I'd restore my Miata if it needed it. It's a great car!!!!!!!!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Bauman" <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
To: "'Adam Bradley'" <ambradley@yahoo.com>; "'datsunmike'"
<datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "'L Jordan'" <ay107@lafn.org>; "'Datsun Roadster
List'" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 11:34 PM
Subject: RE: steering wheel question
> Anyone who owns or drives a Roadster knowingly takes their life in their
> hands each and every time they get in the thing. Lap belts and
"ornamental"
> bumpers are part of that risk. One reason to paint them a color that
screams
> "HEY idiot with the cell phone, drinking coffee, putting on
> makeup, yelling at the kids, reading the Wall Street Journal, or faxing
> something from their SUV"
> I'M HERE!!!! Being aware of yoyo drivers is part of being safe. Having
good
> horns and saying a prayer to the Roadster Gods for safe passage before
> leaving the driveway is also part of safe driving. I got rear ended as a
> passenger in a Pinto. The gas tank ended up in the
> back seat. No air bags, just a lap belt. So, if you are afraid to drive or
> be driven in a Roadster, GET A HUMMER. Big, safe looking, roll bars, high
> off the ground, don't know what the
> NTSB stats are. Come on, enjoy the car, there aren't that many of them.
And,
> who pray tell me in
> 25 years is going to want to restore a Miata, or that new Z.
>
> Pamela Bauman
> Future 1600 Owner
> SOCALROC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Adam Bradley
> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 8:03 PM
> To: datsunmike; L Jordan; Datsun Roadster List
> Subject: Re: steering wheel question
>
>
> Maybe someone could examine the 1973 Chevy Impala w/airbag to get a
> more "period" retrofit. Or maybe the Geo Metro is simple enough that
> its parts could be retrofitted.
>
> But really, for me, if safety is my primary concern, I'm not going to
> drive a tiny car with lap belts and ornamental chrome bumpers.
>
> --- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > It's a lot more complicated than it may appear with sensors precisely
> > located and circuits and all kinds other crap.
> >
> > Buy a Miata :)
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "L Jordan" <ay107@lafn.org>
> > To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 8:28 PM
> > Subject: steering wheel question
> >
> >
> > > List,
> > > Here's a mod I've never heard anyone talk about.....an airbag.
> > > Has anyone ever tried to add in a steering wheel that could contain
> > an
> > > airbag? Since the cars are little and the SUVs are getting bigger
> > it
> > > would be a nice safety mod. Any thoughts?
> > > Linda
> > >
> > > [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had
> > a name
> > of ay107.vcf]
> > >
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