Met a ford fanatic at the car show today - Page 2

MikeSVX · 06-10-2014, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by scrming

All car companies have their screw ups... we could go back and forth all day...

You are correct. Chevy is just the most recent. It wasn't that long ago we had the electronic throttle sticking (I think that was Toyota). Before that it was the Firestone tires being put on Fords. We could go on and on.

I think the big let down with GM is the attempt to cover it up.

HeavyIOM · 06-10-2014, 12:30 PM

I have ran into them, but not Ford fanatics GM fanatics. That's really all I ever see or hear is GM this or GM that. Gets very old!

yzrider58 · 06-10-2014, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by eymang

I feel the same about Chevy. I own everything Chevy. I choose to live in a Chevy bubble.

I live in a GM bubble and it's great lol.

MLL67RSSS · 06-11-2014, 06:09 AM

If you recall the issue with the Exploder and tires was that testing had found that the vehicles were prone to roll over and would fail in the coming Government roll over testing. Fords response was to lower the tire pressure to help prevent roll overs because it was too expensive to widen the axles an inch or two (which they did eventually do on the next design refresh). Unfortunately the tire pressure they recommended was below the safe pressure that Firestone recommended causing the tires sidewall to flex too much which creates heat, which eventually caused the tires to fail, usually catastrophically. So the tires would explode and cause the vehicles to roll over, ironic isn't it.

06-10-2014, 12:30 PM	#16
HeavyIOM Drives: 2010 SS, 2000 Pontiac Formula Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 509	I have ran into them, but not Ford fanatics GM fanatics. That's really all I ever see or hear is GM this or GM that. Gets very old!

06-11-2014, 06:09 AM	#18
MLL67RSSS Account Suspended Drives: car Join Date: May 2008 Location: location Posts: 1,569	If you recall the issue with the Exploder and tires was that testing had found that the vehicles were prone to roll over and would fail in the coming Government roll over testing. Fords response was to lower the tire pressure to help prevent roll overs because it was too expensive to widen the axles an inch or two (which they did eventually do on the next design refresh). Unfortunately the tire pressure they recommended was below the safe pressure that Firestone recommended causing the tires sidewall to flex too much which creates heat, which eventually caused the tires to fail, usually catastrophically. So the tires would explode and cause the vehicles to roll over, ironic isn't it.