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Originally Posted by Ja'k Dawsiin

my Aunt Joyce just sold her recently bought Jeep Grand Cherokee, after hearing of that Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin that got killed by his Grand Cherokee being in gear or something to that effect. i don't think she even had that vehicle a year yet. wow. i saw somewhere in the news that Chrysler had a recall or rash of accidents with Cherokees. geez. Chrysler should've been allowed to go bankrupt and out of business back in 2007, instead of the gov't bailing them out with taxpayer money, just as with those money-grubbing crooks at GM. only Ford refused the bailout money and restructured themselves. i will NEVER buy a chrysler or gm product ever, and i would buy a Ford Mustang if i ever got a decent income.

rest in peace, Anton Yelchin.

Glad to hear that your Aunt got rid of the Jeep before anything bad happened Ja'k.

I was really saddened by the news of Anton's death. So young, so sudden and so senseless. Many vehicles today are poorly designed. As we move towards more electronic controls I predict we'll see even more problems. Remember a few years ago recalls for cars with electronic accelerators because they were getting stuck? The problem that killed Anton was an electronic gearshift. Makes me uneasy about these newer cars especially the ones switching to electronic steering.

I prefer traditional controls over electronic controls. With electronic steering the steering wheel isn't connected to anything. So if the electronics go out you're done for. At least if your hydraulic pump goes out you can still steer. With electronic steering what if there's a malfunction and the car thinks the steering wheel has been turned hard left or right when it hasn't? You'll be driving down the highway and suddenly your car will make a sharp turn into oncoming traffic. Talk about horrific future accidents.

Originally Posted by moonbeam

One of my dragon eggs hatched. I hope it lives!

Each time I come to the forum I click your eggs / dragons.

I'm not sure why, but for some reason the click count is off.