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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 21:47:11 -0400
From: "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com>
Subject: Re: Warning about sticking ignition switches in some models


Martin Rich wrote: > > In article <H2L0v6.6qonopsamove.se>, hohnopsamlid.invalid says... > > > >In article <3D871064.52E1nopsams.com>, Kenneth S. <nimrodnopsams.com> wrote: > >> I've heard the safety argument before, but I'm very skeptical. If that > >> is recognized to be a safer place for the ignition switch, why does no > >> other manufacturer put it there? > > > >The McLaren F1 and the new Range Rover use the same safe place for the > >ignition switch. > > > > ... as, at the other end of the scsle, does the 'Smart' car > > Martin There's something REALLY ludicrous about the suggestion that there's a safety consideration here -- in the face of the fact that the Saab key position has not been adopted by any other major manufacturer, despite the fact that all manufacturers are now very much tuned into the safety issue. However, the reactions to any suggestion that this is nothing more than an irrational Saab tradition are revealing.

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