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    Image of hamburgerhotdog hamburgerhotdog
    11/09/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    Stephen King is now writing the green version of Christine, the car that plugs itself in. #toyota
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    Ja, a local radio station played a tape of a 911 call yesterday that took us inside a car as it accelerated, plunged down the side of the freeway and then killed everyone inside.

    War on Toyota? #toyota
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    11/09/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    The Prius I drove recently didn't accelerate suddenly, but never, ever drive that thing in a pounding rainstorm. I have seriously never driven a car that handled worse in severe weather. It's too light to grip the road, it skids every time you go into a turn. Absolutely terrifying. #toyota
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    I'm slightly disappointed they didn't take aim for the nearest SUV, just to make the Big Gulp crowd think Eco-minded people had all of a sudden went Kamikaze after too many years of mildly-arched-eyebrowed disapproval.
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    Image of bens bens
    11/09/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    2009: My car's computer is trying to kill me.
    2019: My car has developed emotions.

    Stop the robot revolution now!! Crush them in to washing machines before its too late!! #toyota
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/09/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    Also, Toyota apparently stole pictures off Flickr and used them to promote Toyota.
    [www.brandsanatomy.com] #toyota
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    11/09/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    Maybe everybody should just learn to drive manuals. #toyota
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    Image of mommy_dearest mommy_dearest
    11/09/09

    @Claire Buoyant: I haven't even read the manual. Does it explain how to avoid this problem? #toyota
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    Image of Jhonka Jhonka
    11/09/09

    @mommy_dearest: Manual as in standard, as in the transmission.

    Throwing an automatic in neutral would probably do the same thing, but it's hard when you're panicking #toyota
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    Image of D2theMatthews D2theMatthews
    11/09/09

    @Jhonka: And let's not forget, this is what you're dealing with in there: [l.yimg.com] #toyota
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    Image of lionel-mandrake lionel-mandrake
    11/09/09

    @Cecil's Wielder: It's all electronic, you couldn't put that thing in neutral if you wanted.

    Also, I had the brakes go out once in a manual I used to own. Scary yes, but I just downshifted to where I could put the emergency brake on. Oh, and if you were low on gas (and money), you could just put the car in neutral on big downhills. #toyota
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    11/09/09

    @Jhonka: I guess my joke fell very flat. Of course I know what a manual transmission is. #toyota
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    Image of Buttafooco Buttafooco
    11/08/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    There is a greater chance you'll die of boredom from driving a Toyota, than any design flaw that might be built into one. #toyota
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    Image of son of spam son of spam
    11/09/09

    @Buttafooco: Ha! #toyota
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    Image of Btwbfdimho Btwbfdimho
    11/08/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars

    The Toyota Semenya has also a self-acceleration problem.
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    Image of GlasgowRose GlasgowRose
    11/08/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    Speaking of cars with minds of their own, don't forget the 1958 Plymouth Fury. #toyota
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    Image of Antennapedia Antennapedia
    11/08/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    I actually had this happen on my car once (not a Toyota) and it was a pulse generator problem- the chip that tells the automatic transmission how fast the engine is turning burned out. Result: Car revving ITSELF up at a stop sign. UTTERLY TERRIFYING to sit there with your brake pedal on the floor while the car winds itself up like it's ready to drag... #toyota
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    11/08/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    When the unintended-acceleration issue hit Audi about 30 years ago, wasn't it determined (much later, unfortunately for Audi) that the problem was driver error? Maybe this needs to be cross-posted to Jalopnik. #toyota
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    There are so many things that terrify me about driving and this did not help at all. #toyota
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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    11/08/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    But wouldn't the people who are ruining the planet avoid driving a Prius? #toyota
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    Image of Btwbfdimho Btwbfdimho
    11/08/09

    @mattchew03: The Prius is just another hoax, like global warming or lung cancer due to smoking. #toyota
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/08/09

    In reply to Toyota Owners Share Their Stories of Nearly Being Killed By Their Cars
    Hmmm, blog comments. Well, that settles THAT question.
    #whoneedsmoreproofthanthateh? #toyota
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    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    11/08/09

    @raincoaster: I'm sure Patricia's firm will carfully handle the case. #toyota
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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    11/08/09

    @MattGaymon: LOL at "carfully," you are amazing. #toyota
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    11/08/09

    @MattGaymon: I'm wondering if anyone will crash the court case and yell "FIRST!!!!1!" #toyota
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