>Although there are still some other opinions, I believe that the >concensus is that the acceleration problems were attributed >to "pedal misapplication", note that this occured only on the >automatic transmission cars. Audi's response was the auto trans >lockout, that required brakes on to get the transmission out >of park and into a forward or reverse gear. Once this lockout >was installed, the problem stopped, cold. Thanks to the nature >of our modern society, today all new automatic cars have this lockout >feature. The nature of society? Speak for yourself. I don't recall blaming the car for a mistake the driver made. But I *do* recall getting blamed for it, when the Fedrl Gummint decreed I had to pay for this trns/brake interlock on my wife's 1994 Mazda, even tho neither she nor I have ever done something as silly as hitting the gas when I meant to hit the brakes. Oddly enough, I also had to pay for the privelege of having the automatic seat belts interfere with entry/exit into the car, even though all of us have ALWAYS worn seat belts. Been doing it so long, it feels strange to drive without them on. In fact, when I get into that car and the automatic belt comes on, I feel that I'm now belted in... and sometimes forget to fasten the lap belt! Yup, that's me being stupid, I admit. But I had this problem solved until the Gummint "helped" me. I wonder how many others have been similarly "helped" by this mechanical solution to a non-mechanical (i.e. human) problem... ...end soapbox mode. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '80 V6anagon w/Chevy 2800 '66 Mustang Coupevertible, for sale Check out the cars at http://www.lookup.com/homepages/76242/home.html *** Friends don't let friends vote Democratic! *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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