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  1. 11-17-2005, 07:34 AM #1
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    Oops!

    I don't think I need this feature....

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  2. 11-17-2005, 07:36 AM #2
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    BMW bombarding the area with microwaves had nothing to do with it of course


    Or maybe they forgot to ask everyeon to turn off their mobile phones !!!!
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    just another case of creating over-confidence in motorists. Braking should be left to the right foot.
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    Hmmm, does that thing actaully work?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tourbillon
    Hmmm, does that thing actaully work?
    That's not the kind of question you want to be asking yourself as you are underway in the car.
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    Ouch, this is a seriously ego problem now for Mercedes. They told everybody this was just one of the best innovations ever and at the "moment supreme" it fails...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jorismo
    Ouch, this is a seriously ego problem now for Mercedes. They told everybody this was just one of the best innovations ever and at the "moment supreme" it fails...
    It seems few have learned lessons of the Titanic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dino Scuderia
    It seems few have learned lessons of the Titanic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    just another case of creating over-confidence in motorists. Braking should be left to the right foot.
    and the left please
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
    and the left please
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    "Mercedes blames the steel hall in which the test was conducted for interfering with the radar system."
    So would the same apply in a tunnel that's reinforced heavily with steel? Radar should be backed up with a secondary system, camera.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tourbillon
    Hmmm, does that thing actaully work?
    well they tested it on 5th gear, and it was a bit violent, but it worked
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jakg
    well they tested it on 5th gear, and it was a bit violent, but it worked
    So the choice is between whiplash or collision....hmmmm....which do I prefer?
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    I'll press the brake myself, thank you very much
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