Some general Questions for Toyota Owners, Helping a friend with a term paper Options

[barterj]

Here are some interview questions, please answer 1 or 2 of them, or all if you want. Copy and paste the question you are responding to so I know which question the response is for.

Have long have you had, or did you have, your Toyota, what made you buy it? What year, model?

Why do you like your Toyota, and what do you use it for (driving, racing, towing stuff)?

Do you know any myths, superstitions or conspiracies involving Toyotas? What about jokes, inside or about Toyotas (like the punch bug or dub, depending on the year, for VW)?

Is there any rivalry that you know of with other car companies?

Is there a special recognition factor you get from begin a Toyota owner (like the "Wrangler Wave" for jeep owners)?

If Toyota owners could fall into one or two "general" stereotypes what would it/they be (Like Subaru owners are known to be like outdoor hippies, and VW owners are generally awesome...)?

Their current Ad campaign "Moving forward", and their promises off reliability?

How do you feel about the Prius, and the people who drive them?

During the Cash for Clunkers thing, the Corolla, the Camry, and the Pruis were all in the top 10 sellers, ranking at 1, 3, and 7. Any thoughts, or comments regarding this info?

How do you feel about the current issues surrounding Toyota, such as the recalls, the guy with the "run away Prius guy" and the lawsuit, such as the recent $16 million one?

Why do you think the recall got so much media attention, and do you think the massive media coverage could have been part of a conspiracy trying to get people to buy American?

Are there any other noteworthy things that you've noticed about Toyota, or the people who drive them, or anything else you want to add?

[soulshadow]

I defer about the government bailing out the companies on cash for clunkers. Imagine if the companies died and the government didn't bail them out. Thousands of people would lose there jobs and homes and we are talking a lot of people here. What if you were one of the guys who got laid off and been working there for 20 years. Unemployment benefits would only take you so far before bills kicked in.

My family has owned Toyota's for the past 25 years and they are perhaps the most reliable cars out there. Even through rust, age, and mileage they still prove to be far superior then a brand new GM or dodge.

As far as the recall goes I think its just a publicity stunt to lower the sales in the US for Toyota's. I mean look at other countries they aren't having any problems with there Toyota's. Also, a lot of people screw up when driving so they need an escape goat and why not just blame the car for it when its really the drivers stupidity right? Not to mention that a lot of Toyota's are now assembled in the US which means that there are always workers who do a shotty job. We all know Americans tend to do things half-ass (I'm one of em).