to his state that he tramped along through fields as its executives scouted plant sites, and a congresswoman who owes much of her wealth to a Toyota supplier.

They and others on the congressional committees investigating Toyota's massive recall represent states where Toyota has factories and the coveted well-paying manufacturing jobs they bring. Some members of Congress have been such cheerleaders for Toyota that the public may wonder how they can act objectively as government watchdogs for auto safety and oversight. The company's executives include a former employee of the federal agency that is supposed to oversee the automaker.

Toyota has sought to sow good will and win allies with lobbying, charitable giving, racing in the American-as-apple pie NASCAR series and, perhaps most important, creating jobs. Will those connections pay off as it tries to minimize fallout from its problems?

The Senate's lead Toyota investigator, West Virginia Democrat Jay Rockefeller, credits himself with lobbying Toyota to build a factory in his state. A member of a House investigating panel, California Rep. Jane Harman, represents the district of Toyota's U.S. headquarters and has financial ties to the company.

ap

Now there's a good question - of the Toyota cars that have malfunctioned so far, how many were the Japan made ones and how many were the USA assembled ones? Very important statistic...

I dunno.... watching that Toyoda dude he seems pretty serious and I would say sincere. At a minimum he passes on the image that there is shame. I can not fathom that from most cultures, including my own. Contrition maybe, embarrasement maybe, but shame?

on the other hand there is glee from some on the other side of this thing. That is weird.

There is glee from American auto makers because they think this one mess up is going to make everyone forget their decades of bad vehicles!

they may be right......

I just hope there is a drop in the price of toyotas. I'd buy a new one if hte price is right.

• 2009-10 RAV4 Canada

• 2009-10 Corolla US

• 2009-10 Matrix Canada

• 2005-10 Avalon US

• 2007-10 Camry US

• 2010 Highlander US

• 2007-10 Tundra US

• 2008-10 Sequoia US

Lets not forget

437,000 Prius-Japan

Lexus Hybrids-Japan

More than 43,000 Toyotas in Britain have been recalled after a defect which could cause a fire was discovered.

soon to be recalled Corolla- "We are reviewing steering complaints with the Corolla to determine if a safety defect investigation is warranted, as is standard procedure with all complaints," NHTSA spokeswoman Karen Aldana said.

The complaints are for 2009 and 2010 model Corollas; many said the vehicle unexpectedly veered sharply at highway speeds of 40 miles per hour and above."

I'll get more info later, there's more cars and models.. my new BBQ just arrived. I need to sign the papers.

what kind of BBQ?