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Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 00:37:09 -0700
From: tignopsamnet
Subject: Re: PennyPinching - Unsafe Saab 9-5SE


Peter Wilkins wrote: > I am flabbergasted, and very, very angry. > For the first time since I have had my 9-5SE (2 years) I have just > carried a passenger in my front seat who didn't do up his seat belt. > <snip> > > Jesus Christ, I can't believe this. This was the top of the line > model when I bought it, and it cost me $A75000. I have had many Saabs > over the last 20 years, and they have always had the safety belt alarm > for the front passenger. How can they delete such a safety feature > without telling the customer, and worse, still say it is there in the > handbook? The obviously faulty safety factor is the loose nut behind the wheel! Do you REALLY need a damned light on the dash to tell you what a quick glance to the side readily shows? > I wonder about the legal aspects. > It is an offence here not to have your seat belt done up. > Even many of the cheapest Korean or Taiwanese cars have the alarm > fitted - shouldn't it also be required by law? And if a passenger was > fined for not having his belt done up, couldn't he sue Saab and win > damages? Hmmmmm - does the car have a "Please DON'T fasten seat belts" light? I would hope that a little personal responsibility would enter here. > Also, I would think if a front seat passenger was seriously injured > in an accident because their seat belt was not done up, Saab must be > liable for millions in damages - for saying there was an alarm fitted > but not fitting it. If I was their solicitors, I would be advising an > immediate recall to fit the missing alarm, or at the very least, > insisting that a notice be sent out to all owners advising that the > handbook is wrong and the alarm is not fitted. Yes, they should have alerted owners to their oversight. But the liability for not doing up the belt lies with the (non) wearer - or perhaps in Oz, with the driver. > <snip> > > And what do you other Saab users think of this misrepresentation by > Saab? Well, you *did* ask. Tom

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