Text 14594, 62 rader
Skriven 2011-02-28 08:08:22 av Robert Bashe (2:2448/44)
  Kommentar till text 14551 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: Canadadian wonders
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Björn Felten wrote to Robert Bashe on Sunday February 27 2011 at 13:35:

RB>> Modified for E85? And if so, modified from what basis? Cars equipped
RB>> for the Swedish market or cars used internationally?

BF> We are members of the EU, we no longer are allowed to have cars that
BF> differ from those in the rest of the union.

There are still national peculiarities, Bjorn, like the Germans requiring
yellow binker lights. I don't think the above statement is true.

RB>> The Mazda 323F interests me most,

BF> It seems that he changed the fuel pressure regulator to one from the
BF> roadster model. Scrolling further to the right, you can see that he
BF> successfully drove the car with 60% E85 unmodified, and after changing
BF> the FPR he ran it on 100% E85.

Nice for people who like to work on cars.

RB>> But anyway, who assembled the table,

BF> The owners themselves make the reports.

Uh-oh! So no corroberation, no objective confirmation, no long-term testing, no
nothing.

RB>> and who pays for the damage if the information is wrong and your
RB>> motor is damaged?

BF> You're thinking too much USA now.

You've got USA on the brain. I'm thinking GERMANY, where people don't have
extra cars sitting around to play with and only a limited amount of money to
buy a new one if the old one goes bust.

BF> We do not have such a culture here in Europe.

Bullshit. Talk about Sweden if you want to, but don't presume to speak for the
average German. A table like you've cited above would be worth absolutely zilch
in Germany, and might well get the people citing their own personal and very
individual experience in big trouble if somebody following their advice suffers
motor damage. That would get you a suit for damages here in Germany, which is
why you'll see a big disclaimer ("Use this information at your own risk, it is
NOT! guaranteed") on even the DAT tables that are derived from nanufacturer
information.

BF> Everyone must be responsible for his or her own actions here.

In Sweden maybe. Germans think differently. And don't presume to tell _me_ how
Germans think merely because you have a knowledge of the language.

BF> In other words: there's no suing MacDonalds for millions, just because
BF> you burn yourself on hot coffee, over here.

That, on the other hand, is true - but it has nothing at all to do with the
above.

Cheers, Bob

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