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Re: ford/firestone

To: brian steel <brian_steel@telus.net>
Subject: Re: ford/firestone
From: Victor Hughes <v.hughes@student.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 08:21:46 +1000
Sure Ford don't make tyres, but as far as I can see a car ain't much use and
would be pretty hard to sell without them.  Ford also doesn't make all the other
components in its cars - a lot are just bought from suppliers and put in.  But
Ford has a responsibility in respect of these parts - to attempt to make sure
they are of reasonable standard and to fix the problem if they're not.  If your
brakes, transmission, engine failed within warranty you'd get them fixed - why
not tyres?

Vic Hughes

brian steel wrote:

> , let
> me make this short and sweet, ford builds vehicles, cars and trucks. and
> that is all they build. they do not manufacture the tires, in fact they buy
> them from firestone just like any other "customer", and so do not warranty
> tires, firestone, goodyear, michelin or otherwise.  ford out of pure
> courtesy is looking after thier "customers" by replacing thier firestone
> tires, they could, if they wanted to, tell everyone with firestone tires to
> "pound sand", but they haven't, be very thankfull that ford is looking after
> you, because firestone may not be around long enough too.
>                           brian steel series v vancouver bc


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