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Old 05-18-2013, 07:11 PM
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China made C-Class cause cancer

You might need google translate to see this
http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/china_world...00429_001.html

That's why I try not to buy anything from China if I can but its not easy
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Benz, BMW & Audi China were using body damping pads that contain carcinogens, i.e. bitumen. Same stuff you use on roads. With respect it is a storm in a teacup.
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The mere act of breathing in any Chinese city causes cancer.
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Dynamat and Fatmat sound dampener use the same bitumen asphalt. Glyn M Ruck is quite correct that it is a "storm in a teacup".

Please don't even ask about the loose plasticizers released by all the vinyl and rubberized dash and door materials leached into the cabin, the upholstery also throws off cancerous radicals. Minute traces of dioxins can sometimes be formed by photochemical reactions when your Benz is left in the sun.
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BTW drinking milk or juices from plastic jugs are several orders of magnitude more dangerous to your health, in terms of cancer risk.

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