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AlunD
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HeatherKay
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Holy cow! Talk about pedal to the metal!
The car in front is a Toyota because the throttle pedal is jammed under the carpet...
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AlunD
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Exactly my thoughts 
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paulzolo
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The car in front is about to be remodelled by that wall.
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big_D
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Hmm, Toyota said last night, that no decision would be made for Europe until Monday... Leave it to the Irish to make springs that don't spring! 
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l3v1ck
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See, if Americans had manuals they could just push the clutch in and put it into neutral in an emergency.
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big_D
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As opposed to shifting it into neutral? 
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mikepgood
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They never seem to think of that. Or switching the engine off.
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AlunD
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Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest carmaker, is recalling some cars made with Toyota in Europe.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8489079.stm No sh1t Sherlock 
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finlay666
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l3v1ck
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Can you do that in an auto while the car's moving with the throttle wide open?
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gavomatic57
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I expect major recalls from Peugeot, Citroen and Renault, but Toyota surprise me - they've got a reputation for reliability that the French could only dream of. Surely Toyota should have known better than to work with the Peugeot??
This is for the Aygo/107/C1 isn't it?
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belchingmatt
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They should have learnt from the Honda / Rover hybrid.
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gavomatic57
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Hey, I have a Rover-era Honda Accord and it is incredibly reliable - it has Honda engine, EFI system and running gear. The only problems are with the window winders. I think what probably happened was Honda turned to Rover and said, here's the car, we just need some window winders from you.
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Coref
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From the Toyota - models affected:
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