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You thought Toyota had problems? Tata for now!

by James Denison Mar 25, 2010 2:49AM PDT

As in Tata Nano! Can you imagine combining the two problems? There you are driving safely down the road when suddenly your car takes off on it's own approaching 100 mph and then it bursts into flames. Hit the brakes? Jump? Pray?

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Nano-car-bursts-into-flames-apf-2552752171.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=3&asset=&ccode=

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MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Satish Sawant was proudly driving his first car home from the showroom: A brand-new silver Tata Nano, draped with a celebratory garland of marigolds.

Then there was smoke. And then there was fire.

Minutes after the software engineer's wife and five-year-old son clambered out of the back seat, smoke from the engine, located in the Nano's rear, erupted into flames that engulfed the tiny car.

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