Sikes was telling Porky Pies, according to Toyota fresh press release

[StageLeft]

http://priuschat.com/news/toyota-sikes-intentionally-misused-brakes-overheat-them

Now this is direct from Toyota. I believe them here. Given their bad PR they would not be saying this unless unequivocally confident in it:

Toyota: Sikes "intentionally misused" brakes to overheat them

This also fits in well with everything else. So the guy lied. And the lady last week or whenever who flew into a garage had, in fact, never even tried to use her brakes.

 

[LTC8K6]

And the brakes still stopped the car...

 

[Strk]

That's not really surprising. You point out an issue, people are going to exploit it.

 

[Perknose]

I don't know if this needs to be added, but if you've been following this on jalopnik you know that Sikes is shady as hell with a long history of BS who also just happens to be in bankruptcy, 3/4 million in debt, and Way behind on his Prius lease payments.

 

[Kadarin]

I believe Toyota on this one.

 

[SparkyJJO]

I believe Toyota on this one.

Same... the guy has a poor background, sounded like he was pulling stunts to me. Sounded fishy from the get-go.

That doesn't let Toyota off the hook over all the others, however.

 

[Kelvrick]

Same... the guy has a poor background, sounded like he was pulling stunts to me. Sounded fishy from the get-go.

That doesn't let Toyota off the hook over all the others, however.

Hopefully he is on the hook for however much it cost the police department for all that fake drama.

 

[marvdmartian]

I don't know if this needs to be added, but if you've been following this on jalopnik you know that Sikes is shady as hell with a long history of BS who also just happens to be in bankruptcy, 3/4 million in debt, and Way behind on his Prius lease payments.

Ought to make it easier for the bank to repo the car now, though, eh?? 😉

 

[amdhunter]

Same... the guy has a poor background, sounded like he was pulling stunts to me. Sounded fishy from the get-go.

That doesn't let Toyota off the hook over all the others, however.

Yeah, but they need any win they can get.

 

[StageLeft]

Same... the guy has a poor background, sounded like he was pulling stunts to me. Sounded fishy from the get-go.

That doesn't let Toyota off the hook over all the others, however.

Probably will never actually know how many of those were valid and how many weren't, unfortunately.