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Offline cavegal

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Mazda Recalls 50K Cars Due to Spider Infestation
« on: March 03, 2011, 08:12:49 PM »
http://www.abc6onyourside.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wsyx_vid_9597.shtml
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mazda has a creepy crawly culprit in its new safety recall --  a spider.

After discovering spider webs in the vents, the Japanese automaker is recalling more than 50,000 Mazda6 cars from the 2009-2010 model years in the United States and an additional 15,000 vehicles in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

The company said Thursday a spider could weave a web in a vent connected to the fuel tank system and clog up the tank's ventilation. Pressure on the fuel tank could lead to a crack, causing fuel leakage and the risk of a fire.
A Yellow Sac spider the spider in question.

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Re: Mazda Recalls 50K Cars Due to Spider Infestation
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 10:56:22 PM »
The hell kinda cheap shitty material they build those fuel tanks out of if the tank bursts before a damn spider web.
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Re: Mazda Recalls 50K Cars Due to Spider Infestation
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2011, 05:11:22 AM »
Could the fact that they are somewhat poisonous be a factor?
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Re: Mazda Recalls 50K Cars Due to Spider Infestation
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2011, 06:17:09 AM »
Oh nooooo!  Being a girl, I would now avoid Mazdas more than any other brand of car that had recalls in recent history!
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Re: Mazda Recalls 50K Cars Due to Spider Infestation
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2011, 06:19:50 AM »
Quote from: longview on March 04, 2011, 06:17:09 AM
Oh nooooo!  Being a girl, I would now avoid Mazdas more than any other brand of car that had recalls in recent history!

Just another invasive species sent around the world to wipe out indigenous species.   
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Re: Mazda Recalls 50K Cars Due to Spider Infestation
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2011, 06:52:11 AM »
Quote from: vesta111 on March 04, 2011, 06:19:50 AM
Just another invasive species sent around the world to wipe out indigenous species.   

Kind of sounds like the way that liberals ruin the places they live and then move to other areas to ruin them.
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