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corax
03-12-2010, 02:25 PM
something didn't sounds quite right & now more news is surfacing

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread551182/pg1

James Sikes, the owner/driver of the Toyota Prius that accelerated to 94mph on a California freeway this past week, has some funny-smelling skeletons in his closet, including the fact that he was 8 months behind on his Prius payments..

Is it possible this whole thing was done for financial gain? Hmmm....


​James Sikes made news the other day when a California Highway Patrol officer had to help him stop his runaway Toyota Prius, which Sikes claimed had unexpectedly accelerated to 94 mph. But the glare of a national spotlight has cast light on some cobwebs in Sikes's recent past, secrets that cast doubt on his credibility.

According to an investigation by motorhead blog Jalopnik, Sikes and his wife filed for bankruptcy in 2008 with $700,000 in debt. Including over $20,000 owed on the leased Prius he claims has a mind of its own.

That's a deep hole to shovel out of. So it's not a surprise that some are saying Sikes may have faked the incident.


Here's another article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,589090,00.html?test=latestnews

oly884
03-12-2010, 05:39 PM
I'm sure he did, meh, let him fry.

DHC6twinotter
03-12-2010, 07:53 PM
I never understood why the driver couldn't just put the Prius in neutral. :headscratch:

Scuba
03-12-2010, 08:13 PM
Cause he's faking it. Or he's just a complete ratard.

Lee
03-12-2010, 08:20 PM
he was afraid it was gonna flip over :lliar: :lliar: :lliar: :lliar: :lliar: :lliar:

Marc P
03-12-2010, 09:08 PM
We have had many conversations about this at work....we all think he is full of crap...maybe he works for GM

corax
03-13-2010, 04:00 AM
The part that really got me was where he said he reached down and couldn't pull the pedal up :shake:

The sad part is that given the current climate for Toyota, even if they find nothing wrong and there is strong evidence he was just trying to get out of his lease, they'll probably still have to pay him off and buy him out of the lease.

Lee
03-13-2010, 05:10 AM
he was quoted as saying he hopes to get a new car out of it "but nothing more"


jack ass.

Seanz0rz
03-13-2010, 04:56 PM
We have had many conversations about this at work....we all think he is full of crap...maybe he works for GM


no he actually runs a website for "swingers"