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From: nancy@hayduke (Nancy Feagans)
Subject: Re: Dumbest automotive concepts of all time
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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1993 16:37:46 GMT
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In article <bense.33.735855979@oasys.dt.navy.mil> bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ron Bense) writes:
>In article <1993Apr24.003549.126206@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> amh2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (ALOIS M. HIMSL) writes:
>
>>In article <1993Apr15.155325.6329@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov>, nancy@hayduke (Nancy
>> Feagans) writes:
>>>Ashtrays and cigarette lighters.  These should be an *option*.
>
>>You forget that the cigarette lighter plug is essential for plugging in radar
>>detectors and lights. The ashtrays are also essential because they are great
>>places to keep change and tokens.
>
>Wouldn't you rather have some type of standard "electrical" plug instead of 
>that "fire hazard waiting to happen" adaptor? I know I would, and I would 
>also prefer to have sensibly placed cup holders instead of an ashtray. (my 
>car came with coin holders already built in)
>
>Ron

Exactly.  You took the words right out of my mouth, Ron :-)

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