The media got ahold of the story and inflated it like a blow-up doll they can have %$# with. I think Toyota should be given compensation by the american media(hello Murdoch) and not the government. It was a privately made smear campaign anyways, and I'm sure the boys at GM and all the other car companies were loving it up while it was happening.

The only car worth owning is the one that will get you to where you are going every time you need it.