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Old 02-05-16, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by UDel
I was going to post this but could not find exactly what Lexus model it was.

Looks like a 3Gen GS300/350.
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Old 02-05-16, 04:40 PM
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Who said Lexus not powerful enough? LOL
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Old 02-05-16, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Looks like a 3Gen GS300/350.
That is what I thought but from one angle or picture it looked like it could be a 4th Gen GS.
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Old 02-05-16, 09:53 PM
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DIdn't know my GS could fly... where's the hidden button located?
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Old 02-05-16, 11:28 PM
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Old 02-06-16, 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
That was already done......several years ago.
And guess what? They still use the same argument to justify their stupidity. Either that or "medical condition" or maybe the driver's name is Luke Bo Duke and he's from Hazzard County.
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Old 02-06-16, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by UDel
That is what I thought but from one angle or picture it looked like it could be a 4th Gen GS.
I originally thought 4GS too, but its definitely a 3GS.

Originally Posted by Hayek
And guess what? They still use the same argument to justify their stupidity. Either that or "medical condition" or maybe the driver's name is Luke Bo Duke and he's from Hazzard County.
I've seen a couple accidents happen in my life due to the driver having some sort of massive medical issue, that sort of thing does definitely happen.
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Old 02-06-16, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
I've seen a couple accidents happen in my life due to the driver having some sort of massive medical issue, that sort of thing does definitely happen.
Yep......same here. Too many people with diabetes, Bi-polar mental conditions, heart disease, etc..... think that they can get by without taking their medications. So they stop taking them, go out and drive, pass out, lose control of their vehicles.....and things like this happen.

In fact, a old girl friend of mine, years ago, had epilepsy, and took at least eight or nine medications for it every day (I can't remember what all of them were). In the state of Virginia, where we lived, she could not legally get a Driver's License....the state bans epileptics, medication or not.
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Old 02-06-16, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhambler
I think the Lexus made out better than the roof.
It will certainly cost less to repair!
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Old 02-06-16, 05:11 PM
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Coming back from WV one time on 81 I watched the car in front of me (in the left one of the two lane highway) at 80 MPH slowly drift into the median to the left, obviously on cruise control, drive down the embankment, hit a concrete drainage thing and flip 5 or 6 times. I stopped and a bunch of truckers stopped and ran down the embankment but there was no way we were comfortable trying to get the older couple out of the car (it came to rest on its roof).

They called me later to get a statement and they told me the husband was driving and had a massive heart attack and died and the poor wife was just along for the ride, but she was probably going to be okay.

Pretty scary. Long quiet rest of the trip home in our car after what we'd seen
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Old 02-07-16, 06:51 PM
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06 gs300 i think
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Old 02-11-16, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MrJE89
Not entirely sure how this is possible, but it happened!
It's in Palos Verdes Estates CA along a great ocean view drive route I have done many times. When these houses were 1st built about 10 years ago I was amazed at how close to the road they are & the roofs are the same height as the road surface. I think the speed limit is 40 mph.
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Old 02-17-16, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
Coming back from WV one time on 81 I watched the car in front of me (in the left one of the two lane highway) at 80 MPH slowly drift into the median to the left, obviously on cruise control, drive down the embankment, hit a concrete drainage thing and flip 5 or 6 times. I stopped and a bunch of truckers stopped and ran down the embankment but there was no way we were comfortable trying to get the older couple out of the car (it came to rest on its roof).

They called me later to get a statement and they told me the husband was driving and had a massive heart attack and died and the poor wife was just along for the ride, but she was probably going to be okay.

Pretty scary. Long quiet rest of the trip home in our car after what we'd seen
This is why we have dash cameras in every vehicle in the household.
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Old 02-17-16, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by peteybabes
This is why we have dash cameras in every vehicle in the household.
More and more I think about getting one...
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