A driver taking an SUV for a spin struck four cars and flipped the vehicle on its side at a dealership in Ballston, Virginia.
Posted on 08/20/2016 1:21:16 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
A driver taking an SUV for a spin struck four cars and flipped the vehicle on its side at a dealership in Ballston, Virginia.
At about 11:30 a.m., a female driver and three passengers were test-driving a Mercedes SUV in the parking lot of the Mercedes-Benz of Arlington dealership on North Glebe Road in Ballston when the woman accelerated at a high rate of speed, according to the report.
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That’s a $60k GLE, basically a tall wagon. You CAN throw it around like a car. But you can’t throw it around like a skateboard.
In 1979/80 I rode in a Jeep CJ that belonged to the US Consulate. We were up-country in the hills and on windy roads. It had a bit of thin armor plate on the sides. Talk about top-heavy! It was scary to go around curves at 50 MPH. At least the Thai buses had a little shrine thing up front and there were usually monks on board in case you had to go check out the afterlife on a trip.
“I guess the traction control and the collision avoidance system didn’t work.”
Once you’ve overcome the gravity control, not much else is going to help you.
Everything bad post CWI can be traced back to Universal Suffrage.
Well, yes. Needed to drive to Oregon, and no interest on the payment. What do you find strange about that?
I paid it off the next day from my debit card. I’m an engineer. Can you believe they pay me to do this stuff?!
Sounds like she went for the brakes but stomped the accelerter instead of the brake pedal. At least that is what it sounds like to me.
That woman moved to Northern Virginia!
Strangest transaction I've been involved with :o)
Eight years later, sixty thousand miles, who am I to argue with Toyota engineering. I've had absolutely no issues with this truck. I now own three, and a Forester (for my rebelious youngest daughter).
True, but I am self employed and I feel the pain of credit card transaction fees.
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