How to stop a runaway toyota (for those that don't know how to drive)

**Nicotine** · 03-10-2010, 11:48 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4PtafRB9c

tonnes of f-bombs, but it's so worth it for the retards who cant comprehend simple directions....

just like the guy in calif. the dispatcher for 9-11 told him to put it into neutral, and he didn't.....

im not sticking up for toyota, but at the same time - some people are just way too stupid.

**Nooomoto** · 03-11-2010, 10:16 AM

Yeah I don't get why people just can't put the car in neutral. Ridiculous.

**alexISthrowed** · 03-11-2010, 10:25 AM

People are stupid. I heard they didnt want to turn the car off because they would lose the power steering or the steering wheel would lock. If you shut the car off but turn the key the wheel wont lock and unless your a complete puussy you should be able to control the car without the power steering.

**Nooomoto** · 03-11-2010, 10:30 AM

Like the guy on the 911 call, she asked him to put it in neutral. Hes like "I'm trying to control the car!!" Just put down the ****ing phone and put it in neutral. I think a lot of these people are just crashing the cars on purpose or accident and blaming it on faulty equipment to get out of it. There has been a major spike in incidents since the reports started being circulated in the media.

**alexISthrowed** · 03-11-2010, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Nooomoto

Like the guy on the 911 call, she asked him to put it in neutral. Hes like "I'm trying to control the car!!" Just put down the ****ing phone and put it in neutral. I think a lot of these people are just crashing the cars on purpose or accident and blaming it on faulty equipment to get out of it. There has been a major spike in incidents since the reports started being circulated in the media.

The problem is their driving a prius. I would never be caught dead in one of those. I cant stand smart cars either. Fvcking tree huggers.

**Nooomoto** · 03-11-2010, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by alexISthrowed

The problem is their driving a prius. I would never be caught dead in one of those. I cant stand smart cars either. Fvcking tree huggers.

Yeah, I don't understand how someone could conciously go out and spend so much on a car with no soul. You know there's nothing fun about driving a Prius or a Smart Car.

**alexISthrowed** · 03-11-2010, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Nooomoto

Yeah, I don't understand how someone could conciously go out and spend so much on a car with no soul. You know there's nothing fun about driving a Prius or a Smart Car.

Really? Its not fun to merge onto a highway full of cars doing 70 when your only going 43? haha there was a car salesman that used to go to my gym and he told me that parts and maintenance is extremely expensive. He said the tires were insanely expensive because the car is so heavy it needs special tires. He could be blowing smoke up my ass so dont quote me on this.

**Kratos** · 03-11-2010, 11:32 AM

90mph = 132 feet per second

the neutral time out alone is half a second = the length of a mac truck

how many feet does that add to your highway stopping distance? And why is that acceptable?

Engine shut off timeout is longer...like 3-5 seconds and the section of road he was on was very curvy and he was afraid to be without power steering on a curvy road at 90mph.

floor mats were removed...he reached down to pull back on the gas pedal...why should anybody have to accept a car that does this?

**Nicotine** · 03-11-2010, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Kratos

90mph = 132 feet per second

the neutral time out alone is half a second = the length of a mac truck

how many feet does that add to your highway stopping distance? And why is that acceptable?

Engine shut off timeout is longer...like 3-5 seconds and the section of road he was on was very curvy and he was afraid to be without power steering on a curvy road at 90mph.

floor mats were removed...he reached down to pull back on the gas pedal...why should anybody have to accept a car that does this?

i wouldn't, that's for damn sure

but at the same time, the 9-11 dispatch told him to throw the car into neutral and he refused.

some people are just too dense..

**Nooomoto** · 03-11-2010, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Kratos

90mph = 132 feet per second

the neutral time out alone is half a second = the length of a mac truck

how many feet does that add to your highway stopping distance? And why is that acceptable?

Engine shut off timeout is longer...like 3-5 seconds and the section of road he was on was very curvy and he was afraid to be without power steering on a curvy road at 90mph.

floor mats were removed...he reached down to pull back on the gas pedal...why should anybody have to accept a car that does this?

No one should accept it. But...he could have just put it in neutral and ended the situation a lot sooner. It went on for 20 minutes or something like that.

