Motoring Discussion > As if emissions weren't enough... Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Ambo Replies: 11
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 Fri 25 Mar 16 14:24 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Ambo
news.sky.com/story/1666500/vw-recalls-800000-vehicles-over-pedal-fears

Enough to shatter belief in German engineering.
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 Fri 25 Mar 16 15:42 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Dutchie
German Engineering has always being very good .The flaw they have is to make it perfect at a certain cost.If they can't meet that cost like in the Diesel Scandal they will cheat.

We used to have Werkspoor ship engines but the German Deutz ship engine was better build.

If building of engines where left to the engineer German Engineering is very good.Until the Marketing guys got involved.Isn't that today with most products?

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 Fri 25 Mar 16 15:47 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Dog
>>Enough to shatter belief in German engineering.

Their Messerschmitts, Heinkels, Junkers, and Dorniers, versus our Spitfires, Hurricanes, Bristols (I likes Bristols)
and Beaufighters, may tell a different story.
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 Fri 25 Mar 16 15:55 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Ian (Cape Town)
>> Bristols (I likes Bristols)

... and I thought you were a Fairey!!!!
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 Fri 25 Mar 16 17:48 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Dog
Ah, I see ... very good sir :)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Aviation_Company
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 Fri 25 Mar 16 17:48 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Dog
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 Fri 25 Mar 16 15:56 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Slidingpillar
Enough to shatter belief in German engineering.

Not really, other than it's a recall about pedals, the article is stunningly lacking in any real information. Fault is probably caused by bean counters and the part is satisfactorily specified, but is defective in some way owing to it being too cheaply procured.
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 Fri 25 Mar 16 15:59 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Bromptonaut
Vehicles involved are the VW Toerag and Porsche Cayenne. Oddly, the article doesn't mention the third sibling - Audi's Q7.
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 Fri 25 Mar 16 16:23 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Old Navy
Sounds like a circlip made out of Cambozola.
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 Tue 29 Mar 16 11:47 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Alanovich
Are these the Devil's floor mounted pedals? Never having a car with one of those again. Stone got trapped under the one in my erstwhile Touran, could barely depress the pedal at all. Dangerous situation. Was extremely difficult to remove.

They're on ze list with cambelts.
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 Tue 29 Mar 16 14:36 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Slidingpillar
Morgan four wheeler brake and clutch ones are floor hinged. As I tend to leave my heel in place and push with with the toe end of the foot - I like them.

Much more objectionable and dangerous are the pedals where the accelerator pedal is substantially lower than the brake requiring a whole leg movement (lift) to go from accelerator to brake.
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 Tue 29 Mar 16 14:40 
 As if emissions weren't enough... - Focusless
>> Much more objectionable and dangerous are the pedals where the accelerator pedal is substantially lower
>> than the brake requiring a whole leg movement (lift) to go from accelerator to brake.

Feels a bit like that on the A3 - doesn't stop me liking the car, but it is a bit annoying. Perhaps it's not that bad in absolute terms, but it's different to previous cars I've driven.
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