From: JoeSpareBedroom on 23 Feb 2010 16:24 "Hachiroku" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2010.02.24.02.20.05.734000(a)e86.GTS... > On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:40:13 -0600, FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote: > >> Hachiroku wrote: >>> A woman testified before Congress that when her Toyota began >>> accelerating >>> uncontrollably she "put the car in neutral and it had no effect, I >>> stepped >>> on the brakes and it had no effect, I applied the emergency brake and it >>> had no effect, I even tried to put the car into reverse and I couldn't." >>> >>> Huh? Putting the car in neutral had no effect? Someone provide with with >>> a >>> clue on this one. >>> >>> BTW< the car was a Lexus. >> >> It was woman. > > > I wonder who paid her? The law firm of Dewey, Cheatham and Howe.
From: cuhulin on 23 Feb 2010 16:57 Was she a blonde? Maybe they ought to put some sort of a sensor in those cars that will sense when a woman is driving and put the power brakes in a Super Duper power brakes mode.Or throw out the Anchor. Dewey, Cheatem & Howe ~ The Three Stooges. cuhulin
From: Mark on 23 Feb 2010 17:08 She's looking for the easy payoff... gotta feel sorry for those ES350 drivers. On Feb 23, 8:35 pm, Hachiroku <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > A woman testified before Congress that when her Toyota began accelerating > uncontrollably she "put the car in neutral and it had no effect, I stepped > on the brakes and it had no effect, I applied the emergency brake and it > had no effect, I even tried to put the car into reverse and I couldn't." > > Huh? Putting the car in neutral had no effect? Someone provide with with a > clue on this one. > > BTW< the car was a Lexus.
From: FatterDumber& Happier Moe on 23 Feb 2010 18:16 Hachiroku wrote: > On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:44:00 -0500, JoeSpareBedroom wrote: > >> "Hachiroku" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >> news:pan.2010.02.24.01.35.55.953000(a)e86.GTS... >>> A woman testified before Congress that when her Toyota began accelerating >>> uncontrollably she "put the car in neutral and it had no effect, I stepped >>> on the brakes and it had no effect, I applied the emergency brake and it >>> had no effect, I even tried to put the car into reverse and I couldn't." >>> >>> Huh? Putting the car in neutral had no effect? Someone provide with with a >>> clue on this one. >>> >>> BTW< the car was a Lexus. >> >> She forgot to mention that she was going down a steep 2 mile hill at the >> time, and drafting an 18 wheeler. > > > I missed the drafting part... > > Here's the steep hill, http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=TM&t=5d&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=
From: ransley on 23 Feb 2010 18:44
On Feb 23, 7:35 pm, Hachiroku <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > A woman testified before Congress that when her Toyota began accelerating > uncontrollably she "put the car in neutral and it had no effect, I stepped > on the brakes and it had no effect, I applied the emergency brake and it > had no effect, I even tried to put the car into reverse and I couldn't." > > Huh? Putting the car in neutral had no effect? Someone provide with with a > clue on this one. > > BTW< the car was a Lexus. Now the bull starts, and you are the one starting it. Did you know 70% of Toyotas complaints for self acceleration don`t even cover the recalled cars, that is from Toyotas own internal documents. And of course you were with the lady when her occurance happened, so you Know its bull for a fact. |