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The Pinto was singled out by one law firm in a class action, but all Detroit cars had the same dangerous gas tank design at that time.
GM killed 124 with an 80 cent ignition part in the Cruze. This is what happened:
GM actually ended on paper to avoid liability and is the New GM.
During the media coverage of the Cruze deaths, Cruze sales TOOK OFF. Y'all are idiots when you buy cars. "Hey honee, that Chevy death car looks pretty good..."
Now everyone is actually modifying pickups to flip over easier by lifting them. Something about a large mass of metal has a magnetic effect on people to drain their IQs.