News Story to keep an Eye on...Lexus Hybrid SUV Explodes

dogfriend · 02-04-2009, 05:01 PM

Click and type is my motto.

jayman · 02-04-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by qbee42

Do people read the previous posts before posting, or just click and type away?

Um, you're being rhetorical again ....

jayman · 02-04-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dr_d12

I sense the beginnings of an internet rumor.

Nice link. Makes me want to rush out and beat the living s*** out of a Chevy or GMC truck owner

Soylent · 02-04-2009, 06:50 PM

When CNN first posted the article, they said the cause of the explosion was unknown. That's why the initial posters are making guesses.

spwolf · 02-04-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Soylent

When CNN first posted the article, they said the cause of the explosion was unknown. That's why the initial posters are making guesses.

Autoblog also run "DEVELOPING NEWS" article on how initial reports show to the hybrid system as the cause... I laughed pretty hard on that, those fanboys really wanted it to happen :-).

First tell sign for anyone should be that it was in front of the vehicle, and not at the back... 2nd, did anyone ever hear of nimh hybrid batteries exploding, even in hard accidents? I didnt, and I am sure that Prius has crashed hard, several thousand times.

patsparks · 02-04-2009, 08:02 PM

Oh my god, a hybrid exploding, that scares me.
I haven't read any of the posts in this thread just type and click, thats me.
There are some un-nice people out there huh?

**efusco** · 02-04-2009, 08:09 PM

My father is on the Arkansas Nursing board section of the state medical board that this physician was the head of. My father is suspicious that it may be a medical person who had their license revoked recently and was disgruntled.

Certainly a full investigation is needed and there may be other motives. In the mean time the doctor is in critical care. This was a very serious attempt on his life.

Video:http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/play...26713&src=news
Bomb critically wounds head of Ark. medical board - Yahoo! News

**efusco** · 02-04-2009, 08:17 PM

I wonder what injured him...the damage all looks to be front end. The windshield is intact suggesting no major blast inside the cabin. Shrapnel is a possibility I guess.

samiam · 02-04-2009, 08:24 PM

He probably had a heart attack when he realised that his car insurance doesn't cover bombs.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 02-04-2009, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bredekamp

I think the fact this guy was driving a hybrid is a coincidence. I don't believe the explosion had anything to do with the hybrid components.

I was watching "The Godfather, Part II" when I learned that Italian cars explode.

02-04-2009, 05:01 PM	#21
dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 4,954 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 279 Thanked 174 Times in 146 Posts Friends: 11	Re: News Story to keep an Eye on...Lexus Hybrid SUV Explodes Click and type is my motto.

02-04-2009, 06:50 PM	#24
Soylent Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Miami Beach, Florida Posts: 290 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: N/A Package: #3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: News Story to keep an Eye on...Lexus Hybrid SUV Explodes When CNN first posted the article, they said the cause of the explosion was unknown. That's why the initial posters are making guesses.

02-04-2009, 08:02 PM	#26
patsparks An Aussie perspective Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide South Australia Posts: 9,186 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: Base Thanks: 120 Thanked 179 Times in 137 Posts Friends: 33	Re: News Story to keep an Eye on...Lexus Hybrid SUV Explodes Oh my god, a hybrid exploding, that scares me. I haven't read any of the posts in this thread just type and click, thats me. There are some un-nice people out there huh?

02-04-2009, 08:09 PM	#27
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,228 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 49 Thanked 249 Times in 148 Posts Friends: 37	Re: News Story to keep an Eye on...Lexus Hybrid SUV Explodes My father is on the Arkansas Nursing board section of the state medical board that this physician was the head of. My father is suspicious that it may be a medical person who had their license revoked recently and was disgruntled. Certainly a full investigation is needed and there may be other motives. In the mean time the doctor is in critical care. This was a very serious attempt on his life. Video:http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/play...26713&src=news Bomb critically wounds head of Ark. medical board - Yahoo! News __________________ Evan E. Fusco, MD "It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word." -Andrew Jackson Last edited by efusco; 02-04-2009 at 08:16 PM.

02-04-2009, 08:17 PM	#28
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,228 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 49 Thanked 249 Times in 148 Posts Friends: 37	Re: News Story to keep an Eye on...Lexus Hybrid SUV Explodes I wonder what injured him...the damage all looks to be front end. The windshield is intact suggesting no major blast inside the cabin. Shrapnel is a possibility I guess.

02-04-2009, 08:24 PM	#29
samiam Antipodean Prius Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Enn Zed Posts: 2,274 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Friends: 8	Re: News Story to keep an Eye on...Lexus Hybrid SUV Explodes He probably had a heart attack when he realised that his car insurance doesn't cover bombs.

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