[urq] Toyota should be talking to Audi....NAC

[Grant Lenahan]

Uh, you do it and tell us :-)

That sounds like a rough experiment one way or the other

Grant

Mike Sylvester wrote:
> Why debate it.  Just go and try it yourself.
> Apply full throttle, wait a second to simulate the real world where you
> might not know what happened, then step on the brakes.
> See what happens.
>
> The real world trouble will be the case where you were doing something
> reckless to begin with.
> If you are riding too close or already going too fast, then there could
> be a problem.
>
> The person who had the time to make a phone call is either a liar or a
> moron.
>
> Mike
>
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [urq] Toyota should be talking to Audi....NAC
>> From: Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net>
>> Date: Fri, February 26, 2010 10:56 am
>> To: Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com>
>> Cc: boomerbaird at gmail.com, urq at audifans.com, quattro at audifans.com
>>
>>
>> We are going round and round.
>>
>> Yes, we all saw this.  it conflicts direct testimony, and somebody's 
>> comment that you get once chance.
>>
>> So, i asked "why once chance?" - i have heard two good arguments:
>>
>> 1. vacuum will run out fast at WOT and most people wont have the 
>> strength to keep pressure up
>> 2. brakes will over heat if you dont get the job done, like now
>>
>> .. something else?  ABS interference?
>>
>> This may be fuzzier than i first thought.  I KNOW brakes are way mroe 
>> powerful than motors. but....now i'm questioning my assumptions
>>
>> Grant
>>
>>
>> Brandon Rogers wrote:
>>     
>>>> Dennis said:
>>>> It would seem once again that the media juggernaut and mass hysteria rule
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> the day.
>>>
>>> ...and idiot drivers
>>>
>>> Brandon
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
>>> Of dgraber460 at aol.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:30 PM
>>> To: boomerbaird at gmail.com; urq at audifans.com
>>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>>> Subject: Re: [urq] Toyota should be talking to Audi....NAC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the FWIW dept, anyone interested in some pertinent info regarding the
>>> current Toyota issue should refer to the March, Car & Driver, p. 34. They
>>> tested several vehicles for braking ability at highway speeds with the
>>> accelerator _floored_. All cars stopped _very_ close to no throttle
>>> distances with the exception of a 540 HP Roush Mustang, which did have
>>> difficulty overcoming the massive thrust. It would seem once again that the
>>> media juggernaut and mass hysteria rule the day.
>>>
>>> Dennis 
>>> Denver
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: boomer <boomerbaird at gmail.com>
>>> To: urq at audifans.com
>>> Sent: Thu, Feb 25, 2010 4:38 pm
>>> Subject: [urq] Toyota should be talking to Audi....
>>>
>>>
>>> I am sick and tired of hearing about the toyota unintended cceleration. The
>>> testimony by the lady in Tennessee reminds me of all he people who swore up
>>> and down that their Audi drove off while they ushed with both feet on the
>>> brake. Most of these cases found the car o be in fine physical shape and the
>>> conclusion was that they were tanding on the accelerator pedal. America
>>> learn how to drive! I love hat she states how she called her husband when
>>> her car was supposedly areening down the highway by itself at over a hundred
>>> miles an hour. ersonal responsibility no longer exists in America. Audi got
>>> lucky hat their U.I.A. happened when there was less time for the networks o
>>> console the idiot public for their lack of skill and intelligence. ant over,
>>> I was just surprised no one had brought up the obvious imilarity. boomer
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