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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 04:28 PM
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Driver flips GLE during test drive
http://wtop.com/arlington/2016/08/wo...va-test-drive/
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 11:34 PM
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There are a lot of bad drivers in DC, by the time I got from Bethesda to Alexandria in the mornings, I was ready to kill someone!
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LOL that's my service dealership!
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It pulls a little to the right!

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Old Aug 23, 2016 | 12:10 PM
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It appears to have failed the moose test.
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"I'm sorry. This just isn't the right car for me. Do you have a Prius?"
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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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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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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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