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   Message 27,986 of 28,556   
   Desertphile to Trueno@e86.GTS   
   Re: Something rotten here...   
   30 Jan 10 07:22:08   
   
   XPost: alt.autos.toyota.camry, alt.autos.toyota, alt.autos.lexus   
   XPost: rec.autos.tech   
   From: desertphile@invalid-address.net   
      
   On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:24:25 -0500, Hachiroku ????   
    wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:53:15 -0500, Mike Hunter wrote:   
      
   > > However in this instance EVEN Toyota is saying they have a problem with   
   > > unintended acceleration, hence the recall and stop sell order.   Perhaps   
   > > you think Toyota is mistaken?   
      
   > It's not 'unintended acceleration', it's a condition where the throttle   
   > does not return to idle.   
   >   
   > Slight difference. You have to have the car up to speed and then it sticks   
   > there. If she was going fast enough entering a parking space to crash   
   > through a wall, she should have taken the bus in the first place.   
      
   Has there been a survey comparing these mysterious accelerations   
   events and the age of the vehicle operators?   
      
      
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