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Businessman Got Drunk, Lost Lamborghini Gallardo
“A property investor lost his £130,000 Lamborghini sports car because he was too drunk to remember where he parked it. To cover his embarrassment Glenn Knowles, 35, who co-owned the car with Robert Mant, 29, then lied to his friend and the police, claiming he had no idea what had happened to it. He only admitted he’d taken the car from his friend’s house when police showed him images of the car being driven and said he had been ‘too embarrassed’ earlier to admit his stupidity.” [Link]
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Prius Brakes Blamed In NY Crash
“In another blow to Toyota, a suburban New York woman driving a 2005 Prius flew out of her driveway across a busy street and smashed into a stone wall. A stuck accelerator pedal is suspected, police said. The 56-year-old woman, who was not identified, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash Tuesday in Harrison, N.Y.” [Link]
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Jim Sikes: Driver Says Prius Accelerator Went Out Of Control
“The driver, Jim Sikes, said he was traveling east on Interstate 8 outside of the San Diego area when he attempted to pass a slower vehicle. ‘I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car, and it just did something kind of funny … and it just stuck there,’ he said at a news conference outside a Highway Patrol office. ‘As I was going, I was trying the brakes … and it just kept speeding up.’” [Link]
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Megan Mariah Barnes: Key West Woman Blamed For Car Crash While Waxing Privates
“Trooper Gary Dunick alleges the woman, identified as Megan Mariah Barnes, was attempting to shave her bikini area while her former husband was holding the wheel when Barnes’ car crashed into the back of a pickup truck, the Key West (Fla.) Citizen reported Friday.” [Link]
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Nissan Recalling 540,000 Cars
“Nissan is recalling nearly 540,000 pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and minivans, most of them in the US. It has identified problems with brake pedal pins which come loose and faulty fuel gauges.” [Link]
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Hyundai Recalls Sonata Sedans Over Faulty Door Latches
“Hyundai Motor on Wednesday announced a recall of about 47,000 of its new Sonata sedans to replace front door latches following a handful of customer complaints. Hyundai, South Korea’s No. 1 automaker, said it discovered a mechanical problem with the latches, which, in rare instances, will not close properly.” [Link]
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Toyota’s Akio Toyoda To Testify Before US Congress
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“Toyota president Akio Toyoda said Thursday he will testify at a congressional hearing next week about the automaker’s massive recalls in the United States, meeting face to face with lawmakers after enduring criticism that he responded too slowly to the company’s safety crisis.” [Link]
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Toyota Recall: 300,000 Prius Hybrids Worldwide
“Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report said.” [Link]
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Toyota To Recall 311,000 2010 Prius Cars
“Toyota plans to recall at least 311,000 of its 2010 Prius hybrid models after receiving a flurry of complaints about the vehicle’s brakes, a person briefed on the decision said Sunday.” [Link]
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Toyota Could Recall Prius Hybrids
“Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world’s biggest automaker.” [Link]
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