HAHAHA, ford replaces Firestones with MORE DANGEROUS tires!

[Pastore]

CNBC reports that Ford has been replacing the Firestone AT tires with michelin, continental, and goodyear. Reports have confirmed that some of these tires have a higher failure rate than the original Firestones... Ford's gotta get their heads outta their asses and quick!

 

[toph99]

got beat to the punch bud link

 

[Pastore]

grr, didnt see it

 

[bacillus]

never mind Beast1284!

 

[yakko]

See my reply in the other thread.

 

[Urinal Mint]

Unfortunately it isn't the tires that fail, rather it's the drivers that fail to take proper care of their tires, and as a result, they blow out and people die.

Case in point: In my hometown a few weeks ago, a van carrying 12 older women from a local church was going shopping in another town. One of the tires blew out, and 10 of the 12 women died in a rollover. The church is now suing the tiremaker for putting out substandard tires, but the real problem is this: This van sits out in the Texas heat 24 hours a day, and without much use tires will dry up and begin to crack. Cracked tires are a result of poor maintenance, not poor manufacturing and design. People need to quit blaming the other guy and look at what they're doing wrong for a change.