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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy View Post
It's a story because they have been so good for so long. I think some people have a morbid desire for you to fail when you've reached the top. The bigger they are the harder they fall, and the better the story is.
Toyota has been pretty damn smug. ...and FOS, btw, with those 'green' ad's. (Prius made of twigs..

I don't get the big Toyota following. I just drove a friend to the airport in her Lexus. ...the model which is supposed to be like a MBz S-class. --Not even close.

As I see it, many cars are quickly becoming designed as if they are no different than a washing machine or cell phone. At least the Germans are still very cognizant of the fact that these machines (which hurl down the freeway) need very well thought-out failure modes. ...not just wait for problems to arise, and then send out a software update.
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