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Re: Saturn With High Beams

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From: Jeremy
Date: Fri, 09 May 1997 00:00
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> >>M. R. Stoudt wrote:
> >> They're the 'day time running lights' that began appearing on GM cars
> >> built after 1995.  Better get used to them because from what I understand the
> >> running lights are to be on *all* American cars by the 1999-2000 model year--
> >> much like the high level break lights.  They are on my '96 Grand Am, as well
> >> as many foreign makes too.

Something I've been wondering about:
   When all cars have DRLs, will folding headlights disappear?  It seems 
like there'd be no reason to bother with the mechanism just so they could 
retract when your car is parked.  It'll make for ugly corvettes...

-- Jerm
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Jeremy Kuris, a C/C++/Java/Perl Programmer.
What can I say, I was having a fucked up day. -- Tricky
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Subject: Re: Saturn With High Beams
Date: 1997/05/09
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