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Offline Erik

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Re: Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe
« Reply #100 on: April 17, 2010, 05:04:19 pm »
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Re: Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe
« Reply #101 on: April 17, 2010, 06:08:45 pm »
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Re: Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe
« Reply #102 on: April 17, 2010, 10:38:12 pm »
Quote from: 2hondas on April 13, 2010, 11:57:13 pm
Most drivers who drive this type of vehicle won't be racing around any corners...

Very true. However, what CR has always been concerned about is the possibility of rollover during last second emergency maneuver.

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Re: Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe
« Reply #103 on: April 18, 2010, 09:56:36 am »
Quote from: CatsEye68 on April 17, 2010, 03:24:46 pm
Quote from: Seafoam on April 16, 2010, 08:22:57 pm
Okay all this talk about trolls. Is the person who started this thread a troll? Is he any more of a troll than Arcticsteve ? The day it was first started I had heard about it more on the radio and the TV. There was no benefit to starting it ,only  to stir up :censor:.

So is the rule that if it is reported on TV and/or radio that one must not make any reference to it here? I see most vehicles discussed here on radio and TV too. Should we not post about them?

That is simply a ridiculous statement. Last time I checked, this was a discussion forum. Discuss.
There is no rule obviously.  ::)
This is a "discussion forum". That is funny coming from you. I'm still waiting for you to discuss.
I'd say this is more of an "opinion forum" which becomes heated at times. ;)
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« Reply #104 on: April 21, 2010, 06:14:07 pm »
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Re: Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe
« Reply #105 on: April 21, 2010, 06:35:17 pm »
You're kidding me.  THAT is what all this fuss is about?  The 95km/h "before" wasn't rolling over.  Not even close.  It oversteered a bit.
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Re: Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe
« Reply #106 on: April 21, 2010, 06:40:17 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on April 21, 2010, 06:35:17 pm
You're kidding me.  THAT is what all this fuss is about?  The 95km/h "before" wasn't rolling over.  Not even close.  It oversteered a bit.

Oh, but you're forgetting.  They added in all the "what ifs".  What if there was a curb there?  What if there was a drop off?  What if two tires hooked the shoulder, etc etc etc.

Just like I said from day one...a simple software fix.
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Re: Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe
« Reply #107 on: April 21, 2010, 06:45:06 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on April 21, 2010, 06:40:17 pm
Quote from: johngenx on April 21, 2010, 06:35:17 pm
You're kidding me.  THAT is what all this fuss is about?  The 95km/h "before" wasn't rolling over.  Not even close.  It oversteered a bit.

Oh, but you're forgetting.  They added in all the "what ifs".  What if there was a curb there?  What if there was a drop off?  What if two tires hooked the shoulder, etc etc etc.

Just like I said from day one...a simple software fix.
Yes. The original stuff did talk about the vehicle "tripping"  and that jerky response in the before video was going sideways quite fast for a short time. If the outside rear wheel had hit a curb, or a pothole or off the tarmac onto the gravel shoulder it could well have tipped.  CR is rather sensitive about that.
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Re: Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe
« Reply #108 on: April 21, 2010, 06:45:31 pm »
Well, what if all the morons stayed home today?  What if everyone that expects their top heavy house-on-wheels to execute high speed cornering like a sports car stayed home?  What if everyone that can't tell the pedals apart stayed home? (local news had a Honda Odyssey plowed into a Mac's store yesterday, but not national news as it wasn't a Toyota)

The world would be a better place.  Safer too.
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