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Story: Assaulting the battery conspiracy

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Posted by: steve harris (Friday 1 September 2006, 8:28 PM)

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tha automotive example isn't fiction
google "pinto fuel tank"
ford decided the pinto customer
wasn't that important enough and
some burnt alive when the fuel tank split open
and the doors jammed closed
compensation was cheaper than recall
this also affects the mustang
and even recient mustang fuel tanks
are between the bumper & axel
but crash safty has improved
a bit off subject but had to be told

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