Not quite the same, but when we were test driving cars a few years back
after I totaled the Escort wagon and was on cruches (broke my knee), my wife
was driving. All our cars at the time were manual transmissions and we were
testing an automatic. We were slowing down to pull into the dealership and
my wife, trying to push in the clutch pedal, slammed the brake on and we
were rear ended by a pickup. No damage was done and it sure was embarrasing
and to make matters worse, we then locked the keys in the car, the only set.
That wasn't our fault though. The security system on it auto locks after 30
seconds and no one knew that. We wound up buying the car anyways and still
have it.
It makes me cry a little when I do work on it because parts are so easy to
get and so cheap. I replaced the front rotors last week, only $23.99 each.
They were in stock too.
-Mitch Planck
'69 1600
'70 1600
'91 Stanza
'95 Camry
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Thomas Walter
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:18 PM
To: Gordon Glasgow
Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: <OT> Neutral Start Switch
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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