[AT] OT Re: HIGH IDLE now runaway cars

[charliehill]

Ken, they have been saying on TV  that some Lexus models were included in 
the recall and the car that "ran away" and killed the California cop and his 
family was a Lexus.  My sister has an Avalon that's about 3 years old.  I 
guess it's recalled too.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Knierim" <ken.knierim at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Re: HIGH IDLE now runaway cars


> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:41 AM, charliehill 
> <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Don't you hate cars that won't allow you to drive them?
>>
>> Even if you can't turn it off you can push it up into neutral can't you?
>> It's got a rev limiter on it.  It won't hurt it.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>
> Coming soon... fully electronic steering. That one scares me a little. :)
>
> One interesting thing about the whole Toyota recall... according to the
> Toyota website a few minutes ago, there are no affected Lexus or Scion
> products. According to my wife (former Toyota employee), all the Lexus
> vehicles came over from Japan and it appears to be limited to US-built
> vehicles (so far).
>
> Yep, pop that sucker in neutral and let 'er rev. Or put your foot under 
> the
> pedal and give it a lift. I'm sure there are a few folks out there that 
> had
> sticky throttles in the past and figured out how to get things under
> control. :)
>
> Ken in AZ
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