[robchalmers]

i'm with bestclimb, my drivers mat always lives in the garage or trunk.

this sound a lot like the explorer issue a few years back. the mat sits behind the brake peddle too so when both feet are mashing the b peddle it pushing the mat harder against the gas - hence brakes cook / catch fire

imho i don't care if its a loaner or not you should know what does what in any car. i get to go all over the place driving different cars through work and friends in the auto industry and for fun. Until I know how what the controls do including the vast majority of new cars with keyless systems I won't go onto the road. I mean 10 seconds to figure out where neutral is, where the EPB is and how to kill the engine etc is better than relying on my cell.

i'll get off my soapbox now