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Date:         Mon, 5 Dec 94 14:05:02 PST
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From:         Dave Kautz <dkautz@hpsidms1.sid.hp.com>
Subject:      RE: Such Questions

> > Re: "things General Motors does, blatantly, to avoid 'doing the right thing' > for their customers" > I have no love for GM, the cars or the company, but I think GM is getting a > bad rap on this issue. GM did the right thing already: sold a truck buyers > wanted at a price they wanted to pay, meeting all applicable regulations in > force. If that's not good enough, what keeps me from suing VW because lack > of power inhibits accident avoidance? I bought it. If I change my mind > about how safe it is, I'll sell it. My problem, not the vendor's. Flame off. > Your turn. > B. > According to my neighbor who works for Failure Analysis Associates (they are the ones who found the incendiary devices used to get the pickup to "light" up on television) the safety record of the GM pickups with sidesaddle tanks is quite good and does not deviate from the type of fatality rate and incidence of fire seen in other pickup trucks. Although I am not a big fan of GM or their products, the scent I detect is that of P.I. lawyers after big bucks. Flame off too.

Kautz


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