I've been looking at a very nice 1992 3.8 this weekend with relatively low mileage and I'm considering a purchase. The car looks immaculate in every way, but there's something strange with the airbag. The red airbag warning light on the dashboard is lit and according to the owner that's related to the compulsory installation of the aftermarket alarm 4 years ago when the car was imported from Germany.
Apparently the mechanic had to disconnect all kinds of things and when he put it all back together, the airbag light came on. The owner then returned the car, complaining about the warning light, but he was told that as a side effect of the alarm installation the speed governor was disabled, together with the airbag. Re-enabling the airbag was possible, but would also re-enable the speed governor. He then decided he liked the extra speed more than the airbag and kept it.
What makes this already strange story even funnier is that the owner says the car is indeed quicker than before and can reach 265km/h. Of course 265km/h on the speedometer is probably 250km/h in reality, so this doesn't convince me, but what's more is that the third throttling cable that is controlled by the speed governor is still connected.
I didn't get the chance to do a test run with the digital speedometer in the hidden part of the OBC to see if it really exceeds 250km/h.
Anyway, is this story even remotely true?
Is is possible that the speed governor on a 3.8 gets "accidently" disabled while fiddling with the electronics? Is it possible that the same happens to the airbag? And is it possible that these two are related in a way that it's either all or nothing?
:cheers:
Erik
Apparently the mechanic had to disconnect all kinds of things and when he put it all back together, the airbag light came on. The owner then returned the car, complaining about the warning light, but he was told that as a side effect of the alarm installation the speed governor was disabled, together with the airbag. Re-enabling the airbag was possible, but would also re-enable the speed governor. He then decided he liked the extra speed more than the airbag and kept it.
What makes this already strange story even funnier is that the owner says the car is indeed quicker than before and can reach 265km/h. Of course 265km/h on the speedometer is probably 250km/h in reality, so this doesn't convince me, but what's more is that the third throttling cable that is controlled by the speed governor is still connected.
I didn't get the chance to do a test run with the digital speedometer in the hidden part of the OBC to see if it really exceeds 250km/h.
Anyway, is this story even remotely true?
Is is possible that the speed governor on a 3.8 gets "accidently" disabled while fiddling with the electronics? Is it possible that the same happens to the airbag? And is it possible that these two are related in a way that it's either all or nothing?
:cheers:
Erik