Toyota Hybrid Horror Hoax!!! The media is dead... - GoFuckYourself.com

TheSenator · 03-12-2010, 04:55 PM

The media is fucking dead in America! The media is run by corporatist who hold the biggest propaganda machine ever created.

Toyota Hybrid Horror Hoax
source: http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/12/toy...fumento_3.html
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"On the very day Toyota was making a high-profile defense of its cars, one of them was speeding out of control," said CBS News--and a vast number of other media outlets worldwide. The driver of a 2008 Toyota Prius, James Sikes, called 911 to say his accelerator was stuck, he was zooming faster than 90 miles per hour and absolutely couldn't slow down.

It got far more dramatic, though. The California Highway Patrol responded and "To get the runaway car to stop, they actually had to put their patrol car in front of the Prius and step on the brakes." During over 20 harrowing minutes, according to NBC's report, Sikes "did everything he could to try to slow down that Prius." Others said, "Radio traffic indicated the driver was unable to turn off the engine or shift the car into neutral."

In fact, almost none of this was true. Virtually every aspect of Sikes's story as told to reporters makes no sense. His claim that he'd tried to yank up the accelerator could be falsified, with his help, in half a minute. And now we even have an explanation for why he'd pull such a stunt, beyond the all-American desire to have 15 minutes of fame (recall the "Balloon Boy Hoax" from October) and the aching need to be perceived as a victim.

The lack of skepticism from the beginning was stunning. I combed through haystacks of articles without producing such needles as the words "alleges" or "claims." When Sikes said he brought his car to a Toyota dealer two weeks earlier, recall notice in hand, and they just turned him away, the media bought that, too. In Sikes We Trust. Then the pundits deluged us with a tsunami of an anti-Toyota sanctimony .

Where to begin?

Well, the patrol car didn't slow down the Prius; the bumpers never touched. The officers used a loudspeaker to tell Sikes to use the brakes and emergency brake together. He did; the car slowed to about 55 mph. Sikes turned off the engine and coasted to a halt. He stopped the car on his own.

There wasn't anything wrong with the transmission or the Prius engine button either.

Over a 23-minute period the 911 dispatcher repeatedly pleaded with Sikes to shift into neutral. He simply refused and then essentially stopped talking to her except to say that he thought he could smell his brakes burning.

"I thought about" shifting into neutral, Sikes said at a televised press conference the day after the incident. But "I had never played with this kind of a transmission, especially when you're driving and I was actually afraid to do that." Sikes, who has driven the car for two years, also said "I figured if I knocked it over [the gear knob] the car might flip."

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dyna mo · 03-12-2010, 04:58 PM

For what it's worth, Sikes owned and operated a Web site called AdultSwingLife.com. More salacious material on this man will continue to pour in.

lolz

PornMD · 03-12-2010, 04:59 PM

Yep...it had sounded like a horseshit story to me too. Too bad Toyota will probably be hurt badly by it in conjunction with the recent recall. I drive a Corolla and it's been the most stress-free car I've ever had.

TheSenator · 03-12-2010, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PornMD

Yep...it had sounded like a horseshit story to me too. Too bad Toyota will probably be hurt badly by it in conjunction with the recent recall. I drive a Corolla and it's been the most stress-free car I've ever had.

My mom drives a Corolla too. Never had a problem with it and even navigated through winter storm with five inch already on the ground.

mynameisjim · 03-12-2010, 05:13 PM

I posted this in another thread but with so much media attention, you will get all kinds of crazies out now. Just like with the Anthrax scares, people were seeing white powder everywhere and none of them panned out other than the original one.

That's why it seems as though Toyota can't fix the problem, because most of the reports coming in now are false. Some on purpose, but most because people are just like that.

Not only that, ABC did a story where the used an alternate shot of a tachometer revving up and pretended like it was a live shot while inside of a runaway car.

Toyota got a bad rap on this one.

candyflip · 03-12-2010, 05:27 PM

My parents picked up two 2010 Prius' for almost nothing.

vending_machine · 03-12-2010, 05:30 PM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000..._LEFTWhatsNews

Check out that article about what happened to Audi in the 80's. This is nothing new.

