Date: 13 Sep 2003 12:49:32 GMT From: Dave Hinz <davehinznopsamcop.net> Subject: Re: Saab Complaint
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:52:29 GMT, milt brewster <milt73nopsamc.net> wrote: > > Absolutely true. The problem he sidestepped, is that the tires > that Saab provides as OEM equipment are designed so they will > lose pressure in normal use a LOT faster than they should. Back up that claim with facts, Milt, or retract it and go away. > While we could toss around how 'negligent' I am (and others here > in this thread have), the real issue here is whether I should be > able to drive my car more than one hour at 65 MPH and NOT have to > stop at a garage to inflate my four tires. I maintain that I > should. Whoever is telling you that is mistaken. Unless you can show the world some way that Saab's rim geometry is non-standard, this entire line of thought is yet another one of your wild goose chases. > Your guys should also affirm that under normal conditions, a slow > leak on Saab Michelins will turn into a blowout in a matter of > just a few seconds. I maintain that this is inherently unsafe > behavior and that Saab had a responsibility to design their car > and provide tires that do NOT behave this way. Before you can go anywhere with that, you have to explain how, say, Ronel wheels shipped with a Saab, are of a different bead profile than those same wheels shipped with every other car. > Finally; while blowouts "happen," other cars simply don't do what > my Saab did. For example, I would be amazed if late model Honda > or Toyota cars using substantially the same equipment behaved in > this way. Fine, then sell your Saab.
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