riggerrob 643 #26 November 9, 2005 On a similar note .... if you wreck a car - while exceeding the speed limit - and ask Ford Motor Company to repair your car under warranty, FMC will have a good laugh! The bottom line is: ignore manfucturers' recommendations at your own peril. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,998 #27 November 9, 2005 >On a similar note .... if you wreck a car - while exceeding the speed > limit - and ask Ford Motor Company to repair your car under > warranty, FMC will have a good laugh! If you are doing everything 100% right, and the guy in front of you locks up his brakes, and you hit him, and you ask Ford to fix your car - they will also have a good laugh. Ford doesn't really care unless it's a systematic design defect that a) you can prove and b) you can sue them for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #28 November 9, 2005 Quote>On a similar note .... if you wreck a car - while exceeding the speed > limit - and ask Ford Motor Company to repair your car under > warranty, FMC will have a good laugh! If you are doing everything 100% right, and the guy in front of you locks up his brakes, and you hit him, and you ask Ford to fix your car - they will also have a good laugh. Ford doesn't really care unless it's a systematic design defect that a) you can prove and b) you can sue them for. Like the Pinto.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #29 November 9, 2005 QuoteOn a similar note .... if you wreck a car - while exceeding the speed limit - and ask Ford Motor Company to repair your car under warranty, FMC will have a good laugh! FMC will have a good laugh regardless of the cause, even if it was their fault. In the case of my brother's truck, it took a few laywers to get it fixed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #30 November 9, 2005 QuoteIf you are doing everything 100% right, and the guy in front of you locks up his brakes, and you hit him, and you ask Ford to fix your car - they will also have a good laugh. Ford doesn't really care unless it's a systematic design defect that a) you can prove and b) you can sue them for. I continue this off-track journey... If the guy in front of you locks up his brakes, and you hit him, you weren't doing everything 100% right. And turning back towards the track... That's right. Because Ford isn't there to pay for damages incurred during your car accidents. Your insurance company is. But if you are operating the vehicle outside of the law or it's designed purposes... they won't. Nick My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #31 November 9, 2005 I just don't see how any of this relates to the thread. More on topic would be if there was a law saying an airbag must protect car occupants at impact speeds up to 50 mph, that does not make it illegal to drive at 60 mph. There are laws and standards that car makers need to follow when designing and building cars. There are other sets of rules that drivers need to follow when operating cars. If a product is made improperly and it causes harm to a user, they can sue no matter what. If somebody is injured when they crash into a wall at 90 mph, they can sue ford for a design flaw in the airbag. They probably won't win, but that doesn't stop people from trying. It's probably not illegal to ram a car into a wall at 90 mph either. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #32 November 9, 2005 Quote I continue this off-track journey... If the guy in front of you locks up his brakes, and you hit him, you weren't doing everything 100% right. So true. If you wanna get technical, though, he's going to stop slower with locked brakes than with almost-locked brakes.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
