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Another runaway Prius???

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alkemyst

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The funny is not found in this one. People are loyal to companies that they have good experience with. Once that experience changes, people look to do better.

except that many didn't have a bad experience and are just jumping on the bandwagon.
 

KDKPSJ

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The funny is not found in this one. People are loyal to companies that they have good experience with. Once that experience changes, people look to do better.

So, are you saying those people all experienced that "change"? Did their Toyota that has run fine for several years suddenly started to act weird, so they decided to bash the company?

The funny is found everywhere.
 

flashbacck

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100314/ap_on_bi_ge/us_runaway_prius

More info about this asshole trying to scam for some money. I hope Toyota sues the shit out of everyone putting up false claims.

Everyone can just leave us alone," Patty Sikes said Saturday night. "Jim didn't get hurt. There's no intent at all to sue Toyota. If any good can come out of this, maybe they can find out what happened so other people don't get killed."

He has no intention of suing, which is why he's retained a lawyer who happens to be suing Toyota for another client o_O
 

StageLeft

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He has no intention of suing, which is why he's retained a lawyer who happens to be suing Toyota for another client o_O
We'll see. He's already known nationally. Will he write a book or get paid for interviews?

Anyway, Fox news now has an article asking if he is the next balloon boy. The only way we'll know for sure is if he admits it. If he does, it will be a wet dream for Toyota because it will throw some measure of undermine on every claim now made about these.

As we all know, all major car manufacturers get runaway stuck gas pedals from time to time and likely all of them are idiots hitting the wrong pedal.
 

StageLeft

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http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/03/13/pattern-wear-runaway-prius-brakes-raises-questions/

The brakes were discolored and showed wear, but the pattern of friction suggested the driver had intermittently applied moderate pressure on the brakes, these people said, adding the investigation didn't find indicators of the heavy pressure described by Sikes.

During two hours of test drives of Sikes' car Thursday, technicians
<- YOU GUYS COULD HAVE FVCKED DIED!!!!!!!!!!!