Dcat · 03-12-2010, 06:35 PM

US Warns Japan They Will Destroy Toyota First, Honda Next

Russian Foreign Ministry sources are reporting in the Kremlin today that President Obama has issued a ?blunt warning? to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama that unless Japan ?immediately? reverses course away from China their giant automaker Toyota will be ?completely destroyed? to be followed ?very quickly? by Honda?s destruction too.

These reports note that the growing tensions between the United States and Japan have accelerated since the historic election this past summer that brought Hatoyama to power and his vow to the Japanese people to ?rein in? Americans influence over his country and its economy and which has led to Japan balking at paying the nearly $2 Billion bill presented to them by Obama that is three times more than Germany (World War II?s other loser) has to pay for the ?privilege? of hosting American troops.

As the World?s second largest economy Japan is faced with a staggering debt-to-GDP ratio of over 220% (compared to the Americans 97.5% rate) that prompted the United States Standard & Poor?s credit reporting giant?s threat this past week to downgrade the Japanese government?s credit rating because Hatoyama is moving too slowly, they say, to reduce the debt.

con't..

http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1337.htm

dyna mo · 03-12-2010, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dcat

US Warns Japan They Will Destroy Toyota First, Honda Next

Russian Foreign Ministry sources are reporting in the Kremlin today that President Obama has issued a ?blunt warning? to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama that unless Japan ?immediately? reverses course away from China their giant automaker Toyota will be ?completely destroyed? to be followed ?very quickly? by Honda?s destruction too.

These reports note that the growing tensions between the United States and Japan have accelerated since the historic election this past summer that brought Hatoyama to power and his vow to the Japanese people to ?rein in? Americans influence over his country and its economy and which has led to Japan balking at paying the nearly $2 Billion bill presented to them by Obama that is three times more than Germany (World War II?s other loser) has to pay for the ?privilege? of hosting American troops.

As the World?s second largest economy Japan is faced with a staggering debt-to-GDP ratio of over 220% (compared to the Americans 97.5% rate) that prompted the United States Standard & Poor?s credit reporting giant?s threat this past week to downgrade the Japanese government?s credit rating because Hatoyama is moving too slowly, they say, to reduce the debt.

con't..

http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1337.htm

moeloubani · 03-12-2010, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vending_machine

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000..._LEFTWhatsNews

Check out that article about what happened to Audi in the 80's. This is nothing new.

full article

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...186305536.html

Dcat · 03-16-2010, 08:24 PM

Toyota Prius's 90mph runaway ride 'not feasible', says leaked government memo.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...s-not-feasible

Semi-Retired-Dave · 03-16-2010, 08:28 PM

I think this American works at Ford. I'm just saying.

Brujah · 03-16-2010, 08:49 PM

All news is biased. There's no such thing as truth.