Common sense, guys...neutral. I have a Scion tC as a daily driver/beater, I can slip it into neutral no problem while at any speed. This car shares the same drivetrain as the Camry.

**Kratos** · 03-11-2010, 12:02 PM

he may even be looking to scam toyota in court, who knows.

but until toyota comes up with a soloution to the problem, I'm sick of jap loyalists making excuses for Toyota.

They have more deaths for unintended acceleration then all other car companies combined and multiplied by 2.

They're still getting a huge number of reports after the fix and are bragging about a sales rebound in March.

**kalspic** · 03-11-2010, 12:09 PM

well i dont own a toyota but that was halarious.

**Nooomoto** · 03-11-2010, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Kratos

he may even be looking to scam toyota in court, who knows.

but until toyota comes up with a soloution to the problem, I'm sick of jap loyalists making excuses for Toyota.

They have more deaths for unintended acceleration then all other car companies combined and multiplied by 2.

They're still getting a huge number of reports after the fix and are bragging about a sales rebound in March.

Thats the thing though. The spike in reports of unintended acceleration AFTER the first story broke is suspicious.

From NHTSA:

As of February 3, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had received only 124 complaints about the popular hybrid, but by February 13 that figure had ballooned to 1,120 complaints.

In 10 days? Come on...you know a good number of those have to be fake.

**Hard.On** · 03-11-2010, 01:15 PM

The first thing I asked my self is why didnt he pull the ebrake, or drop into N?

He needed a cop to pull up beside him and yell instructions.

He was also only going 140 on a highway. NOT that fast.

**Indymuscleguy** · 03-11-2010, 02:21 PM

now that was funny!

**Tesla** · 03-11-2010, 06:18 PM

I call shenanigans on the guy from California. It's just waaaayyy too easy to get out of a runaway accelerator situation. Put it in neutral....problem solved.

I suspect people are now smelling big $$$ through lawsuits against Toyota. I wouldn't be surprised if we see more stunts like this.

**DSM4Life** · 03-11-2010, 06:22 PM

In a later interview he said he didn't put the car in neutral because he thought the car would flip over.

**alexISthrowed** · 03-11-2010, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by twotimer

The first thing I asked my self is why didnt he pull the ebrake, or drop into N?

He needed a cop to pull up beside him and yell instructions.

He was also only going 140 on a highway. NOT that fast.

Theres no way in hell a prius is gonna go even close to 140 lol I heard 92.

**Nicotine** · 03-11-2010, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by DSM4Life

In a later interview he said he didn't put the car in neutral because he thought the car would flip over.

well

jamming on the ebrake could cause the car to skid/lose control

but jamming it into N would cause it to flip? LOL

it's not like slamming it into reverse or anything

**Nooomoto** · 03-11-2010, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by DSM4Life

In a later interview he said he didn't put the car in neutral because he thought the car would flip over.

That makes complete sense. I always fear flippage when changing gears.

What a tard.

**Nicotine** · 03-11-2010, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by Nooomoto

That makes complete sense. I always fear flippage when changing gears.

What a tard.

what do you expect from someone who drives a prius?

anyone who "drives" that shit, isnt a Driver

**zimmy** · 03-12-2010, 09:03 AM

i got a perfect solution. If you are driving a car and the gas gets stuck...look around for a little rice car with a fart pipe, a car with a lady talking on the phone or putting on make up or a car with some one eating and smash the f*ck into them. Atleast if you are going to have an accident that you won't be responsible for...you can take one of those moron's off the road for a while.

**KimboHalfSlice** · 03-12-2010, 11:13 AM

If he was in Europe he could have just put his foot on the clutch.

Because Europeans drive real cars.

**Nooomoto** · 03-12-2010, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by ErectileTissue

If he was in Europe he could have just put his foot on the clutch.

Because Europeans drive real cars.

Stick or auto...the Prius is no way a "real" car.

**Kratos** · 03-12-2010, 01:13 PM

Unless NHTSA finds something wrong with his car...I'd assume his whole story was a hoax for 15min of fame.

Nothing he did makes much sense...and given his past, it's tough to trust him...not that they shouldn't go over the car fully.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,589090,00.html

I think it was good for the media to expose the problem...but it's open season for the nuts at this point