R56 My feet are on fire and MINI says "TS". HELP ME
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From: SoCaL (Agoura Hills)
I have an '08 as well and have not perceived so much as a warm spot, let alone anything hot enought to burn my foot. I wonder if the offending lines are pliable - i.e., can they be bent away from the footwell or perhaps tied back so they don't transfer as much heat? This would be the kind of safety issue I'd expect MINI to jump all over. A jury awarded some lady $300K from McDonald's for spilling hot coffee on her lap; you'd think MINI would show more concern about the potential for customers to get burned. Modern automobiles should not be able to burn customers' feet under normal usage conditions.
(Since the majority of us wear shoes when we drive...).
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From: Cupertino, CA
Is that a new law they just passed?
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From: SoCaL (Agoura Hills)
The source I saw was effective 1992 I believe. Actually in ANY state it can be considered careless driving (Quite a few people have gotten tickets for this). DOT also has several laws in place about driving with proper foot protection.
The coffee from McDonals is a wrongly quoted case...
The McDonalds in question had burnt many people by basically serving boiling coffee. They had ignored complaints for a while, and someone took them to court more for ignoring past offences and injury than just "serving hot coffee".
The notion that anyone without deep pockets can sue over this is laughable. Independant of what's right, the big companies with deep pockets will just grind the small guy down over time. Sure you can get your fees awarded IF you previal, but you have to pay them first. IT's just not worth it.
File the complaint, fix your car yourself, and get on with the more important things in life....
Matt
The notion that anyone without deep pockets can sue over this is laughable. Independant of what's right, the big companies with deep pockets will just grind the small guy down over time. Sure you can get your fees awarded IF you previal, but you have to pay them first. IT's just not worth it.
File the complaint, fix your car yourself, and get on with the more important things in life....
Matt
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From: Hot Springs Village, AR
The McDonalds in question had burnt many people by basically serving boiling coffee. They had ignored complaints for a while, and someone took them to court more for ignoring past offences and injury than just "serving hot coffee".
The notion that anyone without deep pockets can sue over this is laughable. Independant of what's right, the big companies with deep pockets will just grind the small guy down over time. Sure you can get your fees awarded IF you previal, but you have to pay them first. IT's just not worth it.
File the complaint, fix your car yourself, and get on with the more important things in life....
Matt
The notion that anyone without deep pockets can sue over this is laughable. Independant of what's right, the big companies with deep pockets will just grind the small guy down over time. Sure you can get your fees awarded IF you previal, but you have to pay them first. IT's just not worth it.
File the complaint, fix your car yourself, and get on with the more important things in life....
Matt
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