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VW, GM, Honda, Ford, Hyundai, Toyota.... all caught lying

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by Troy Heagy, Sep 26, 2015.

  1. Troy Heagy

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    Yes all of them. The Volkswagen cheat scandal didn't surprise me one bit, since I concluded a year ago there is no such thing as a 100% honest car company. Anyone who think it does, well they are either gullible or don't read the news:

    VW: emissions cheating
    Honda: ditto in 1998
    Ford: ditto in 2000
    Hyundai: lied about MPG scores
    Toyota screwed customers with overheated/sludged engines (voided the warranties as early as 20,000 miles)

    I feel like Diogenes with his lamp,
    searching the world for an honest corporation.
    Like the Great Pumpkin..... it simply doesn't exist.
     
    #1 Troy Heagy, Sep 26, 2015
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    don't forget gm ignition switch, corporations don't lie, people do.
     
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    But when people are on the timeclock, they are merely cogs in the corporate machine. They do what the corporation tells them to do, and since a corporation is a thing that lacks a soul or morals, so too does its cogs (If any cog says something is immoral then he/she gets fired or punished or more likely: Deleted off the promotions list & career frozen).
     
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    but the corporation can't speak, so it doesn't tell anyone to do anything.

    it's just a legal entity, recognized by the government. people work for the stockholders of a corporation through a hierarchy. someone (a person) has to make a decision from time to time, for better or for worse. finding that someone, when it's for worse is often the most difficult part.
     
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    Agreed. One person at work has a bumper sticker that reads, "I'll believe corporations are people when Texas sends one to the electric chair."

    Then they're are the corporate fanbois. They are like the sports fan I heard talking about todays game who said, "We will win today!". I felt like asking him what position he played.
     
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    athletic supporter.:cool:
     
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