In the news today...

Damn, I am. I’m sure many of you are aware of the major headlines in today’s news, or at least I hope you do, but you’d know about Toyota’s squeaky clean image being questioned as of late. Today, victims and leaders of Toyota will be testifying in front of Congress. That’s some heavy shit, right there. I never thought I’d see that coming from a goody-two-shoe of the automobile industry. I’m currently watching a testimony given by a victim on CNN. A survivor, Rhonda Smith, of Lexus’ malfunction is testifying with tears, of course. Shame on you, Toyota. Shame on you. I honestly felt like Toyota has been skimping on their handi-work. I’m sure they felt like they were already at the top of their game, especially being proclaimed as the best automobile company to purchase from. So, they got a little lazy with their production. I don’t want to get into the nitty gritty details of this effect and my thoughts on their half-assed production. I’ve already decided that my trust in Toyota is gone. Seeing that they have been cocky and never admitted to any wrong-doings when Rhonda Smith filed a complaint, just shows that they did not handle the situation right away when complaints were being filed. Millions of lives could have been in danger. It’s going to take a lot of convincing to get me to trust them again. But I’ll still buy their Prius, since that’s the only they I feel they have going for them. It is Toyota’s pride and joy, so why not? Well, with the exception of 2010 models. But I'll be looking forward to the 2011 Prius! :P CNN put together a great list of recalls on their site: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/09/toyota.recall.list/index.html