# Toyota dealer removes ads from ABC because ABC busted them

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-dealer-removes-ads-from-abc-because-abc-busted-them/528183 "2010-02-08T19:58:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-dealer-removes-ads-from-abc-because-abc-busted-them/528183/21 "2010-02-10T03:04:17Z")

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I have to say I have been wondering about the amount of press the whole Toyota recall thing has been getting. I mean, it was some gas pedals that were too long and getting stuck on a floor mat, right? Certainly something important, and a recall was needed, but cars get recalled all the time, don’t they? I’ve been thinking - what the heck is the big hairy deal with this one?

I have thought… maybe, just maybe some news conglomerates have been given “suggestions” from on high that this is a news story to run with. To do many reports on. To repeat the reports. Perhaps there is some linkage to the American automobile companies who don’t seem to mind the negative publicity their Japanese rival is getting.

It’s a bit conspiracy theorizing, but not exactly getting into tinfoil hat territory…

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-dealer-removes-ads-from-abc-because-abc-busted-them/528183/22 "2010-02-10T03:10:06Z")

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Just saw a Toyota apology ad so they’re officially in damage control mode.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-dealer-removes-ads-from-abc-because-abc-busted-them/528183/23 "2010-02-10T03:24:23Z")

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They did the same thing here, years ago, when the Mercury News ran a expose about car salesmen. However, the Murky just rolled over and begged.:rolleyes:

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