So... it's a 4DUH problem after all? Gee, what are the odds?
Richard
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:29:53 -0500 "mrdancer"
<mrdancer2@home.your.underwear.com> writes:
> I wonder if that store manager keeps up on the latest tire news....
>
> Recent reports indicate that the Goodyears and Generals that they
> are using
> to replace the recalled Firestones have UP TO SIX TIMES the failure
> rate of
> the Firestones. Go figure...
>
> --
> --
> Peter Poon Jr <ptare99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:20010716154048.15764.qmail@web13805.mail.yahoo.com...
> > I don't know if this is an isolated incident but this
> > is what happened this weekend. My girlfriend's Ford
> > Ranger had a flat tire (Firestones, but NOT Wilderness
> > AT's or ATX). So we get some Fix A Flat instead of
> > taking the spare off. We drive down to America's Tire
> > Company and drop off the truck. We come back about an
> > hour later expecting to have the tired patched and
> > they tell us the store manager had decided that his
> > store would not service Firestone tires! They were
> > afraid of liability due the the Firestone recall.
> > They didn't patch the tire, they only aired it up.
> > Now they never asked us what kind of tires were on the
> > truck, nor was there any sign on the storefront to
> > warn customers that the store would not service
> > Firestone tires. We were considerate enough to let
> > them know that Fix A Flat had been put into the tire
> > but that didn't seem to bother them.
> >
> > So we are directed to the nearest Firestone dealer who
> > did patch the tire. He was also happy that he was
> > told about the Fix A Flat stuff as it can be dangerous
> > when working a tire with that stuff in there.
> >
> > Have any of you with Firestone tires had similar
> > experiences?
> >
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