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Originally Posted by Secondaries
All the above comments aside, maybe children shouldn't be allowed to "play" inside of two ton pieces of machinery. We wouldn't let our children "play" on a forklift or tractor, would we? (Hopefully not)
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Yes, thank you for that scolding, you condescending [censored censored censored]. You've been a great help! This isn't needed so that we may choose to neglect our parental responsibilities; but rather to have the same level of safety that we've come to appreciate from our other vehicles.
Do you ever go camping?
Do you shop for groceries?
Do you wash your cars?
If you stoop so low as to participate in any of the above, do you include your children? We do. Times are hard here; we've had to let the butler and the nanny go, and the gardener refuses to do our grocery shopping or mind small children. So, in addition to letting the kid help wash the car, he may also from time to time, be left unsupervised for a brief moment. There's also the chance that he might climb the back yard fence, sneak out through an unlocked door, etc. Perhaps your children are unable to manage such a feat, but mine seems quite clever and curious in that respect. Even if you reckon that your own children are exceptionally dim-witted, consider the fact that my dog has managed to dislodge the shifter on at least one occasion that I can recall.
Can you imagine no other reason why every car manufactured in the last two decades has such a feature?
For the rest of you, can we just assume that I've decided that it is a good idea (worth considering). I'm quite happy to have constructive feedback as to what sort of real problems one might encounter.
I'd love it if someone knows of another model that has a compatible shifter with the interlock feature.
Just found this thread where someone has had the same idea, just not with a W123.
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/296365-retrofit-brake-pedal-shift-interlock-1987-w124.html