Re: [DML] Prototypes, legend and lore

["fivetwofive" <CBL302@xxxx>]

What stops the car manuf.from selling off those cars is Lialibity 
lawsuits,That is the reason Ferrari has a huge Ferrari junkyard of 
perfect(and very expensive)Ferrari's piled one on top of the 
other.They will NOT even sell a shifter nob off any of those pre-
production cars.It is a combination of not wanting to put in the 
hands of the general public a car that Might have unengineered 
problems,that could cause a major problem.and the FACT that those 
cars are put into EXTREME testing,that could make those cars unsafe 
for general public use,and if, one of those cars got into the general 
public,and caused a major accident---well guess who would be involved 
in a major ligitation/lawsuit.Mostly the courts would award a 
judgement award and a major pumitive damage award,knowing,the the car 
manufaucturing company released a "unsafe car".

Claude 00570 

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bruce Benson" <delornut@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > 
> While it may be against the rules, what's really to stop a 
> manufacturer from just issuing a VIN plate to a pilot car? Since it 
> really is up to the manufacturer to destroy a pilot car, it's 
really 
> more of an "honor system" kinda thing. Nevermind any "foolproof" 
> system to prevent this from happening being in place. There just 
> isn't a system at all as I understand it.
> 
> Otherwise, is this an actual law from the DOT/NHTA/EPA That these 
> vehicles MUST be destroyed, or is it just a mutal agreement that 
> selling them to consumers is frowned upon?
> 
> Besides, perhaps this was a great way for the company to reward 
it's 
> executives without having to deplete their inventory that was to 
fill 
> the high backorder of cars at the time?
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"