Thanks Snaps. I read Autoblog but apparently I missed that article.

MtnDrvr86, to be sure. But I can dream right?
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I bet Audi wishes they had the datalogging that Toyota does, when their incidents happened...

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A new link.
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl...100919951/1424

There is a glitch involved in downloading the speed :bellyroll: from the box. Apparently it is not accurately translated. There was a driver in a Tundra that wrecked into a tree going a recorded 170mph. They found that the speed was inaccurate but everything else was accurate, such as the driver inputs to throttle, brake, etc :slap:.

Pretty easy to do, just have the wrong gear ratio loaded in the computer and the speed would be way off. But that it is just in the reading of the box makes it unimportant really.

Lol 170, they were like holy sh&t, it looks f@&$ing stock?!?!?

for the record, i would like to say that stuck accelerator or no, that incident with the lexus was still driver error. PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, hit the brakes, pull onto the shoulder, and turn the car off. done. everyone would still be alive.

hmmm maybe if it were still called an emergency brake and not a "parking brake"... haha

Even if, how hard is it to put it in neutral?

I do believe it was 2003 when the United State of California decided for fuel efficiency and "green" reasons, all cars had to switch to drive-by-wire system by 2006. That left GM to quickly build the Cobalt, which aside from the SS, was a total failure and only lasted 5 years. I hate drive-by-wire, but its here to stay thanks to the nannies of the world. It'll be in the 86, not a doubt in my mind since its now "law" as the President of California seems to believe.

why?

Holy thread revival.
The only real problem I have with it is if it does fail for some reason, you are stranded on the side of the road. Atleast with a cable you can ghetto rig some thing to get you home.

Better than making a new thread. :)

Because my Ion is drive-by-wire and it has been plagued from day 1. Sensors fail left and right, everything is twice as expensive to replace due tot he electronics, and the pedal isn't responsive.

^ no offense, but that's because its a saturn and they are pieces of shit electronically.