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[David Rotigel]

Toyota Says Cup Holders Still Working Great
Rest Your Beverages With Confidence, Says Carmaker
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.”

On Feb 4, 2010, at 2:43 PM, David Bruce wrote:

> Been rather quiet for a day or so.
>
> Seems Toyota is having the week from ...
>
> First the big recall
> then the Transportations Secretary plants his foot firmly in mouth -
> wonder if any of that was driven by the US government owning a lot  
> of GM
> and Chrysler?
> more and more buzz about electronics problems rather than mechanical  
> for
> the accelerator issues
> now a recall for Prius brake problems
>
> "Oh what a feeling"
>
> David
> NW NC