News Auto maker denies fault in Yelchin death; dealer hints at "aftermarket changes" to vehicle

[Shikarnov]

Problem being, you may do more long term damage to the brand than what a settlement would cost.

I believe the brand will be largely unaffected.

Unlike buying [Firestone] tires, which are essentially interchangeable parts that we can mix and match as we see fit, the purchase of a car is a major action for most people that is very carefully considered and heavily dependent on price and on subjective measures like comfort and style.

Moreover, we all know there are myriad risks when getting into any car, not the least of which is the possibility of mechanical failure for any number of reasons. And we count on the manufacturers to act in good faith and alert us when problems are identified and offer recalls/repairs when fixes become available -- which Crysler did.

Yelchin's death is a sad and unfortunate accident, and his celebrity is magnifying the situation slightly, but ultimately the company acted in accordance with its obligations, and the market will recognize that.

 

[M'Sharak]

That TrekToday headline is most inappropriate. It's stating one party's unproven allegation as if it were a fact. The headline should be something like "Chrysler Alleges Yelchin Caused Own Death."

Thats a clickbait level headline :/

Yeah, well, didn't even cross my mind. My kid is in the path of the hurricane and I'm lucky I got the news up today; I'm that distracted/out-of-it.

I'll fix the title when I do the news tomorrow. No doubt I'll have pissed off at least a dozen more people with it by then.:/

The change in article title I'll leave up to @T'Boo , but I've amended the thread title to (I hope) more accurately reflect the story content.

Edit:
The link on the TrekToday page to the source article has an extra character in the URL, and returns a "page not found" error. This link will take you to the article.

 

[T'Bonz]

Thanks for changing it here. I added one word to change it on the news forum today, but that doesn't affect it other places. I just put Chrysler in front of it.

Those accusing me of publishing clickbait...GMAFB.