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?

[jimmykay]

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? '99 Celica GT, purchased in July 2001. Oddly i bought it because I liked the circle headlights and it sort of reminded me of a cheap sporty Benz.

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

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)? No

Is there any rivalry that you know of with other car companies? No

Is there a special recognition factor you get from begin a Toyota owner (like the "Wrangler Wave" for jeep owners)? No

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...)? middle-aged commuter vehicles

Their current Ad campaign "Moving forward", and their promises off reliability? I like to joke about this with the recent 'unintended acceleration' issue. Moving forward... Even when you don't want to.

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

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? Gas was +$4/gal, and due to the constraints placed on the Cash for Clunkers program, people HAD to buy fuel efficient vehicles. And thats all that Toyota makes

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? You will always find people looking to make a quick buck on anything. Especially if those people are $750k in debt.

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? I think that the coverage was blown out of proportion, but I don't think that it was part of some conspiricy of any kind. I just wish that we would have put the banks through the same scrutiny as we did Toyota.

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?
I hope you're not looking to get an unbiased viewpoint by coming to a toyota car site and asking for our opinions

This post has been edited by jimmykay: Apr 12, 2010 - 2:21 PM