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Re: ford/firestone

To: Christopher Albers <Christopher.Albers@bubbs.biola.edu>
Subject: Re: ford/firestone
From: Victor Hughes <v.hughes@student.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 09:39:37 +1000
Fair enough, then I stand corrected.  Bouquets to Ford for doing the right
thing, brickbats to Firestone.

Vic Hughes

Christopher Albers wrote:

> v.hughes@student.canberra.edu.au writes:
> >If your
> >brakes, transmission, engine failed within warranty you'd get them
> >fixed - why
> >not tyres?
>
> It is true that, when you buy a car in the States, you get a SEPARATE
> warranty card for your tires and that the tires are warranted by the
> manufacturer of the tire, not the manufacturer of the vehicle.  It's
> much the same with a new home.  For example, the manufacturer of your
> new home would not cover the breakdown of your A/C unit, the
> manufacturer of the A/C unit would do that.  On the other hand, if your
> walls start to crack just after you move in, the manufacturer of the
> home would cover that.
>
> CNA


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