[MR2] MR2 nebulous, piece of history

[Donald Chalfant]

I was looking forsomething on the net and came across this. Thought it might 
bring a nostalgia pang to a couple of you

Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 09:07:22 -0400
From: nu3y at CritPath.Org
Subject: Re:  MR2 airbags suck/wreck

An exchange of ideas between Jeff & Rob:
>I still swear that airbags suck for the driver.....I am not 
>preaching....just
>sharing my feelings......and I'll put my air bagback when they instal them 
>in
>a  indycar....
>happy with my Momo-shuttle-airbagless steeringwheel
>Jeffrey Fazio>>
>
>I fully agree. I will be removing mine (illegal in CA to do so) later this
>summer. With my 5 point harness and cage, the airbag is useless!!!!!!
>Rob '91  na w/cage

	Air bags have been proven to save lives.  Period.  That doesn't mean there
aren't problems with them.  I believe the European market uses airbags that
deploy less violently, and this addresses the problem that Jeff has
troubles with.   Chris King states: "I will take a bloody nose and burnt
cheeks over a 2 piece head any day..."
	I have to say that I agree with Chris.  At one time wanted to take off my
airbagged steering wheel.  I was told that if a mechanic did it, he would
be liable for a $10,000 fine, so I would be on my own.  I would have still
considered doing it, but only if I had a full racing harness installed on
the car, and to do that properly, that involved changing the seats, and
losing the convenient storage area for my T-tops.  Well, if you know me,
that was a no-brainer, as I always need a storage place for my tops (since
I have them off at any given time through the year), and need the trunk
space for other things.  I still have the OEM airbagged steering wheel, and
finally sold my Momo steering wheel that I had originally installed in my
MKI to someone who could make better use of it than me (Aly Abulkheir).  If
anyone doesn't think that airbags save lives, try hanging around a
hospital's trauma unit (emergency room) for a while.  What truly scares me,
though, is unintentional deployment.  I believe GM, for example just
recalled a bunch of Caddy's where this phenomenom has been reported and
documented.
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Joe Pearlstein
'91 Crimson Red MKII NA (every option except auto. trans.), Past owner of
'86 Super Red MKI
***** 1st Place, 1998 Reading Poker Rally  :) *****
Member Toyota 100,000 Mile Club
IMOC # 2NA000004
Philadelphia, PA
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