Date:         Wed, 4 Mar 2015 17:49:51 -0800
Reply-To:     bernie <1234bjs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         bernie <1234bjs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: A nice '85 on The Samba
In-Reply-To:  <54F7AEED.9070809@westyventures.com>
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Talking about Vanagon safety just read about a guy who lost control
of his Vanagon on ice and was involved in a serious accident which
involved death of his son in the back seat who was wearing a lap seat belt.
He successfully sued VW for 17 million saying they should have had harness
belts.

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:

> The 'tire store' in question is one of our well-known suppliers. The
> owner / 'tire expert' has been held to the fire more than once in
> relation to these under-rated tires. I am very surprised none of the
> people who have experienced failures of these tires have not pursued
> legal action.
>
> On 3/4/2015 3:13 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
>> I saw car tires on about a third of the Westies my son and I looked at.
>> Some
>> folks bought larger wheels just so they could have more cheap car tire
>> options!  It's a huge liability for a tire store to sell the wrong tire.
>> The one my son bought had 14" car tires, and I used that (among other
>> things) to get the price down a bit.
>>
>
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