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"Car breakdown rules"
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Keyser 28 desperate attention whore postings
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11-16-02, 05:57 PM (EST)
 
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5. "RE: The voice over said..." |
" "... if the team suffers a car breakdown through no fault of their own..."
Putting the wrong fuel in was their fault... the radiator overheating was not. "That part is obvious. However, clearly the teams that put unleaded in their diesels were not aware that the cars were diesel, although Teri and Ian figured it out. Therefore, these teams did not know that it was in fact their fault. Therefore, the question is whether or not they knew about this "get a new car if the car breaks down through no fault of your own rule", and if so, what happened when they asked for a new car? Did the camera people tell them on the spot, "Gee, you kinda did screw up, but we can't tell you why"? My whole point is that this "rule" was probably made up on the spot.
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Loree 8616 desperate attention whore postings
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11-15-02, 07:29 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: Car breakdown rules" |
I'm guessing they had no idea that a replacement car could have been provided so they didn't ask in the "diesel" episode. But the show stepped in when it was obvious that Jon Vito & Jill had done nothing wrong. So they were just offered the new vehicle.
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racewatcher 7 desperate attention whore postings
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11-16-02, 05:55 PM (EST)
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4. "RE: Car breakdown rules" |
LAST EDITED ON 11-16-02 AT 05:57 PM (EST)I don't quite get the difference between the diesel thing and the overheating incident of JVJ. In Dieselgate, the teams did not notice that they needed diesel fuel. When the radiator overheated, JVJ did not notice that their car was overheating. Same sin.... NOT PAYING ATTENTION! As a matter of fact, I think more of us would have prevented overheating than would have thought about diesel fuel. It seems to me that their breakdown was very much their fault, at least as much as A/A's. And A/A were pretty much knocked out of the race once the penalty time was added on to a 5-6 hour ordeal waiting for help. I think they make up the rules on the fly. Not fair. But who said life is fair?
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racewatcher 7 desperate attention whore postings
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11-16-02, 06:41 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: Car breakdown rules" |
Radiators don't overheat all of a sudden.....Temperature gauges rise....
Needles move...
Lights go on on the dash..... You pull off the road and add water..... nuf said....I don't really care, just happened to notice the thread.....
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cmaybur 259 desperate attention whore postings
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11-18-02, 04:56 PM (EST)
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11. "RE: Car breakdown rules" |
I will have to remember what you wrote about the heater...I had my car overheat over the summer while I was sitting in traffic on a major freeway, and I can assure you that I did nothing to cause it. This is why I got a little defensive when I read the original post blaming Jack and Jill for their mishap. All I could do was immediately pull over and wait for the engine to cool down. My radiator did not blow, though it probably would have had I done nothing. I was afraid the engine would blow. This is the first time this had ever happened to me. After a half-hour of waiting for the engine to cool a little, I restarted it and hauled ass to the nearest gas station. I had just barely enough time before the warning lights came on again. After waiting for it to cool down again, I was able to add some more antifreeze, which was sufficient until I got it in for service the next day. There is no reason why Jack and Jill should have had to deal with this problem. They were entitled to a replacement car.
Chris
"Ten countries, four continents, forty-six thousand miles... Derek and Drew, you are the winners of The Amazing Race."
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Esbea 7377 desperate attention whore postings
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11-18-02, 10:09 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: Car breakdown rules" |
I think the difference here is that JVJ didnt CAUSE the breakdown, it was a mechanical problem that anyone who hired the SUV would have had. Because the other teams CAUSED their breakdowns by using the wrong fuel, they were not entitled to a replacement vehicle.
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