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Ford can deny its cars to sheriff, judge rules
St Petersburg Times ^
| 09/29/2004
| Associated Press
Posted on 10/01/2004 6:50:09 PM PDT by DeepInEnemyTerritory
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If the Crown Victoria has not been redesigned to correct this problem then I agree with Ford.
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
there is no way to totally protect a gas tank from catching fire in a accident. if there issufficient force then the tank will rupture and gas will burn. everyone in this country has become sue happy then whine that everything cost so much.
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
LEAs can't have it both ways - either the cars are dangerous, or they are not.
If they aren't dangerous, then they should not be suing the manufacturer.
If they are dangerous, then they should not be buying them.
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posted on
10/01/2004 6:56:46 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Drug prohibition laws help fund terrorism.)
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
They're talking about Crown Vics that are rear-ended on the side of the road by people doing 70+. Many of the accidents are at 80+.
How, exactly, is it *assumed* that this should be a survivable accident? This is going to be a catastrophic event regardless of any "design" problem.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:00:21 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Time? What time do you think we have?)
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
Ford can choose who to deal with.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:01:04 PM PDT
by
stands2reason
(Limousine Liberal--a man who has his cake, eats his cake, and complains that other people have cake.)
To: Ramius
"Hey, my car got hit by a Hellfire missile and exploded into flames! It's defective!"
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:02:52 PM PDT
by
Poohbah
(If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
Too bad gun manufacturers don't do the same thing.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:06:05 PM PDT
by
jim_trent
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
Politics aside, Ford is the worst OEM to work with from a suppliers perspective. They care only about cost not quality. Ford will unethically shop a suppliers proprietary technology around to the lowest bidder, typically a sell out to China.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:07:44 PM PDT
by
Moleman
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
On what legal theory would someone even attempt to force a company to do business with another entity by court order???
To: Poohbah
hehehe... zactly.
This is a classic case of lying statistics. Crown Vics show a huge number of fatalities and fires from rear-enders. Well... duh... cops are the most likely to be on the roadside, and always in back of another car, and they are on the shoulder of freeways where other traffic is travelling at high speeds.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:09:59 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Time? What time do you think we have?)
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
I predict the Sheriff will now claim an addiction to Crown Vics and submit paperwork for disability pay.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:10:12 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Not Fonda Kerry in '04 // Vets Against Kerry)
To: jim_trent
Too bad gun manufacturers don't do the same thing. That was my first thought after reading the headline.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:11:10 PM PDT
by
gieriscm
To: Still Thinking
OTOH, maybe Ford SHOULD sell him the cars, then use the purchase as evidence in the civil suit that the Sheriff is being opportunistic, and doesn't actually believe the allegations in his own suit.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Agreed. Plus it is good sense not to do business with someone who is suing you.
No need to give them more ammunition however inadvertently.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:11:44 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(There is no Chaos. Only very complicated Order. (Presenting Lady Snuggles of the Lethal Yew in PJ's!)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
I think it would be more likely to give Ford more ammunition for the civil suit, see my post 13.
To: Moleman
Politics aside, Ford is the worst OEM to work with from a suppliers perspective. They care only about cost not quality. Ford will unethically shop a suppliers proprietary technology around to the lowest bidder, typically a sell out to China. I don't believe Ford only cares about cost and not quality. If that was the case they would not be in business very long. Let alone one of the top auto manufacturers in the world.
Otherwise, every business that wants to remain competetive in the world market shops around for the lowest bidders.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:15:00 PM PDT
by
Jorge
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
One thing I don't understand about this is why can't the Sheriff find a dealer to buy from or does Ford have power over it's dealers to decide who they sell to?
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:17:54 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
The City that I work for took all the Ford Crown Vic PD cars in and they cut down a bolt in the rear of the vehicle near the frame. They told us the bolt was puncturing the fuel tanks during rear impact crashes, and as a result Officers were burning to death.
Many are probably correct by asserting that many of the crashes are unsurvivable, but many of the autopsies show the Officer died from burning to death instead of the impact of a collision.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:22:02 PM PDT
by
Dave278
("Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ")
To: Still Thinking
Their attempting to buy does give Ford ammo as apparently these are the exact same cars that were deemed so dangerous.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:22:13 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(There is no Chaos. Only very complicated Order. (Presenting Lady Snuggles of the Lethal Yew in PJ's!)
To: DeepInEnemyTerritory
"If the Crown Victoria has not been redesigned to correct this problem then I agree with Ford."
What problem? "14 accidents nationwide in which Ford interceptors caught fire after being rear-ended. Ford attorneys say that represents 0.01 percent of its interceptors on the road"
I think that Statistically it is almost perfect. Here is what I think happened. Good old sheriff Morris started the suit on Ford (even though "none of them Morris' cars.") hoping to get Ford to give him cars for free. In other words a negotiating tactic. Why else start a suit if none of your employees were injured by the product?
I hate Fords but the suit is another attempt by a government agency trying to cow private enterprise. Now he gets none. Good for Ford.
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posted on
10/01/2004 7:22:21 PM PDT
by
JSteff
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