03-12-2010, 04:55 PM	#1
TheSenator Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 13,336	Toyota Hybrid Horror Hoax!!! The media is dead... The media is fucking dead in America! The media is run by corporatist who hold the biggest propaganda machine ever created. Toyota Hybrid Horror Hoax source: http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/12/toy...fumento_3.html =================================== "On the very day Toyota was making a high-profile defense of its cars, one of them was speeding out of control," said CBS News--and a vast number of other media outlets worldwide. The driver of a 2008 Toyota Prius, James Sikes, called 911 to say his accelerator was stuck, he was zooming faster than 90 miles per hour and absolutely couldn't slow down. It got far more dramatic, though. The California Highway Patrol responded and "To get the runaway car to stop, they actually had to put their patrol car in front of the Prius and step on the brakes." During over 20 harrowing minutes, according to NBC's report, Sikes "did everything he could to try to slow down that Prius." Others said, "Radio traffic indicated the driver was unable to turn off the engine or shift the car into neutral." In fact, almost none of this was true. Virtually every aspect of Sikes's story as told to reporters makes no sense. His claim that he'd tried to yank up the accelerator could be falsified, with his help, in half a minute. And now we even have an explanation for why he'd pull such a stunt, beyond the all-American desire to have 15 minutes of fame (recall the "Balloon Boy Hoax" from October) and the aching need to be perceived as a victim. The lack of skepticism from the beginning was stunning. I combed through haystacks of articles without producing such needles as the words "alleges" or "claims." When Sikes said he brought his car to a Toyota dealer two weeks earlier, recall notice in hand, and they just turned him away, the media bought that, too. In Sikes We Trust. Then the pundits deluged us with a tsunami of an anti-Toyota sanctimony . Where to begin? Well, the patrol car didn't slow down the Prius; the bumpers never touched. The officers used a loudspeaker to tell Sikes to use the brakes and emergency brake together. He did; the car slowed to about 55 mph. Sikes turned off the engine and coasted to a halt. He stopped the car on his own. There wasn't anything wrong with the transmission or the Prius engine button either. Over a 23-minute period the 911 dispatcher repeatedly pleaded with Sikes to shift into neutral. He simply refused and then essentially stopped talking to her except to say that he thought he could smell his brakes burning. "I thought about" shifting into neutral, Sikes said at a televised press conference the day after the incident. But "I had never played with this kind of a transmission, especially when you're driving and I was actually afraid to do that." Sikes, who has driven the car for two years, also said "I figured if I knocked it over [the gear knob] the car might flip." more.............................................. ... __________________ ISeekGirls.com since 2005

03-12-2010, 04:59 PM	#3
PornMD Mainstream Businessman Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,291	Yep...it had sounded like a horseshit story to me too. Too bad Toyota will probably be hurt badly by it in conjunction with the recent recall. I drive a Corolla and it's been the most stress-free car I've ever had. __________________ Want to crush it in mainstream with Facebook ads? Hit me up.

03-12-2010, 05:13 PM	#5
mynameisjim Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,985	I posted this in another thread but with so much media attention, you will get all kinds of crazies out now. Just like with the Anthrax scares, people were seeing white powder everywhere and none of them panned out other than the original one. That's why it seems as though Toyota can't fix the problem, because most of the reports coming in now are false. Some on purpose, but most because people are just like that. Not only that, ABC did a story where the used an alternate shot of a tachometer revving up and pretended like it was a live shot while inside of a runaway car. Toyota got a bad rap on this one. __________________ jim (at) amateursconvert . com Amateurs Convert

03-12-2010, 05:27 PM	#6
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,061	My parents picked up two 2010 Prius' for almost nothing. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

03-12-2010, 05:30 PM	#7
vending_machine Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,062	http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000..._LEFTWhatsNews Check out that article about what happened to Audi in the 80's. This is nothing new. __________________

03-12-2010, 04:58 PM	#2
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,131	For what it's worth, Sikes owned and operated a Web site called AdultSwingLife.com. More salacious material on this man will continue to pour in. lolz

03-12-2010, 06:35 PM	#8
Dcat Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,607	US Warns Japan They Will Destroy Toyota First, Honda Next Russian Foreign Ministry sources are reporting in the Kremlin today that President Obama has issued a ?blunt warning? to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama that unless Japan ?immediately? reverses course away from China their giant automaker Toyota will be ?completely destroyed? to be followed ?very quickly? by Honda?s destruction too. These reports note that the growing tensions between the United States and Japan have accelerated since the historic election this past summer that brought Hatoyama to power and his vow to the Japanese people to ?rein in? Americans influence over his country and its economy and which has led to Japan balking at paying the nearly $2 Billion bill presented to them by Obama that is three times more than Germany (World War II?s other loser) has to pay for the ?privilege? of hosting American troops. As the World?s second largest economy Japan is faced with a staggering debt-to-GDP ratio of over 220% (compared to the Americans 97.5% rate) that prompted the United States Standard & Poor?s credit reporting giant?s threat this past week to downgrade the Japanese government?s credit rating because Hatoyama is moving too slowly, they say, to reduce the debt. con't.. http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1337.htm

03-16-2010, 08:24 PM	#11
Dcat Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mexico Posts: 1,607	Toyota Prius's 90mph runaway ride 'not feasible', says leaked government memo. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...s-not-feasible

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