I thanked the folks at 60 Minutes profusely for sweet deal I got on an Audi 5000 in 1989. Never underestimate the power of yuppie housefraus who can’t tell the difference between the brake and gas pedals.
Interestingly, the Lexus crash that took 4 lives and caused the uproar about that brand's uncontrollable accelerations happened just a few miles from my house. It happened where a freeway ends and the driver, a CHP officer with his family in the car and with ample experience behind the wheel, had nowhere to go but into a safety railing and a riverbed. It's interesting that the acceleration problems that happened with Audis back in the 80s happened with Lexus (Toyotas) just a few years ago. Yet I'll bet there are many Audi detractors who believe Toyotas are great cars.