U-Haul not rending to Ford Explorer drivers. . weird..

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Jan 8, 2004

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U-Haul not rending to Ford Explorer drivers. . weird..

Granted. I think anyone that drives a Ford is a liability too, but apparantly U-Haul is the first company to be concerned.

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Jan 8, 2004

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Well, I see why. They are involved in the law suite with firestone. They want to keep business and not have these type of problems. A good move by them. But it will hinder business a little.

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This is smart on the part of U Haul, why should they be out millions because of a design flaw made by Ford

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"The decision is not based on one accident," she said. "It's based on several different lawsuits going on for several years."

They, of course, wouldn't say how much has been spent on these lawsuits, but it must be a TON of $$$. People think lawyers get all the money, but a lot goes to court costs, too. Dam(n!

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good move

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That sucks but I understand their logic....

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This is smart on the part of U Haul, why should they be out millions because of a design flaw made by Ford

its not a ford design flaw, its a bridgestone/firestone tire design/quality flaw. but it would be pretty tough to ban bridgestone/firestone tire equipped vihicles...so they took it out on the most affected car manufacturer. they were in a way responcible for not inspecting the quality of all the components on their trucks, which they should have.

sux for them. but pretty stupid move on u-hauls part since the explorer is one of the most popular suv's out there. if its the best rated suv for towing, more people will get it for that...so u-haul will def. lose business because of this as well.

Jan 8, 2004

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Sux for whoever drives an Explorer....LOL..

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Time to rent RYDER.

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wow. talk aabout a scapegoat
"U-Haul was involved in a lawsuit that Bridgestone/Firestone settled out of court in September. It involved three college students who were injured when their Firestone tire-equipped Explorer overturned while pulling a U-Haul trailer."

but on the bright side:
"Bridgestone/Firestone is currently trying reach an agreement on a $149 million settlement of 30 class-action lawsuits because of defective tires. "

hey.... waitaminute, didn't our civics come with firestones? oh crap