The intermediate shaft does not connect to the steering wheel does it Bill? By the definition you just linked to the column is the bit in the cockpit. As for the rest; I think you'll find mine is cheaper and doesn't include a pointless flex coupling... You've still avoided giving us any benefit to this flex coupling other than "making it the same as other cars" Martin Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sender: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:19:23 To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] Forgot to Mention Oxford dictionary good enough for you? http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/steering%2Bcolumn?region=us&q=steering+column Are you sure you're not just upset that I am sourcing whatever you want to call the connection between my steering wheel and the rest of the steering mechanism directly from a manufacturer rather than from a middle man retailer like yourself? Bill Robertson #5939 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Martin Gutkowski" <martin@...> wrote: > > Please notice the complete lack of the word "column". I haven't looked but imagine the dictionary might help you stop calling the lower shaft a "column". It doesn't make sense. > > Martin > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/