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On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:52:36 +0000, fred wrote:

> wrote in
> :
>
>> http://www.clarionledger.com
>>
>> Something about power window mechanism.One of them caused a fire and
>> killed somebody.
>>
>> I wish my 1983 Dodge van didn't have power windows and electric door
>> locks.
>
> A pair of pointless options to be sure. I don't think much of power
> mirrors either.

I'm spoiled.

My tC has power everything but seats...and transmission...

My '89 Mazda has power nothing....

My '89 Subaru has power everything....I like it!
So does my '92 Grand Caravan.

My '88 Supra has power...PERIOD!

I bought the Subaru when I was delivering newspapers in the middle of the
night in the dead of winter, and the power windows sure helped immensely!

Now, it's just a great car to drive in the winter. It's almost as fun to
drive as my '85 Hachiroku!

http://www.clarionledger.com

Something about power window mechanism.One of them caused a fire and
killed somebody.

I wish my 1983 Dodge van didn't have power windows and electric door
locks.
cuhulin

wrote in
:

> http://www.clarionledger.com
>
> Something about power window mechanism.One of them caused a fire and
> killed somebody.
>
> I wish my 1983 Dodge van didn't have power windows and electric door
> locks.

A pair of pointless options to be sure. I don't think much of power
mirrors either.

> wrote in message
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> http://www.clarionledger.com
>
> Something about power window mechanism.One of them caused a fire and
> killed somebody.
>
> I wish my 1983 Dodge van didn't have power windows and electric door
> locks.
> cuhulin

Damn, Cujo...You need to buy yourself a mule and a wagon...

Back to the Future Part III is on the EACT tv channel right now.

I don't like power anythings.Only power from my Dodge engine and starter
motor and alternator and windshield wipers.
cuhulin

wrote in
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> Back to the Future Part III is on the EACT tv channel right now.
>
> I don't like power anythings.Only power from my Dodge engine and
> starter motor and alternator and windshield wipers.
> cuhulin
>
That's the one with the flying steam train isn't it?

On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:31:57 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:57:25 -0600, wrote:
>
>>http://www.clarionledger.com
>>
>>Something about power window mechanism.One of them caused a fire and
>>killed somebody.
>>
>>
>
> Toyota had the same problem about 10 years ago. Wiring would short, lock
> the doors and keep power applied to the lock motors till they caught fire.
> No one in the vehicle could unlock the doors and get out so they burned
> to death when the burning window motors set fire to the rest of the car.
> I think Toyota called it a feature. Self locking safety system or
> something like that.

I don't think I ever had a Toyota with a 'self locking' system, or had
trouble like this. You'll have to provide a reference.

Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:52:36 +0000, fred wrote:
>
>> wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> http://www.clarionledger.com
>>>
>>> Something about power window mechanism.One of them caused a fire and
>>> killed somebody.
>>>
>>> I wish my 1983 Dodge van didn't have power windows and electric door
>>> locks.
>> A pair of pointless options to be sure. I don't think much of power
>> mirrors either.
>
> I'm spoiled.
>
> My tC has power everything but seats...and transmission...
>
> My '89 Mazda has power nothing....
>
> My '89 Subaru has power everything....I like it!
> So does my '92 Grand Caravan.
>
> My '88 Supra has power...PERIOD!
>
> I bought the Subaru when I was delivering newspapers in the middle of the
> night in the dead of winter, and the power windows sure helped immensely!
>
> Now, it's just a great car to drive in the winter. It's almost as fun to
> drive as my '85 Hachiroku!
>
>
>

I like power everything because most of the time the power items give
you more options for adjustment.

Power mirrors - MUCH easier to adjust the mirrors if you're sitting in
the seat the way you actually drive.

Power seats - more range of positions available than with the manual seats.

Power windows - Great for those times after a trip through Taco-Bell or
Burrito Joes, Trust me on this one...

Power locks - With a small 2 door these are not really needed. BUT take
a larger 4 door or a full sized crew cab truck and the option pays for
itself the first time you don't have to crawl over the seats to
unlock/lock a door.


--
Steve W.

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:57:25 -0600, wrote:

>http://www.clarionledger.com
>
>Something about power window mechanism.One of them caused a fire and
>killed somebody.
>


Toyota had the same problem about 10 years ago. Wiring would short,
lock the doors and keep power applied to the lock motors till they
caught fire. No one in the vehicle could unlock the doors and get out
so they burned to death when the burning window motors set fire to the
rest of the car. I think Toyota called it a feature. Self locking
safety system or something like that.

I once read somewhere, if somebody is driving a fiberglass body car and
if it catches fire,,, Get out as fast as you can! That burning
fiberglass stuff gives off poisious fumes.Not only that, but there
wouldn't be anything left of that car but the thick iron/steel pieces.
cuhulin