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Old 09-21-2006, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TCpete
thats what happens when you buy an auto and you realize you made a huge mistake and want a 5spd! lol
Damn, I have an auto......is that smoke I smell?
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:26 PM
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wow.. watching to see what happened... good thing the person is ok
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:30 PM
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Lol your tc on fire and you have the time to snap a picture.... Im sry lol
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MyScionVVTI
Lol your tc on fire and you have the time to snap a picture.... Im sry lol
The person that owner the car didnt take the pictures. It wasnt the persons car who posted this.He just saw it on the side of the road.
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:35 PM
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^ Yeah.... READ THE THREAD! Golly... Still hope that the dealer is able to locate the owner of that car and get us an update!
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:38 PM
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^I guess I will mess with you WDS: READ THE THREAD

From a few posts up:

UPDATE~

Customer called the dealership back...

she is ok, vehicle was a total loss, waiting on insurance to determine "cause"......


They are helping the customer out with a loaner vehicle......

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Old 09-21-2006, 09:40 PM
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Oops... call this pickle a cucumber.... LoL....

eating my own words....

Still want to know the cause!

< Runs to the corner and cowers in shame....
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:40 PM
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The dealer is currently working w/ the customer and in fact has given her a loaner per a post a few above this...

UPDATE~
Customer called the dealership back...
she is ok, vehicle was a total loss, waiting on insurance to determine "cause"......
They are helping the customer out with a loaner vehicle......
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:41 PM
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LOL. THATS FOR SAYING I HAVE A GIRLY COLOR.

I want to know the cause to. I would almost guarantee its a fluke or the dealership messed something up. I think the people scarred of a recall are WAY off. one mishap never causes a recall or reason to fear a major problem.
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Heh... a minute or so late in my response, eh? (See what happens if one is a slow typist?)

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Old 09-21-2006, 09:43 PM
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HAHA!!!
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Old 09-21-2006, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick06tC
I want to know the cause to. I would almost guarantee its a fluke or the dealership messed something up. I think the people scarred of a recall are WAY off. one mishap never causes a recall or reason to fear a major problem.
I was thinking the same thing...
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Old 09-21-2006, 10:14 PM
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I can imagine the shop about the time that was happening...

George: "Hey, Fred, what are these injector O-rings doing on my bench?"
Fred: "Oh, S___!!! Who's tC was that just in here?"


I suspect it was probably something broken, bent, mis-assembled by the shop, or not tightened down. It happens, just usually not with such violent results - thank goodness.

Hopefully they can determine what happened so the rest of the tC owners can quit worrying.

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Old 09-21-2006, 10:53 PM
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hopefully its for insurance purposes and is not gonna be a recall
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Old 09-22-2006, 02:13 AM
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subbing for a possible cause
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Old 09-22-2006, 02:14 AM
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subbing? Thats a new one for me???
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Old 09-22-2006, 03:28 AM
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Subbing? As in BDSM?

(Term is new to me in this context, too, Tim.)

My only defs are "being submissive" or "substituting," neither of which fits.

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Old 09-22-2006, 04:10 AM
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I dunno... there's a lot of weird terminology these days... today I read someone talking about "I'll have to cake with the girls over the payphone now" wtf?
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Old 09-22-2006, 09:26 AM
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I imagine he meant subscribing to the thread so that he can see the cause.
I usual type watching this.
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Old 09-22-2006, 09:28 AM
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Those pics make me want to cry. I hate fires.
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