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Originally Posted by Apoc
I honestly dont hink it has anything to do with that. Its not like chev could be held liable for anything that happened. What could they possibly be sued for.
The truth is, they gave him the car because it will increase the amount of exposure the story gets. They arent giving him a new car because of what happened to the guy. They are giving it because of the increased exposure the story will get.
Its their way of showing the public 2 things. The first being that the Malibu is extremely safe, and the second that chev is a caring company who is looking out for their customers.
Its a Public relations/publicity decision. It has nothing to do with lawsuits.
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These days, EVERything tends to end up as a lawsuit. Honestly, I'm surprised it didn't become a lawsuit (someone would usually say "Why didn't GM engineer the car to take a fully loaded 18 wheeler on it's roof?!"). Then again, I am probably just getting cynical in my old age (recent examples have pushed me in that direction such as the people suing FL because of their belief that FL's lack of a helmet law "caused" the death of their family member). Hell, I'm waiting for the lady who fell into the fountain while texting to sue the cell phone company next because there's no warning lable on the phone saying not to text and walk.
On a happier topic, the gauge cluster on my sled died and I discovered that the deluxe gauge cluster from an M8 will work on my T500 (including the altimeter). Much nicer setup.