They have been using him, but I’m pretty sure that we’re past that phase.

they are trying to hold out until a nutter justice can be seated

Athletes are another good example. Linemen and weightlifters are big and don’t want to be smaller. There’s also straight-up giant people like Shaq who weigh a lot more than average because they’re way bigger than average.

Thyroid issues, Cushing’s syndrome, long-term prescription steroids. I’m not a medical professional, just found those reasons with 3 seconds of Googling. I’m sure there are more.

What due dilligence do you suggest to know that a part will fail over time if you weigh more than 275 lbs? If you have reasonable expectations that the gross load capacity of the seat is such that a person could reasonably exceed it, which is clearly the case, then they should have that information available in the…

people making the money should be honest. period. we really need to stop letting people rip people off.

The thing is, 300lbs aren’t that “heavy” in the grand scheme of things; if Hyundai openly advertise that their seat will only function properly upto 275lbs, they will lose a non-trivial chunk of market share.

If Hyundai wants to decline warranty service under those conditions, then they should 2000% be telling their customers before their 96th percentile customers waste money on a product that isn’t going to work for them, something that isn’t apparent to anybody but Hyundai, apparently.

How would he know that the seat would break? That’s not a reasonable expectation, for anyone. He’s driven two other vehicles that have not had this issue.

I think you’re full of shit. If you had purchased a vehicle new and it was less than 2 years old with trim pieces falling off the car, WITH a 5 year manufacturer warranty, you’re telling me you’d be OK with them not fixing it? Bc of some bullshit reason? GTFO. This is a documented problem with other models of same…

I’m 6'1", 325 lb. My size has never caused a component in any of my vehicles to break, and that includes the ‘05 Accord coupe that I owned for 150,000 miles. Poor design is no excuse for poor customer service.

They’ll be called discriminatory if the discriminate against a particular group, yes. That’s how language works.

Or the manufacturer could list it in the specs. Office chairs do this. Bicycles do this. If they design to 275, that’s fine, they just need to list that somewhere.

Funny how he wasn’t so outside their paremeters that they were perfectly willing to sell him a car.

Exactly... have you seen big city photos before they put the environmental regulations? Having regulations is a challenge but it encourages the techs to move forward.

If they stop donating to the ACLU right now, they have still given 6x the yearly average. I don’t think things are going to slow down. People were sprayed down with fire hoses in Standing Rock for months. Occupy Wall Street lasted months, and that was during Obama’s administration. People are pissed off, and I think…

I don’t get how emissions standards reduce sales. If all cars are required to meet X criteria, it doesn’t change anything demand wise, correct?

Probably to declare losses so you can avoid paying taxes. Imagine what a tragedy it would be if that wealth would be shared with the dirty poor ?

My dad's '81 Jetta had separate lap and shoulder belts, and the latter could optionally stay attached to the door frame for low-tech automation. That appears to be what's shown in the pic here.