Ahem... me too! Size 14 foot. I was driving a friends brand new
Quattro back from the shop for him. Owner was behind me in traffic
and got to watch do a FULL THROTTLE!!!! I was more than flustered,
thankfully didn't have any cross traffic as I flew into the
intersection.
The pedal arrangement is tighter than the roadster. So with a size
14 shoe, slight off pedal, and managed to hit FULL THROTTLE. Thankfully
I slammed in the clutch, and killed the ignition. Took me a bit to
figure out what I had done, and felt a little more spooked driving
that car afterward.
I think Ron managed to put something like 220,000 miles on it before
selling it. Nice car, great in the snow, but those pedals spooked me.
Tom Walter
Cedar Park, TX
Gordon Glasgow wrote:
> No, it happened to guys, too. If I remember right (always questionable), Car
>and
> Driver did some controlled tests with observers in the car and got one case
> where the driver reported unintended acceleration while backing around a
>corner.
> The observer said the guy had his foot on the gas pedal. Pictures taken from
> outside the car showed no brake lights on.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
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