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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 756813" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>If you purchased a new car for your wife or daughter to drive....would you choose to eliminate the 3 point belt in favor of a lap belt in order to save yourself $50?</p><p> </p><p>Thats what UPS chose to do.</p><p> </p><p>Most of the vehicles in question were designed from the factory to be compatible with the 3 pt belts that were an <em>option</em> at that time. They could be easily upgraded to modern standards using factory, bolt-on parts.</p><p> </p><p>I did this myself with my personal truck, a 1976 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup. It had lap belts only, but the attachment point for the 3 pt belt was in the roof pillar. I bought used 3 pt belts for that same model from a wrecking yard and had them bolted on. I think I spent about $50 on them. They were a $35 option from the factory in 1976.</p><p> </p><p>And if push came to shove...I would be <em>more than willing</em> to pay for such an upgrade to the package car I drove everyday. My life may not be worth $50 to UPS, but it sure as hell is worth $50 to me and if UPS were unable to afford such upgrades after posting $850 million in profits last year I guess I would just have to dig deep and pay for it myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 756813, member: 14668"] If you purchased a new car for your wife or daughter to drive....would you choose to eliminate the 3 point belt in favor of a lap belt in order to save yourself $50? Thats what UPS chose to do. Most of the vehicles in question were designed from the factory to be compatible with the 3 pt belts that were an [I]option[/I] at that time. They could be easily upgraded to modern standards using factory, bolt-on parts. I did this myself with my personal truck, a 1976 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup. It had lap belts only, but the attachment point for the 3 pt belt was in the roof pillar. I bought used 3 pt belts for that same model from a wrecking yard and had them bolted on. I think I spent about $50 on them. They were a $35 option from the factory in 1976. And if push came to shove...I would be [I]more than willing[/I] to pay for such an upgrade to the package car I drove everyday. My life may not be worth $50 to UPS, but it sure as hell is worth $50 to me and if UPS were unable to afford such upgrades after posting $850 million in profits last year I guess I would just have to dig deep and pay for it myself. [/QUOTE]
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