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Conor, I just noticed today at the junkyard... 87-91 Camrys have the same seatbelt system as Tempos.

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Quote: from ScoobyDoo82 at 11:05 am on Nov. 1, 2008

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Conor, I just noticed today at the junkyard... 87-91 Camrys have the same seatbelt system as Tempos.

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yeah, there are many cars that had automatic seat belts. not the exact same..  

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cars_with_automatic_seat_belts

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Eric, I realize there are many cars with auto seatbelts. But the ones in Camrys are THE SAME as the ones in Tempos.

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Yeah the only cars I was aware of with automatic shoulder belts were Tempo's and I think Celica's had them at some point. I only remember back in the 90's one of my mom's coworkers got a brand new Toyota coupe that had them.

DAMN they seemed cool back then.

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Quote: from ScoobyDoo82 at 3:11 pm on Nov. 1, 2008

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Eric, I realize there are many cars with auto seatbelts. But the ones in Camrys are THE SAME as the ones in Tempos.

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Yeah the only cars I was aware of with automatic shoulder belts were Tempo's and I think Celica's had them at some point. I only remember back in the 90's one of my mom's coworkers got a brand new Toyota coupe that had them.

DAMN they seemed cool back then.

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I dunno about you, but they STILL seem cool.

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1993 Cavalier RS - 3.1L V6 - Automatic - 170k

my escort had them.

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non shifting motherf-cker is BANNED

As for the motors, I was surprised to find they worked in my Tempo. But then, thinking about it, I've never heard of a single case where a Tempo, Topaz, Escort, or Tracer had the motors break.

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According to Wiki they stopped because of airbags conflicting with them. My opinion is they had a fantastic purpose. They forced you to have a belt on, think of the amounts of deaths that would be prevented if every car had them.  

As for the motors, I was surprised to find they worked in my Tempo. But then, thinking about it, I've never heard of a single case where a Tempo, Topaz, Escort, or Tracer had the motors break.

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%99 of the automatic belts had standard ends on them so you could easily unbelt the seatbelt if you wanted, which I have to do all the time with the '91 Saturn I occasionally drive, because if the motor didn't give out, they blew the fuses just as often.   Point being, people can still be just as stupid as they were regardless, I just look at it as a form of natural selection.

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According to Wiki they stopped because of airbags conflicting with them. My opinion is they had a fantastic purpose. They forced you to have a belt on, think of the amounts of deaths that would be prevented if every car had them.  

As for the motors, I was surprised to find they worked in my Tempo. But then, thinking about it, I've never heard of a single case where a Tempo, Topaz, Escort, or Tracer had the motors break.

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I have heard of cases where the motors blow, but very rare.

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1993 Cavalier RS - 3.1L V6 - Automatic - 170k

Except the light knob and/or high beam stalk.

PS: Automatic seatbelts are the most RETARDED thing I've ever heard of. I only just found out they existed and I already wish I hadn't. How hard is it to put a seat belt on manually? Or is it for fat people who can't reach over their own shoulders?

Whats next? A car that automatically drives itself for you?

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way to be an ignorant European regarding your fat comment.

It was a passive safety feature, for what it's worth.. much like airbags.

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non shifting motherf-cker is BANNED