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Gideon · 03-12-2010, 11:24 PM

^ Yes it seems actually that a lot of media outlets are starting to be more skeptical about the other reports as well.

ABC's feature on the professor who supposedly reproduced the issue with an Avalon is now being reported as being nothing more that a ridiculous rewire of the pedal, a rewire that when performed on other manufacturers cars end in the same result (WOT with no error codes showing any vehicle fault)

In fact PopSci reported that he was paid by a safety consultant who runs a for-profit firm that is working with lawyers who are currently suing Toyota over the sudden acceleration issue.

It's looking ever better for Toyota, which is good because this media fiasco very much mirrors the Audi 5000 sudden acceleration issue back in the 80s, where every instance was found to be driver error. (Which came too late for Audi, whose sales were abysmal the following years after the incidents)

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03-12-2010, 11:24 PM	#34
Gideon ★weeaboo★ View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Bayou LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 661	^ Yes it seems actually that a lot of media outlets are starting to be more skeptical about the other reports as well. ABC's feature on the professor who supposedly reproduced the issue with an Avalon is now being reported as being nothing more that a ridiculous rewire of the pedal, a rewire that when performed on other manufacturers cars end in the same result (WOT with no error codes showing any vehicle fault) In fact PopSci reported that he was paid by a safety consultant who runs a for-profit firm that is working with lawyers who are currently suing Toyota over the sudden acceleration issue. It's looking ever better for Toyota, which is good because this media fiasco very much mirrors the Audi 5000 sudden acceleration issue back in the 80s, where every instance was found to be driver error. (Which came too late for Audi, whose sales were abysmal the following years after the incidents)