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Toyota Says Cup Holders Still Working Great
By Andy Borowitz Huffington Post
TOKYO (The Borowitz Report) – Embattled automaker Toyota today said that despite problems with accelerators and brakes, the cup holders on its most popular car models were “perfectly safe to use.”
“Feel free to enjoy the beverage of your choice and know that you can rest it in one of our cup holders with confidence,” said Tokyo spokesman Hiroshi Kyosuke. “Our cup holders are world-class.”
But Mr. Kyosuke’s upbeat comments about Toyota’s cup holders were undercut somewhat later in the day by congressional testimony from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
“You should only feel safe to use your cup holder if your Toyota is parked in your driveway,” Mr. LaHood said. “At 80 miles per hour, the cup holder becomes a rocket launcher.”
Toyota’s stock plunged 17 percent on the Transportation Secretary’s remarks, prompting him to issue the following statement: “Opposite of what I said.”
More at The Borowitz Report.
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Mky Toyota 4 Runner is mostly made in the US. At least Toyota finds its own problems, it doesn’t need the government to find out that Ford, Chev. or the others have problems. My 2005 4 Runner, my third one in 15 years, gets excellent miles per gallon and has excellent retail value. Can Ford, Chev owners say the same?
It has always upset me when WWII and Korean vets would come into my office and I would hear negative things about my Japanese vehicle. I would simply tell them I would get rid of my vehicle when they get rid of their cameras, TV sets and many other things that come from Japan.
IF anything coming out of Detroit was even a quarter as reliable as Toyota, then yes they would have something but my 89 Toyota Sr-5 was five times more reliable than my 97 Pontiac transport. And Toyota didn’t have to go to Washington to get them out of debt from making cars that fall apart, sometimes before the end of the guarantee. Sad but true.