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Originally Posted by scottfab
This car comes with a "start defeat" safety switch.
There is no other purpose for it.
I'm not convinced a good lawyer could not make a good case for
negligence in a wrongful death suite.
And since we've discussed it on this forum there is a paper trail to at least those involved in the thread.
Chances for someone getting hurt? Probably low.
Chances for a suit happening in this economy if something does happen?
I'd say fair.
I for one am leaving my clutch switch in place.
I suggest anyone new to the car do the same.
There is no way I want someone later saying I recommended removing it.
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on the off chance that someone other them me gets into my car with my car in gear, hits the key, and the car jumps a few feet forward and kills someone, I'm fairly sure I can find a good lawyer to fight that case. I suggest anyone new to these cars disable the clutch switch. There I said it. It's not like the car will fire up and go roaring around town at twice the speed of light if someone happens to hit the key while the car is in gear with the clutch switch bypassed and the clutch out, it's going to lurch forward and die. With the car in neutral and you hit the key, the car is going to start and sit there.