"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
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> Herpster1966 wrote:
>>>The things you describe would not happen in 2007. 2008 at the earliest,
>>>with the new model, maybe. Maybe. But Honda has some weird ideas about
>>>the line between Honda and Acura models. In their minds, some things
>>>are Acura only, period--and end up that way for a long, long time.
>>
>>
>> Yes I noticed that about Honda not wanting certain things to cross
>> over, such as the HID lights which would be great. Toyota Prius offers
>> them, but Honda Civic Hybrid doesn't, go figure??!
>>
>> I think Honda is almost there as far as having total safety, but things
>> like Stability Control and Active Head Restraints and OnStar would be
>> the icing on the cake.
>>
>> Al
>>
> what does onstar offer that a cell phone can't?

Automatically calls emergency services if the air bags deploy and they can't
speak to you.