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The Merits Of The Panic Button

Originally Posted by kenchan dealerships are going be a noisy place... That's what the lube is for.

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View Poll Results: Do you like the panic button?
I like the panic button. I've used it and find it useful. 4 5.71%
I dislike the panic button. I've never used it legitimately. 20 28.57%
I can take it or leave it. I don't mind. 36 51.43%
Shado, I hope something awful happens to you. 10 14.29%
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Old 02-24-2011, 12:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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dealerships are going be a noisy place...



That's what the lube is for.
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I've seen the wife use the one for her car as a means of locating the car in very large parking lots and the like.
I would qualify that as legitimate, although you could also click the lock button to get a honk. But I was hoping to hear if anyone has used it to actually deter a thief.

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Sometimes I get so anxious, I feel panicky. So I press the button.

I thought that's what it was for.

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They should replace it with a button that opens the trunk/hatch.
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They should replace it with a button that opens the trunk/hatch.
Hell yeah that wouold get used a whole lot more.

Or a button that would instantaneously cause my pants to drop.
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They should replace it with a button that opens the trunk/hatch.
I certainly could not agree more with this statement, but that's just an opinion we share.

Come on, no one out there is a strong proponent of the panic button?
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I certainly could not agree more with this statement, but that's just an opinion we share.

Come on, no one out there is a strong proponent of the panic button?
I've seen the wife use the one for her car as a means of locating the car in very large parking lots and the like.
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Never used it, even that night when Shado was following me
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I used it, that night when Shado was following me so me and him could Then in the morning i felt a little for what we had done.
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She said the lock/unlock just makes the one honk/flash but the panic goes and goes til you stop it.
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She said the lock/unlock just makes the one honk/flash but the panic goes and goes til you stop it.
I'll not judge. That's one more use than I've ever found for it, and if it works for her, it works.
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She said the lock/unlock just makes the one honk/flash but the panic goes and goes til you stop it.
This sounds like one of those "why cucumbers are better than men" discussions.
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Yeah i know right. Women can't live with them, can't sleep with dudes and not be call "gay" WTF...
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what the hell is the panic button?
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