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VOLKSWAGNUT
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 Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:01 am Post subject: Re: seat rails |
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| and the the fear of the welds breaking will go away in about another year or 100 miles. |
Now all you have to worry about is the seats being slapped off the rails.. in the event of a crash.... or hard bump.. 
Cheesy design for a beer can car.. IMO..
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steve n
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| I agree, bad design. But there are still originals on the road that have never had a crash or a seat rail breaking. I think the odds are in my favor that it will last for as long as I own the car. Actually, there are flaws everywhere you look in the world of automobiles. Ask Ralph Nader about the Corvair. The Ford Pinto gas tank issue, The Crown Victoria gas tank issue. The Yugo. |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:19 am Post subject: |
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The rails didn't break in those pics.. the seats simply came off the rails. .
I'm in the current auto industry as a tech.... it amazes me what's rolling out there.... but things are made much safer today.. than 50 years ago..
It took a few Dick's like Nader and loads of stupid consumers with ZERO common sense along the way to help that progress happen.. in the USA.
Too bad people cant put the biggest distraction problem down and simply drive..
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Its your vehicle- stop askin' for approval-do what YOU like for cryin' out loud
Better to roll em' how you want and wear em' out-than lettin' em' rot out
Its about the going not the showing
Rebuilt to drive not decorate
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