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 Fri 24 Dec 10 00:51 
 Faulty Toyota floor mat causes a £10M payout - henry k
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12072394

The publicity has not appeared to dampen the carmaker's popularity. It remains the world's biggest-selling producer, and its most recent profits, for the second quarter, had doubled compared with last year's.
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 Fri 24 Dec 10 07:46 
 Faulty Toyota floor mat causes a £10M payout - IJWS14
It has been said that you learn more about a company when it has to handle a disaster than you learn in years of easy times.
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 Fri 24 Dec 10 07:48 
 Faulty Toyota floor mat causes a £10M payout - L'escargot
>> The publicity has not appeared to dampen the carmaker's popularity. It remains the world's biggest-selling
>> producer, ............

It's only the Lexus that's affected, and since it doesn't say which variant it may only be one variant. There are other Toyota models available to maintain Toyota's popularity.
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 Fri 24 Dec 10 09:21 
 Faulty Toyota floor mat causes a £10M payout - Zero
He's talking brand. Thats the whole brand

If Heinz baked beans poisoned people, you wouldn't buy their tomato sauce would you.
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 Fri 24 Dec 10 10:54 
 Faulty Toyota floor mat causes a £10M payout - Robin O'Reliant

>> If Heinz baked beans poisoned people, you wouldn't buy their tomato sauce would you.
>>
I can think of one person I'd buy it for as a gift.
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 Fri 24 Dec 10 11:01 
 Faulty Toyota floor mat causes a £10M payout - L'escargot
>> The publicity has not appeared to dampen the carmaker's popularity.

I imagine that a fair proportion of Toyota's customers aren't aware that Toyota make Lexus branded cars. The probably think Lexus is a different manufacturer.
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 Fri 24 Dec 10 11:03 
 Faulty Toyota floor mat causes a £10M payout - Zero
I doubt it, it was the biggest news story in the states with TOYOTA blazoned all over it.
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 Fri 24 Dec 10 17:04 
 Faulty Toyota floor mat causes a £10M payout - Ted

A very sad case and I've nothing but sympathy for the family.
I know we've touched on this before but why don't people just switch off or knock it into neutral...auto or manual ?

I asked SWMBO what she would do if I collapsed at the wheel and she hadn't a clue.
I told her about knocking it quickly into N and using the handbrake gently whilst steering.

We got onto the A6 north of Kendal and I said ' We'll do a test collapse on this section, I'll surprise you with it ' The look of horror was worth paying good money for !

I didn't, of course.

Ted
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