If, by 'tank', you mean an oil leaking-head gasket blowing-expensive to maintain (water pump) V-6.

How did this make the FP anyway?

Sorry bud. But you're dead wrong in some of this. I wish I wasn't at work so I could attempt a rebuttal.

I...what? I sincerely have no idea what you're referring to with your comments about precedence. I'm talking about legal precedent, namely rulings by courts (generally) involving the specific legal concept or language in question.

Yep, You're axactly right.

94 from Chi-town to Detroit is a hall-asss free for all. I've driven this stretch in my ZJ Jeep in snow storms and had semi-truck/trailers fly by me.

Wow genius. Insitefull educated response.

I agree with all of this. But we are discussing negligence, and I don't believe the original OP had just to do with negligence. It had to do with damage in general.

I have a '70, although not a T/A. B7 Blue V1X vinyl roof car.

Its great that you address this issue sir. And you might be missing the second half of what is happening inside an engine that is freezing cold. Excessive tolerances .

Most accident damage would be by definition accidental, and therefore beyond control, not negligent.

I agree with this totally. I believe the OP had little to do with negligence specifically, but more to do with damage in general.

May be true, but 'inherent risk of harm' must be assumed in any mechanical repair facility, especially one where vehicles are lifted off the ground many times dailey, and power tools are regularly used, etc.

You have brought precedence into the equation, which by definition is fluid and changes almost daily. But the fact that this disclaimer has changed very little in the last 15 years, and auto groups have shitloads of money and very good legal help, leads me to believe it will pass muster. Or the autogroup would…

Well, we weren't referring necessarily to negligence. Just damage in general. Most of which is not negligent automatically.

Ok, Apart from proveable negligence, which is the exception, not the rule.

Did you forget the 'free will' part of being a human being? Who is holding your vehicle hostage?

But you can waive liability.

The latter part of your reply is the precedence. And you would normally be correct. But I still find it hard to believe that when large auto groups pay tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars to lease dealer management systems from the largest providers that exist, that the wording in those systems does not pass…

Correct. It was.