Pedal just stuck!

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by Twistoffate0817

For this thread, that is not the case. My pedal was stuck, I took it to the dealership, they could not fix it.
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I do not know why people are posting on this thread bashing me.

Perhaps I'm not the only one who finds your claim to be lacking in detail, unconvincing, and quite frankly, your posting history to be suspicious?

In short, I don't believe you. That's not bashing, BTW. That's telling it like it is.

As I've posted elsewhere, to anyone who has looked at, and considered the evidence (or lack, thereof) this whole sudden acceleration frenzy stinks to high heavens. And I'm very interested in just who the man behind the curtain might be. The vanquished U.S. auto industry? The U.S. government? (Of course, those are one and the same these days, aren't they?) The usual, irresponsible, sensationalistic churn of the media, in their continuing quest to sell controversy if they can't sell real news? All of the above?

I've no special love for Toyota. But I recognize an obvious witch hunt when I see one. And will continue to counter disinformation when and where I see it.

-Steve Bergman

[chriswb]

Originally Posted by sbergman27

Perhaps I'm not the only one who finds your claim to be lacking in detail, unconvincing, and quite frankly, your posting history to be suspicious?

In short, I don't believe you. That's not bashing, BTW. That's telling it like it is.

As I've posted elsewhere, to anyone who has looked at, and considered the evidence (or lack, thereof) this whole sudden acceleration frenzy stinks to high heavens. And I'm very interested in just who the man behind the curtain might be. The vanquished U.S. auto industry? The U.S. government? (Of course, those are one and the same these days, aren't they?) The usual, irresponsible, sensationalistic churn of the media, in their continuing quest to sell controversy if they can't sell real news? All of the above?

I've no special love for Toyota. But I recognize an obvious witch hunt when I see one. And will continue to counter disinformation when and where I see it.

-Steve Bergman

Steve,

If I am understanding you correctly, and feel free to clarify if I have misinterpreted this post, you are accusing Twistoffate0817 of being an agent working for a malicious government entity whose goal is to promote the American auto companies. What would be the motivation for hiring an individual to join a small car forum in order to sabotage Toyota's reputation?

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by chriswb

If I am understanding you correctly, and feel free to clarify if I have misinterpreted this post, you are accusing Twistoffate0817 of being an agent working for a malicious government entity whose goal is to promote the American auto companies. What would be the motivation for hiring an individual to join a small car forum in order to sabotage Toyota's reputation?

No. That would be unjustified paranoia. More likely he's just impressionable and harbors an overactive imagination. Read his earlier posts. From the very beginning, he just knew it, knew it, knew it, that the Yaris was going to be next. And then he just knew it, knew it, knew it, that *his* car was going to be one of the ones affected. Lo and behold... he now thinks that it did happen to his car. (Shock! Amazement!) A sort of "car owner's" version of hypochondria, one might say.

Parties interested in discrediting Japanese auto manufacturers are quite unlikely to care, specifically, about what goes on in the YarisWorld forums. I do, however, think that a confluence of factors, including action by vested interests in the US, the usual penchant of the mass media for inventing controversy to suit their own purposes, and the limited capacity for critical thinking of (too) many members of the public have resulted in the ridiculous farce which we are now witnessing.

[chriswb]

Originally Posted by sbergman27

No. That would be unjustified paranoia. More likely he's just impressionable and harbors an overactive imagination. Read his earlier posts.

Steve,

I suspect it's all in his mind as well. The Yaris easily coasts at 15mph once it is warmed up without the accelerator. That being said, I do think the Toyota recalls are real. The media is paying so much attention to it because Toyota has refused to come clean, admit to the problems, and offer solutions. It stinks of an attempt by Toyota to hide issues with their cars.