Quirky is one thing- this is just plain ODD

[MCTXR4 at aol.com]

In a message dated 01/18/2001 2:58:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, rdeis at io.com 
writes:

> Did you know that type-44 cigarette lighter sockets are a bit larger than
>  Ford and Chryco?
>  
>  Was moving an electronic gadjet from one car to the other and it didn't
>  fit in the merican socket!  A bit of investigation showed there was an
>  adapter sleve on the plug that was easily removed so it would fit either
>  car.
>  
>  I work with a ton of EEs that thought it was rediculously funny..
>   -- 
You know what's just as funny? The sockets on German Fords are bigger than 
the ones on US Fords. You'd a thunk they'd standardize something so simple.

Since the Audi is larger also, maybe it's a German thing?

Mike Torio