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Old 08-21-2016, 04:28 PM
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Driver flips GLE during test drive
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Old 08-21-2016, 11:34 PM
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Old 08-22-2016, 10:54 AM
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LOL that's my service dealership!
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Old 08-23-2016, 09:15 AM
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It pulls a little to the right!

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It appears to have failed the moose test.
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Is there a purse hanging from the trunk? It looks like the lady was in a hurry to leave!
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Is there a purse hanging from the trunk? It looks like the lady was in a hurry to leave!
Lol I thought the same thing at first too. But it's the dealer license plate that they put on during the test drive. It's just turned upside down after the car flipped on it's side HA HA
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Old 08-29-2016, 11:22 AM
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That's where I bought my 450. I texted my sales guy to see if he was the one in the car, but he never replied.
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Figured the front page crowd should see this one too...
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whatever happened to the supposedly auto-brake feature of the vehicle?
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whatever happened to the supposedly auto-brake feature of the vehicle?
Car may not have that. It's optional. Not a standard feature.
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How the heck do you flip a car in a dealership parking lot? Oh wait - DC driver!
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Car may not have that. It's optional. Not a standard feature.
Think you are right. Looking closely at the pictures, it does not appear that this particular vehicle was equipped with the fancy safety features.

I do wonder if the accident-prevention auto brake feature would kick in in this case in real-life as advertised and prevent this accident from happening...
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Hmmm...how hard can it be to drive an automatic car?
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