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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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http://www.komotv.com/news/story.asp?id=44049

My coworker up north in seattle sent me this link worried cause I drive the same car, but if you watch the video, it sound like driver error to me. Sad all the same.
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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The post in the NW regional forum states it was a tC, not an xB. Still a bad event has happened, no matter what vehicle it was.
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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Really are they sure, if you look at the undercarriage it looks like an xb and the bumper looks like an xb's.
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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That is harsh. Looks like the Scion drove right into the barrier seperating the exit from the freeway. Whew.
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Default That sucks!!!!

That is what happens when you drive into a center divider without stopping or swerving. The driver was either falling asleep, drunk, or on his or hers cell phone. Sucks for them.
Always pay attention to the road, no matter how good of a driver you think you are.
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by archangel
Really are they sure, if you look at the undercarriage it looks like an xb and the bumper looks like an xb's.
If you look at the exhaust on the left side of the pic it looks like it has the tC bend on it, if you know what I mean by that.

No matter what it is. Im sure all our thoughts go out to the people affected by this tragic event.
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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you know why upon closer inspection it is a tc, can a mod move this to the TC lounge, thanks
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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That car is without question a tC. The muffler piping gives it away. What a horrible story...
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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If you go to the video now, they are flipping the car over and you can see how badly it was burned. Horrible
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by PeruzziScion
That car is without question a tC. The muffler piping gives it away....
The exhaust pipe on the wrecked tC goes through an indentation in the center of the fuel tank, while the exhaust pipe on an xB goes through an indentation on the driver side of the fuel tank.

You can compare the tC in news photo to two xB photos on page A15 and A32 here:
http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf93/353198_web.pdf
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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And this other photo shows the wreck is a 2-door:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart...CARWRECK23.jpg
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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wow that is terrible.
Old Jun 22, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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damn did you see the top of the tc i wonder how fast they were going? 75+ makes me want to get a rollbars
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