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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 06:53 AM Original message |
How can you go 100 mph even in neutral? |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. The whole gas pedal thing is a ruse IMHO |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Indeed. I think they are using it to buy time and/or placate the masses. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Something tell me that the gear shifting is controlled by the computer too |
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Raspberry (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. According to Rep. Stupak |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. That's what I keep wondering about |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. i wont forget that story. or the number of duers yelling idiot, put in neutral |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. In this ABC news simulation |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 07:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I wondered that myself since the guy appeared to be totally helpless. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. If it is a standard transmission it is |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. Some of the affected Lexus models have a complicated shifting mechanism. |
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tech9413 (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. One more reason I'm happy with my 98 manual everything |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
10. When this happened to me in my Dodge Neon many years ago.... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. That would have simply been a stuck throttle |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I think it was the throttle body. |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. 1995 Neon here! |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Yup. '95 Neon. |
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WillieW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. This happened to me in my car - not a toyota. |
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prole_for_peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. I have read that the best way to overcome these acceleration problems |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. The foot brake will stop the car if you get on it hard and fast.. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. Traumatic event I doubt she has photographic memory of the event. |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-23-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
20. So, we all know how computers are maliciously hacked at times, |
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