General MKB => General Banter => Topic started by: F Body on August 12, 2011, 12:49:35 PM
Title: Don't Drift a 5th Gen Camaro !
Post by: F Body on August 12, 2011, 12:49:35 PM
Well not unless you fancy some burns to the arm when the side airbags deploy (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/shame.gif)
Title: Don't Drift a 5th Gen Camaro !
Post by: art b on August 13, 2011, 12:11:04 PM
he was having a good go at it.....(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/beavisnbutthead.gif)
Title: Don't Drift a 5th Gen Camaro !
Post by: Andy on August 13, 2011, 08:50:44 PM
Wow, that ended badly...
Am i right in thinking the car has an inbuilt phone, I take it that bit at the end was him calling the recovery service? Is it done by bluetooth or is there a phone fitted to the car to do that?
Title: Don't Drift a 5th Gen Camaro !
Post by: philoldsmobile on August 14, 2011, 02:22:23 PM
HOLY F***K
that MUST be the subject of a recall soon? thats pretty damned dangerous....
Title: Don't Drift a 5th Gen Camaro !
Post by: F Body on August 15, 2011, 07:57:04 AM
Quoting: philoldsmobile
that MUST be the subject of a recall soon? thats pretty damned dangerous....
"General Motors' take is.................
"The incident is an indication that the system is working as it should. GM spokesman Alan Adler said the car is designed to "predict" an imminent rollover and deploy the curtain airbags proactively" (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/shame.gif)
Title: Don't Drift a 5th Gen Camaro !
Post by: philoldsmobile on August 15, 2011, 08:00:57 AM
i.e " we screwed up and made the sensor too sensitive, because we didn't have an R&D budget. Frankly we don't give a s**t about our customers, so who cares"
Surely a bank angle sensor that comes into play at about 45 degrees would be more appropriate for that application?
you have to wonder how well developed the 5th gen really is, this is just the latest in a line of stupid faults that reflect a poorly developed bargain basement car, and pretty looks aside an embarrassment to the Camaro name plate.
erronious airbags shorting battery cables cracking nose cones squealing brakes 'cured' by stick on tyre weights FFS!!!
all faults that should have come to light in testing..
Title: Don't Drift a 5th Gen Camaro !
Post by: F Body on August 15, 2011, 12:35:17 PM
Quoting: philoldsmobile
have to wonder how well developed the 5th gen really is, this is just the latest in a line of stupid faults that reflect a poorly developed bargain basement car,
Not really seeing as it's built on the same platform as the current Holden Commador AKA Vauxhall VXR (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
Quoting: philoldsmobile
looks aside an embarrassment to the Camaro name plate.
Indeed but better than unintended acceleration (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Title: Don't Drift a 5th Gen Camaro !
Post by: philoldsmobile on August 15, 2011, 12:59:37 PM
Quoting: F Body
Indeed but better than unintended acceleration
that one turned out to be dumbarse people not knowing what the pedals do..... the lexus that four people were killed in in the US showed the throttle at 100% and the brake was not applied.
the Camaro really does have some massive design flaws, you have to wonder if it should be withdrawn from the market place until its made safe, as it currently isn't. There is no situation where any accidental airbag deployment is acceptable. the car should be on two wheels before that bag goes off.
GM are the trabant of modern cars these days, you have to wonder how long they can do this badly....