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Important Announcement: Toyota Motor Sales to purchase PriusChat.com, liquidate owner site

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Prius Team, Apr 1, 2010.

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  1. Prius Team

    Prius Team Toyota Marketing USA

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    I didn't really get you, did I?

    Happy April Fools! ;)

    Doug Coleman
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    #1 Prius Team, Apr 1, 2010
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  2. spiderman

    spiderman wretched

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    Good one. Would be a good move though.
     
    #2 spiderman, Apr 1, 2010
  3. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Toyota Motor Sales purchases PriusChat.com, site crashes unexpectedly!

    Tom
     
    #3 qbee42, Apr 1, 2010
  4. PriusSport

    PriusSport senior member

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    My April fools was that silly Toyota floor mat recall on the Prius:

    My recall says, " The defect is the potential FOR AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE driver's floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to get stuck in a the wide open position. Toyota has determined that this defect does not exist in vehicles in which the driver side floor mat is compatible with the vehicle and properly secured."

    This basically says there's no problem if your car has OE mats with hooks, as mine does.

    So what's the issue? Nothing peculiar to Toyota or the Prius. An unsecured driver floor mat is unsafe IN ANY CAR. I've had just such experiences with other cars over the years, where an unsecured mat has crept up and interfered with the accelerator, brake and clutch pedals. I had to push it down with my heel and tuck it close to the car seat.

    My Prius has hooks on the mat. It isn't going anywhere. And nobody is going to shorten my accelerator pedal, which is distinctly unsafe for shorter drivers--like me.

    The problem is with the Government, which should have a law REQUIRING HOOKS on driver floor mats.
     
    #4 PriusSport, Apr 1, 2010
  5. Politburo

    Politburo Active Member

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    No federal regulation is necessary, imo. You can't promulgate common sense.
     
    #5 Politburo, Apr 1, 2010
  6. Danny

    Danny Admin/Founder
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    I'm waiting on my check :)
     
    #6 Danny, Apr 1, 2010
  7. bisco

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    what?!? had me till i clicked on it!:D
     
    #7 bisco, Apr 1, 2010
  8. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    Now Priuschat will be "unstoppable" too!
     
    #8 efusco, Apr 1, 2010
  9. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    on first day of Toyota based ownership of Priuschat.com , several members reported "unintended posts" and unstoppable thread creation. officials are investigating...
     
    #9 DaveinOlyWA, Apr 1, 2010
  10. usbseawolf2000

    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    That would really be pushing our buttons!
     
    #10 usbseawolf2000, Apr 1, 2010
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    Good one. :D
     
    #11 stream, Apr 1, 2010
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    No wonder the site response time is so much faster today, unintended acceleration !!
     
    #12 jdcollins5, Apr 1, 2010
  13. Russell Frost

    Russell Frost the whatdrives.us guy

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    "I'm Oprah rich baby!", was the only thing former Priuschat.com owner Danny Cooper was quoted as saying after the deal was announced. According to sources close to the site, Priuschat moderators are "looking for their payday" as well as looking for Mr. Cooper.
    -Wall Street Journal
     
    #13 Russell Frost, Apr 1, 2010
  14. barbaram

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    Ha! yep you got me... thank God it was a joke!
     
    #14 barbaram, Apr 1, 2010
  15. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Now older members of Prius chat can't stop posting.
     
    #15 JimboPalmer, Apr 1, 2010
  16. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    You totally gave in much too easily, Doug. You really should have strung the whole thing out.

    Heck, it would have been good if Danny would have made it an announcement and written some blurb about how it's been fun these last six years but it's time to move on, blah blah blah.

    All the same, you got me looking.
     
    #16 TonyPSchaefer, Apr 1, 2010
  17. hill

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    OOOoooouuhhh
    :thumb:

    I hope they got thick skin !

    .
     
    #17 hill, Apr 1, 2010
  18. Prius Team

    Prius Team Toyota Marketing USA

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    Oh, I so wanted to do that, but with all that's gone on recently, I think there's enough grief from our fans. Figured it was better to get in, have a laugh, and get out!

    Doug Coleman
    Prius Product Manager
    Toyota Motor Sales, USA
     
    #18 Prius Team, Apr 1, 2010
  19. hill

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    Call me the eternal optomist . . . you wouldn't happen to mean the early release of the PHEV Prius to the general public in just a few short weeks, would you?

    :rolleyes:

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    #19 hill, Apr 1, 2010
  20. 32kcolors

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    Keep the forum, liquidate the trolls/distractors.
     
    #20 32kcolors, Apr 1, 2010
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