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From: bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ron Bense)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Dumbest automotive concepts of all time
Message-ID: <bense.33.735855979@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
Date: 26 Apr 93 20:26:19 GMT
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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
