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Post by bubbles19 Tue 9 Mar 2010 - 17:25

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/09032010/36/toyota-prius-driver-uses-police-car-stop-0.html

Call me lala but wouldn't turning the engine off have slowing down effect?? - don't know this car but I assume that the battery power will only work if car is on lol!
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Post by SavageNFS Tue 9 Mar 2010 - 18:39

Toyota is frustrating the hell out of me. I have nothing against them. Even though I have never actually owned one, I have always thought of them as a exceptional car company. I keep waiting for them to turn this thing around, but every time I turn on the news, internet or email there is another story like this one. What the hell, Toyota? What the hell is going on? Maybe if you allow the NTSB access your stupid black box data, we can help you? They are hiding something and had better start fixing the problems faster than they are being reported soon.

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Post by bubbles19 Tue 9 Mar 2010 - 19:46

Sure someone told me it was Lite-on that had something to do with the software/code for these cars.........nuff said lol!

But agree with you Savage, Toyota need to fix this sooner rather than later.
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Post by SavageNFS Tue 9 Mar 2010 - 22:41

bubbles19 wrote:Sure someone told me it was Lite-on that had something to do with the software/code for these cars.........nuff said lol!

Ouch... rotflmao
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Post by Admin Tue 9 Mar 2010 - 22:51

bubbles19 wrote:http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/09032010/36/toyota-prius-driver-uses-police-car-stop-0.html

Call me lala but wouldn't turning the engine off have slowing down effect?? - don't know this car but I assume that the battery power will only work if car is on lol!

Hello :)
The problem with that is you have to apply the footbrake > select the electric brake > select park > push the start/stop button.
Before you can remove the electronic key.
Which in drive modes is locked in.
I haven't been able to remove key when I tried in any other mode.
But then in theory why would you?

N.B. I believe it was me who implied the s/w updates were via Lite-On.................. rotflmao
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Post by SavageNFS Thu 11 Mar 2010 - 16:25

interesting read regarding "defective" accelerator pedals

Found this little article at another site I post at and thought it was worth sharing...
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Post by Admin Thu 11 Mar 2010 - 20:15

SavageNFS wrote:[url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/opinion/11schmidt.html? Cool pagewanted=1&ref=opinion]interesting read regarding "defective" accelerator pedals[/url]

Found this little article at another site I post at and thought it was worth sharing...

Hello :)
After here you still go elsewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :affraid:

Bet you're not the only one...................... "zebadee the forum whore!!!" rotflmao
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Post by SavageNFS Thu 11 Mar 2010 - 22:31

I visit a lot of forums and admin/own one too! Forums are a fantastic way to network, meet knowledgeable people and stay up to speed on tech. What's not to love!
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Post by bubbles19 Fri 19 Mar 2010 - 8:38


Could be :D

2005 car - sounds like the driver wanted a new car and figured he could blame Toyota for his crash lol!
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