Bankrupt Runaway Prius Driver Faked "Unintended Acceleration?" Hoax Reports (merged)
03-12-10, 04:59 AM
#16
Lexus Champion
(psi - you should have added a warning and description - bitkahuna)
how to stop a Prius
(major NWS language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4Pt...layer_embedded
how to stop a Prius
(major NWS language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4Pt...layer_embedded
Last edited by bitkahuna; 03-12-10 at 05:42 AM.
03-12-10, 05:21 AM
#17
See, and people like that are a huge problem for our society. Never mind him faking his Prius acceleration, why is he, and millions like him are allowed to freely roam the streets when they have so much debt? This is why our economy is quickly going down the drain pipe, because people are not paying off their debts.
He and others like him should be forced to do forced labor and live in concentration camps until their debts are paid off.
He and others like him should be forced to do forced labor and live in concentration camps until their debts are paid off.
03-12-10, 07:45 AM
#20
interesting from Autospies.com
RUNAWAY Vehicles? Look At The Evidence So Far And Tell Us Who The REAL Victim Is?
Agent009 submitted on 3/11/2010 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:15:06 PM
27 user comments | Category: Misc News | Source: www.autospies.com
Yes we all know Toyota is going through probably the worst crisis ever in their history.
The press and the public is hypersensitive about anything Toyota right now.
For goodness sake I posted yesterday coming down on the side of Toyota and was immediately chastised as being critical of the automaker. Come on , I'm not that bad. It is true I am no fan of the company, however I do have a healthy respect for them. So when we had two case of two runaway Prius models in two days It really raised my concerns.
I had known that was going to happen I should have been in Vegas playing my odds. Now at first the San Diego runaway incident seem pretty clear cut. The video of the 911 call sure sounded damning. But again what are the odds of two runaway events in the midst of a huge public investigation? Something isn't right.
With no errors codes giving a trail of deception, it seemed to be pretty easy to fake such an event if there was ample motivation and if we had a competent driver. I voiced my concerns with the Spies and we took a wait and see attitude. After all this was getting press everywhere, and we would simply be piling on. In the mean time Jim Sikes the heroic driver of the out of control Prius, started appearing all over the evening news.
Was a case being built?
Our good friends over at Jalopnik must have been on the same trail and went as far as file a public record search on Mr Sikes. This uncovered an mountain of debt to the tune of $700,000 and a certain Toyota Prius that appears to be 5 month behind on payments. Hmm, the same Prius that almost killed him?
While I am in no way implying Mr Sikes did anything other than be in a car careening down the highway at 90 mph, it seems the rest of this story remains to be told.
Who is the REAL victim here, Mr Sikes or perhaps my Japanese nemesis? You tell us!
Agent009 submitted on 3/11/2010 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:15:06 PM
27 user comments | Category: Misc News | Source: www.autospies.com
Yes we all know Toyota is going through probably the worst crisis ever in their history.
The press and the public is hypersensitive about anything Toyota right now.
For goodness sake I posted yesterday coming down on the side of Toyota and was immediately chastised as being critical of the automaker. Come on , I'm not that bad. It is true I am no fan of the company, however I do have a healthy respect for them. So when we had two case of two runaway Prius models in two days It really raised my concerns.
I had known that was going to happen I should have been in Vegas playing my odds. Now at first the San Diego runaway incident seem pretty clear cut. The video of the 911 call sure sounded damning. But again what are the odds of two runaway events in the midst of a huge public investigation? Something isn't right.
With no errors codes giving a trail of deception, it seemed to be pretty easy to fake such an event if there was ample motivation and if we had a competent driver. I voiced my concerns with the Spies and we took a wait and see attitude. After all this was getting press everywhere, and we would simply be piling on. In the mean time Jim Sikes the heroic driver of the out of control Prius, started appearing all over the evening news.
Was a case being built?
Our good friends over at Jalopnik must have been on the same trail and went as far as file a public record search on Mr Sikes. This uncovered an mountain of debt to the tune of $700,000 and a certain Toyota Prius that appears to be 5 month behind on payments. Hmm, the same Prius that almost killed him?
While I am in no way implying Mr Sikes did anything other than be in a car careening down the highway at 90 mph, it seems the rest of this story remains to be told.
Who is the REAL victim here, Mr Sikes or perhaps my Japanese nemesis? You tell us!
Last edited by GrdnRxR; 03-12-10 at 07:48 AM.
03-12-10, 09:18 AM
#23
Lexus Connoisseur
Except--that when the 911 operator asked him if he tried to put the car in neutral, all he could say was "I'm trying to control the car." He was willing to try and reach down @ 90mph to unstick the gas pedal, but he's too nervous to reach over and put the car in neutral?
Does the Prius have the odd gearshift, like the HS250?
Does the Prius have the odd gearshift, like the HS250?
2010 Prius:
04-09 Prius:
2010 HS:
03-12-10, 10:46 AM
#28
People like that should be literally enslaved.
03-12-10, 11:06 AM
#30
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Not to get off topic but the biggest debt is not owned by individuals, it is companies, banks and entire COUNTRIES (us, Greece, etc).
Technically a bank has what 10% of the actual money it actually loans out. So they are in debt more than anyone!
Toyota has done the right thing and kept ample cash reserves....which are attractive for people to RAID in times like this.
Technically a bank has what 10% of the actual money it actually loans out. So they are in debt more than anyone!
Toyota has done the right thing and kept ample cash reserves....which are attractive for people to RAID in times like this.