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Originally Posted by dd74
So what is the difference between Toyota's recall and Ford's Pinto in the 70s? Did Ford lie and deceive? Is Toyota doing the same? As I said earlier around here, Ford seems to have recovered quite well since those dark days of bad ties and crispy passengers.
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The incident, the three girls who died in the Pinto, sparking the whole mess, was not as portrayed.
They had just left the gas station. They left the gas cap on the pump. Realizing this, they did a U-turn and came to a stop. A van then immediately hit them in the back.
There is no question the tank could have been in a better location. But the cause of the accident causing the death of the three girls was being hit in the rear, by a much larger vehicle, without a gas cap.