Now it is the prius

I think they need to get on top of this:

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That is unreal. However why aren't toyota owners being told to just put the car in neutral to slow down the car? (NA to the linked story obviously)
 
tdekany said:
That is unreal. However why aren't toyota owners being told to just put the car in neutral to slow down the car? (NA to the linked story obviously)
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I wondered the same thing when I heard what the CHP officer told the guy in LA, but I seem to recall hearing that in some cars like the Prius just putting the gear selector in neutral doesn't actually cause the transmission to shift into neutral -- not sure if that's accurate or not.

RANDAL said:
Prius drivers are trying impersonate Corvette drivers!!!! I couldnt resist BART and Charles.
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Well, if nothing else their carbon footprint is about the same :gotcha:

:rofl
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
I wondered the same thing when I heard what the CHP officer told the guy in LA, but I seem to recall hearing that in some cars like the Prius just putting the gear selector in neutral doesn't actually cause the transmission to shift into neutral -- not sure if that's accurate or not.



Well, if nothing else their carbon footprint is about the same :gotcha:

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Yea but if my throttle stuck it would not be 90mph it would look more like this picture I took of my speedometer.



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The great thing about Bart's car is it probably gets 17mpg going 150mph. A Bugatti Veyron can empty it's tank in what, eight minutes at top speed? Bart could do 150 for a couple hours and still have enough to idle into town at 75...
 
occupant said:
The great thing about Bart's car is it probably gets 17mpg going 150mph. A Bugatti Veyron can empty it's tank in what, eight minutes at top speed? Bart could do 150 for a couple hours and still have enough to idle into town at 75...
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I never tried to check the fuel mileage at 150 mph but summer fore last I went out of state to a show and at 65 & 70 mph I averaged 34 mpg.
I have a programmable Accel Gen.7 wide band computer on it and I have it set so while cruising like that the air/fuel ratio gauge is showing 15.7
The MSD multi-fire ignition system helps the mileage also.

They claim that multi-fire will gain about 10% or more over a single spark I don't know why the auto industry has not used it yet??? Maybe the cost the bean counters sometimes rule.

As to the 198 that was what I felt comfortable with while taking the photo I have driven it much faster than that.

I have heavily modified the brakes/ suspension/wheels & tires are all non Corvette items.
I wanted it to look like a stock C4 while on the road the only thing that gives it away is the extra wide tires but since few people know enough about a Corvette they don't know but what it came with those.

The original 350 that came in it is setting in the storage shed not nearly enough cubic inches.
 
Bart....did you have to hack the digital display to read over 85 mph? I know on some of those older cars they would flash '85' once you passed that point...kind of the digital version of pegging it at 85.

And oh yes....did this in the ol' Kimchi Wagon once and NEVER again.

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OCDinPDX said:
Bart....did you have to hack the digital display to read over 85 mph? I know on some of those older cars they would flash '85' once you passed that point...kind of the digital version of pegging it at 85.

And oh yes....did this in the ol' Kimchi Wagon once and NEVER again.

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The C4 actually has 2 speedometers one is a graph type the color bar will rise untill it reaches 85 that is the top of the scale but the digital keeps counting.
Only thing is they did not put a 2 in it but it will keep counting anyway.

It will only show 2 digits up too 99mph then it will go to 3 digit but 199 is where it will start counting over again if you go faster.
It would count like this 199-100 but you can tell you are not going 100 then 101-102-103 and it will just keep counting like that.

When it is reading 150mph you really wont be confused their is doubt in your mind that you are doing more than that and you will slow down a bunch before it drops to show 150 again.. :D

I had some people that did not believe me but after I took them for a ride word soon got around and 2 thinks happened NO ONE will ride with my and I can not get anyone who has a fast car to run they always have an excuse. :rofl
 
JaredPointer said:
Did Bankrupt Runaway Prius Driver Fake "Unintended Acceleration?" - Toyota Recall - Jalopnik
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I read this on BITOG and the fan boys are all over it saying he is out to get money.
Problem with that is he did not crash and he was not injured so he will be hard pressed to find a lawyer that will take his case on contingency.

I think a better explanation is that the guy is a very poor driver and when the throttle stuck he panicked.

Hard for me to imagine a prius accelerating enough to panic anyone but their are some really poor drivers out their.

I saw this morning on the local news that a Toyota suddenly accelerated and the woman hit a pole this was near where I live don't know if it will make the national news but I feel sorry for her and her family because they will try to divert the problem by trying to dig up something on her.
 
I just found it interesting.

On top of the media fear mongering, I do believe that there's a lot of opportunists out there who will jump on this be it for notoriety, their 15 minutes of fame, to get out of a payment they don't like, etc.

While I don't dismiss that there's a problem, it's kind of funny to me to see these 5+ year old cars coming out of the woodwork that are now all of a sudden having problems now that's it splashed all over the media. Why were they not having problems before now? It's just awful convenient how easy it would be to be a top story on the news right now with a Toyota vehicle.

This isn't the only article I've come across lately that hints that this may be a overblown issue. Just this morning I saw two articles about the ABC guy who rigged up a Toyota to fail. ABC pretty much said they shouldn't have aired it now, without really coming out and saying it in so many words. Also, the guy manipulated the system far beyond what would ever happen in normal, everyday use.

There's also some questions floating about by the lady who testified before congress. From what I could tell, there's not a lot of physical evidence to suggest that she tried to do many of the things to stop the vehicle that she says she did. That may or may not be much more than hearsay - I assume it depends on the group you choose to listen to.

Not really trying to be a conspiracy theorist here or anything, but I think there's a lot more than meets the eye regarding the Toyota situation, not to mention how convenient it would be for some other parties to benefit from all of it, either individuals or companies (and the associated unions).
 
That is interesting. I was curious to see if anyone would try to exploit the problem for potential financial gain.
 
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