On 28/11/2016 10:14, wrote:
On Monday, 28 November 2016 08:56:27 UTC, MrCheerful wrote:
On 27/11/2016 19:48, tabbypurr wrote:
On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:43:15 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
tabbypurr wrote:

If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old
cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized
rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some
pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger,
classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern
ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know
nothing about.

Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery
clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your
experience.

Lada Riva. Commer walkthrough.

The Lada Riva battery was secured by J bolts and a bit of pressed angle
steel with two nuts.

Here is a picture of the engine bay of one:
http://www.origo.hu/auto/20111202-la...uplateszt.html

So, any examples of a production car with no battery clamping
arrangements as standard (as opposed to just left off)?

A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger.

there is more than one version of those Ladas.

The lack of crumple zones, airbags or ABS and iffy cornering are more serious risks of course. Funny how people get things out of proportion.


NT

The Lada Riva was an old Fiat design, every model would have had battery
retainers as standard.

So what production cars have no battery retention as standard?

It was you that cited a battery caused fire as being a terrible hazard,
yet you think that a loose battery is not? What about those big fat
leads chafing through?

You really should stick to one train of thought at a time, accidental
battery discharge is hazardous, or not. Which is it?