Misc. stuff

[Stephen Williams <mannlaw@indy.net>]

	While I am no fan [or reader for that matter] of Consumer 
Reports, one comment on the Corvair and Chebby truck talk by Ian:  
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but, facts are sometimes helpful.

	Fact is, the Corvair had some very significant handling bugs that 
*could*, under fairly normal driving conditions, cause real problems. 
Really, the Corvair thing isn't even something that is debated much anymore.

	As for the side-saddle tank "explosion" problem.  Really, it is 
less an "explosion" problem than it is a fuel-fed fire problem.  May want 
to review the testimony of GM's long-time engineer and testifying expert, 
Ronald Elwell, on this subject before you go too much further.  Again, 
the debate is not whether the side-saddle tanks cause fuel-fed fires in 
certain collision--instead, it is focused on whether some alternative 
design [inside frame rails, fore v. aft of rear axle, etc.,] was and is 
known to be safer.  BTW, I think the "rocket-engine" thing while 
certainly whacko, was an NBC thought, not a CR thought.  

	Hope this non-Audi content helps clear up some misconceptions.

	Bruce