----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Denk"

> Then why don't you run, not walk to obtain vehicles to drive that are
> not throttle (and other basic systems) by wire?? You have enough
> personal experience to warrant not even riding in someone else's similar
> vehicle. The repeatability of the power line situation should make the
> manufacturer sit up straight and try to avoid publicity!

The power line thing never seems to repeat itself when you are expecting 
it - repeatability for test purposes appears to be zero !!! Plus its not a 
"dangerous" failure - its seems fail safe in fact by cutting power briefly. 
Its only happened twice despite maybe 50+ trips past the same lines.

As far as obtaining alternative vehicles, my wife gets given what is 
available - she's not in the position to request alternatives.

We've had two other brands of car which have both been diesels and have also 
been drive by wire - there seems to be no escaping it in the UK these days.

I drive a 1998 "drive by cable" car. Everything is loose and sloppy and its 
a pig to drive but cost very little and because I've sworn not to replace it 
until the wheels fall off it keeps soldiering on just to spite me.

Dom 

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