Speaking of problems with fords.....I was talking with a local probe
owner/racer. He was telling me about a law suit soon to be brought against
ford. Seems the mustangs production stats are incorrect....hp, torque, 1/4
mile, and 0-60 times. There is a group of local mustangs owners and they
were are complaining because they dynoed their cars and ran them at the
track and couldn't even come close to the production numbers. To make it
clear when they present their case they all got together and hired some
professional race car driver to run the car at the track, and he still could
only get within a .5 of the supposed 0-60 and 1/4 mile times.....OUCH!!! So
for everyone who thinks the new mustang is something to worry
about....better think again!!! One more reason not to own a ford!
-----Original Message-----
From: The Man From Utopia [mailto:tmfu@home.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 8:50 PM
To: DML
Subject: DML: Would ya wanna drive a 4duh???
Just saw this on Infobeat....
Family awarded $295 mln in Ford lawsuit
CERES, Calif. (AP) - A jury awarded $295 million Monday to the family of a
couple and their son who were killed in the rollover of a Ford Bronco. The
verdict came three days after a Los Angeles jury awarded a record $4.9
billion to six people who were severely burned when their Chevrolet exploded
in a rear-end collision. The jury deliberated five days before awarding $5
million in compensation to three members of the victims' family and $290
million in punitive damages, Ford said. Juan Romo was driving the 1978
Bronco in June 1993 when he swerved to avoid a van he was passing. The
vehicle rolled over, killing Romo's mother, father and brother. Romo and his
two surviving sisters claimed Ford knew the Bronco's mostly plastic roof
would not hold up in a rollover. A former Ford executive, Tom Feeney,
testified on behalf of the Romos, saying company officials knew the roof was
virtually certain to fail, plaintiff lawyer Laurence Drivon said. Ford
argued that the vehicle was sound and that the accident was Romo's fault.
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