hey, I read that the first large customer to report problems
with the tires was the government....  Fish and Game, National Parks, INS, etc,
out west, where they drive a lot
of light utility vehicles as standard transportation
and that either ford or firestone sent a team of engineers out to arizona a
couple years ago to investigate the problems...

so I wonder where that actually puts the gov on the issue   ;)

deb "still driving a 90 geo prizm full of plumbing parts and tools, but it's an
_LSI_"


(truthfully, I've been hauling so much stuff around in the poor little thing, it
probably NEEDS suv tires!  it's definitely
going to need shocks and a tranny real soon  ;)   )

----- Original Message -----
From: Bode Morin <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: stupid student tricks


Message text written by "BP - \"It's a bit disgusting,              but a
great experience....\" -- Squirrel"
>
So, following the logic of the sociology students, can we assume that the
charging of a fee for riding on a subway is intended to keep the rich rich
and the poor poor?
<


Probably not as evidenced by the concern shown them last week.   At the
hearings on Firestone tread separation, one of the Michigan congressmen
remarked that the fact that Firestone was taking so long to replace tires
was having an adverse affect on the poor.  Especially those poor on fixed
incomes who drive Ford Explorers with Wilderness AT tires on them.  There's
no way those folks could afford new tires while they await replacements so
said the congressman.  It was tantamount to murder.

The government is clearly concerned about the helping the poor (that drive
late model SUVs).  It's Firestone who's trying to keep the poor poor.

This reminds me of  what an NPR commentator said about 10 year ago that
80's Camaros, whose combination of speed and lack of safety were a
Darwinian tool eliminating a certain demographic of the population.
Survival of the Fittest and all.


Bode  (Explorer driver with the death tires, underinflated in Alabama.)


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