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Investigation Finds Leading Rental Car Company Sold Vehicles Without Air Bags
Fox news ^
| 8/18/09
| staff
Posted on 08/18/2009 12:23:10 PM PDT by Nachum
One of the nations leading rental car companies recently ordered thousands of cars without side impact airbags in an attempt to save millions of dollars, then later sold the cars to buyers without the standard safety feature, according to a report from the Kansas City Star.
According to the report, Enterprise Rent-A-Car ordered a fleet of Chevy Impalas without the side impact
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: finds; investigation; leading; rental
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:23:10 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Nachum
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:24:02 PM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
The question “So what?” comes to mind.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:25:08 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(Fill your hands you sons of bitches!)
To: Nachum
ordered thousands of cars without side impact airbags in an attempt to save millions of dollars, then later sold the cars to buyers without the standard safety feature,Standard safety feature? They're not mandatory (yet) are they? I have two 2008 vehicles and I don't think either one has side airbags.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:25:08 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Democrat - The Party of Bull Connor, slavery, Jim Crow laws, Obama and Suzanne Kosmas)
To: Nachum
My first car didn’t even have seatbelts standard....
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:25:36 PM PDT
by
apillar
To: Nachum
Ever wonder why new cars cost what they do or weigh as much as they do? I wouldn't willingly pay for air bags or antilock brakes if there were any choice in the matter.
I mean in all these discussions of economy I never hear or read the word "weight", the typical small car today is 500 - 1000 pounds heavier than the typical small car of 1965 and that's not supposed to be any sort of a problem.....
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:26:26 PM PDT
by
wendy1946
To: Nachum
If a vehicle is available without side-impact airbags, then that’s not a “standard” safety feature.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:26:44 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
("Endeavor to persevere...")
To: VeniVidiVici
I’m guessing that its a standard feature on the Impala, but was not disclosed as “missing” during the sales. Sort of like selling boxed Chess games that are missing a king, without disclosing it.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:29:52 PM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Socialism enslaves you & kills your soul.)
To: Nachum
Any outfit that pals around around with Progressive Insurance...
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:29:54 PM PDT
by
niteowl77
(You wanted him, and now you have got him. I say, "Good day to you," America.)
To: apillar
My first car didnt even have seatbelts standard. Mine didn't have power steering, power brakes or a radio.
(I'm old.)
To: Charles Martel
If a vehicle is available without side-impact airbags, then thats not a standard safety feature. Its not available on a car lot without the feature, thus making it standard per Blue Book. In affect, this was a large special order.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:31:07 PM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Socialism enslaves you & kills your soul.)
To: SampleMan
Im guessing that its a standard feature on the Impala, but was not disclosed as missing during the sales. Sort of like selling boxed Chess games that are missing a king, without disclosing it. Ah. That could be.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:31:55 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Democrat - The Party of Bull Connor, slavery, Jim Crow laws, Obama and Suzanne Kosmas)
To: Nachum
After having an airbag explode on me one time I would just as soon not have them.
I wear a seatbelt, and that thing damn near took my thumbs off on a little fender bender, causing far more pain than the mild bump did.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:32:12 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Nachum
Did they tell the buyers there was no air bag??? If they failed to disclose this, buy the cars back and move on.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:32:16 PM PDT
by
org.whodat
(Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
To: Graybeard58
“My first car didnt even have seatbelts standard.”
“Mine didn’t have power steering, power brakes or a radio.”
Mine had a radio, but of course it was AM only.
1966 Chevy Biscaine. Straight 6, 3 on the tree. Got 20 mpg. Seriously.
To: Nachum
It’s a used car, why wouldn’t the term “buyer beware” and “as is, where is” come into play here unless they gave a warranty with each one?
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:35:07 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Pessimist
I had a 67 Coronet, 318 two barrel with a three on the tree four door that got 23 mpg on my senior trip to Florida.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:36:32 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Graybeard58
My first car didnt even have seatbelts standard.
Mine didn't have power steering, power brakes or a radio.
Mine lacked all of the above, and syncromesh ??sp - it had to be double clutched to shift gears.
The car was old!
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:37:12 PM PDT
by
algernonpj
(He who pays the piper . . .)
To: Pessimist
Same thing only '67, great MPG amost half a century ago!
It also came with that 'new' safety feature (seatbelts) , but the nice salesman showed me how to roll them up and tuck them under the seat so they wouldn't get in the way.
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:41:19 PM PDT
by
norraad
("What light!">Blues Brothers)
To: Graybeard58
Mine didn’t have brakes so I wonder how I became old at all!
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posted on
08/18/2009 12:46:51 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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