I’ve been skeptical all along about the sudden surge in complaints about Toyotas. For decades Toyota has been one of the world’s best-made cars, with user satisfaction at stratospheric levels.
But, suddenly, after the union-loving Obama administration buys union-run General Motors and Chrysler, we are told that simply owning a Toyota puts one’s life in danger. I don’t buy it.
Apparently the car geeks at Popular Mechanics don’t either:
But the possibility that a vehicle could go from idling at a traffic light to terrific, uncalled-for and uncontrollable acceleration because the guy next to you at a traffic light answered his cellphone? Or some ghost in the machine or a hacker caused a software glitch that made your car run away and the brakes suddenly simultaneously fail? Not in the least bit likely. Toyota deserves a better deal than the media and Congress are giving it.
There is one bright spot, though. Ford, which didn’t take any bailout money, is reaping the benefits, not GM or Chrysler.
