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Toyota proposing $1.1 billion unintended acceleration settlement in US

Toyota are setting aside an additional $1.1 billion to settle claims in the US of unintended acceleration in their cars. In the ongoing saga of unintended acceleration in the US caused by floor mats, Toyota has revealed it is to set aside an additional $1.1 billion to settle claims and fit new equipment to cars affected by the floor mat problem. Toyota are going to install a brake override system in 3.25 million vehicles, set aside $250 million to compensate owners who have already sold their cars, another $250 million for affected owners whose cars can’t get the brake override system, throw in a care plan  for parts related to unintended acceleration and throw $30 million at research in to car safety.

July 7: A couple of suggestions

Since I got home with more than half a charge last night I didn't plug it in. I ran a couple errands, 10 miles, then drove 22 miles to work. So that's 22 plus 22 plus 10 and I drained the battery.

Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi Titanium Review & Road Test

We review the Ford Kuga Titanium Ford has always produced cars that the great British public think of as ‘Family ‘ cars. When I was knee-high to a grasshopper my Dad had a quite ancient sit up and beg Ford Pop. Slow, unreliable and far from roomy, it still functioned as a symbol of prosperity and personal freedom for a post-war generation.