I would agree Theo, hyped up a bit and more stuff to keep TV exciting on
20/20. Off to go change my tires now ;-)
Sandy
----- Original Message ----
From: "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>
To: TIGERS@autox.team.net
Sent:
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:42:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] FW: YOUR TIRES ~~
DRIVERS...PLEASE WATCH THIS...VERY IMPORTANT
The tire store I go to (KAL tire
- a western Canada based chain) is
pretty forward about evangelizing the
6-years-and-it's-toast message to
its customers. Some people might interpret
this as them trying to boost
sales of tires, and that's unfortunate. I think
the biggest danger
probably comes from tire departments at major retailers
where the prime
business is not tires and therefore the level of education on
the part
of the sales and installation staff is not adequate.
The tone of the
20/20 article was pretty alarmist. I'm sure that was
done on purpose, but it
also puts the tire industry and their lawyers in
a position where they won't
say anything concrete for fear of sparking a
class action lawsuit. The tests
shown in the video were on SUVs - but a
tire issue is a much bigger problem
for a large ill-handling truckster
than it is for a smaller sedan. There was
no indication given as to the
driving skill or training on the part of the
driver(s) involved in any
of these incidents. There was no mention of the
mechanical condition
(shocks, suspension bushings) of any of the affected
vehicles. It's
true that the tire failure was likely the first cause of the
crash, but
it's the whole package that determines what happens afterward. They
could just as easily have had the tire skewered by a chunk of rebar and
had
the same result.
Theo
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