Sunday November 8, 2009, 7:49 pm
Thanks Terry

Sunday November 8, 2009, 7:59 pm
"Cases in which consumers alleged that the brakes did not stop a car were discarded, for example, because the agency's official position was that a braking system would always overcome an engine and stop a car."

"When the agency asked Toyota to disgorge all of the reports it knew about, the company eliminated an unknown number in five broad categories, including cases in which drivers said they were unable to control a runaway engine by applying the brakes."

"As for its position that brakes can always overcome a vehicle's engine, the safety agency and Toyota now acknowledge that a braking system cannot always counter a wide-open throttle, as is the case in sudden acceleration."

This stinks of cover-up. I can tell them from personal experience that brakes cannot overcome the engine. The throttle on my 1969 Hemi Roadrunner jammed open once and the brakes were useless. Not even turning the key off worked because the engine, with the dual four-barrel carbs ran on enough to keep it moving over the brakes. Only putting the transmission into neutral allowed it to stop.

I have just lost a ton of respect for Toyota. Geez, my next car was going to be a Prius, but I don't think so now.

Monday November 9, 2009, 12:50 am
Thanx God I drive a BMW.