Re: Buy a Ferd....

From: Bruce Bridges (bbridges@alarismed.com)
Date: Thu May 28 1998 - 10:36:43 EDT


Hey,
One lug nut, one wheel, its a major cost savings for Ford... It figures, It
looks like ford forgot to finish the styling for the bodies, so why not
forget to put two wheels in the rear? Maybe its a new "super duty" concept.
Less parts to break?
BKB
At 06:21 AM 5/28/98 +0000, you wrote:
>From the Foxnews web page (www.foxnews.com):
>
>Ford recalls 103,000 of new Super Duty trucks
> 7.07 a.m. ET (1107 GMT) May 28, 1998
>
> DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. has announced the recall of
> 103,000 of its new 1999 F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550
> Super Duty trucks because of potential steering
> problems.
>
> Ford also said 12,000 of the 1999 F-350 trucks with a
> single rear wheel are being recalled because they may
> not meet federal requirements for parking brakes.
>
>==> A "single rear wheel"? It's no wonder why those
>Ferd trucks are slower than Dakotas. We've got
>twice as many wheels in the back-end pushing us along.
>Say, that "single rear wheel" isn't a big drag-slick
>or anything sneaky like that, is it?
>
>I'm picturing a Ferd truck wheeling along with a
>single Flintstones-type wheel under the bed.
>That'd be funny!
>
> On the steering issue, Ford said rivets on a steering
> shaft flexible coupling made by an outside supplier
> may not be secure, causing the coupling to turn and
> reduce or hamper steering.
>
> Neither problem has resulted in reports of accidents
> or injuries, Ford said. Owners should allow a half-day
> to repair the steering problem.
>
> Production of the new Super Duty trucks, some of the
> most profitable in Ford's lineup, began in
> mid-January. The recall was the first Ford has
> disclosed publicly for the new Super Duty trucks, Ford
> spokeswoman Karen Shaughnessy said.
>
> There have been other safety recalls on the trucks
> that Ford resolved at dealers before the vehicles were
> delivered to customers. Shaughnessy said she did not
> know how many other recalls there had been.
>
> The Super Duty recall is the second in a little more
> than two weeks involving Ford's popular light trucks.
> On May 12, Ford said it was recalling 1.7 million 1997
> and 1998 model-year F-150 and F-250 full-size pickup
> trucks and Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator
> full-size sport utility vehicles for wheel lug
>
>==> For "wheel lug...."? What is the rest of the sentance? I wonder
>if anyone proofreads the articles before the articles are posted to
>the Foxnews web page.....
>
>Isn't it Alan Jackson in the Ferd commercials who sings
>"If I had money, tell ya what I'd do. I'm gonna go down
>town and buy a Ferd truck or two...."
>
>Well, you better three or four Ferds while you have that checkbook
>out. That way you'll have something to drive while the other
>Ferds are in the dealership getting fixed.
>
>-Scott :^)
>
>
>
>"No, Homer, very few cartoons are broadcast live. It's a
>terrible strain on the illustrator's wrist."
>
>



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