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Re: firestone recall
"Ulysses" <therealulysses@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:11taptlip2a3td6@corp.supernews.com:
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> "stevie" <sf@dum.org> wrote in message
> news:xScBf.356$F16.329@fe04.lga...
>> Now that some time has passed since the Firestone situation, I think
>> it
> is
>> interesting that you don't hear or read anything about Explorer
>> rollovers.
>>
>> As I recall, the Firestone company placed the blame on the Ford
>> Explorer; Ford said the rollovers were due to Firestone tire failure.
>> Now that the Firestone tires are have been removed, the press
>> doesn't report any
> Explorer
>> rollover accidents. Wonder who was to blame??
>>
>> I think almost any SUV would roll if the tires failed at a high
>> speed.
> And
>> it seems that the Firestones failed at a much higher rate than most
>> tires. It's too bad that the Explorer got a bad reputation from the
>> negative
> press.
>>
>> At first I regretted my decision to purchase a 2000 Limited, mostly
> because
>> of the Firestone situation. However, it has been a pretty good car.
>>
>> But I believe that both Ford and GM have to improve their quality to
> improve
>> car sales in the US.
>>
>>
>>
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> They also don't tell you how many of them were raised or had oversized
> tires on them. It's just the media. They go on about something for a
> while and then pick something else. Sometimes it's high-speed chases,
> sometimes freeway shootings, and sometimes Explorers rolling over.
> Just as long as they get you to watch the show. Since the Explorer is
> the best-selling SUV it's a good choice for stories.
>
>
>
Most of the stories seemed to disappear fairly quickly after people
started pointing out to the media that the photos they were running on
the front page under the headlines about the killer Firestones showed an
unside-down Explorer wearing Goodyear shoes.
Look closely at the SUVs being driven today. Almost every other one has
at least one seriously underinflated tire.
If you don't think an underinflated tire overheats and falls apart, then
you probably still believe that those big chunks on the freeway are from
"re-caps".
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