On 9/2/2009 6:30 AM Dave Mcneely wrote:

> Some vehicles, Mercedes comes to mind, notify drivers via the sound
> system when a malfunction occurs.  So, my wife's nephew was driving,
> when the radio station he had tuned powered down, and a voice spoke to
> him, saying something like, "Mr. Tucker, we noticed that your right tail
> light has failed.  If you'll stop in to a convenient Mercedes service
> department, we'll repair it for you.  Thank you."  The radio came back
> up.

But as the cars add more and more interactive features, some way to pay
for all those features must be found, esp. in this economy where so many
have scaled bad. As a result, auto makers are turning more and more to
sponsored announcements.

"Mr. Tucker, we noticed that your right tail light has failed.  If you'll
stop in to a convenient Mercedes service department, we'll repair it for
you.  Thank you. This message brought to you by OxiClean. Hi, Billy Mays
here to share with you the most important product I have ever endorsed..."

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
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