Toyota: Saab Complaint

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:42:09 GMT, milt brewster <net> wrote: 

What is your intention here, to start a cross-brand flamewar?
 

Thought you said they were Michelin. Didn't know Saab made tires.
 

What was the cause of the blowout? Did you have your pressures
set properly? Does your car have an alignment problem? Are you
trying to solve the problem, or just complain about it?
 

What is the cause of this atypical problem with your particular
car?
 

OK.
 

I would? Why would I want to get to your appointment; I'm thinking we
wouldn't enjoy each other's company very much.

Dave Hinz

milt brewster wrote: 

How are blowouts Saab's fault???

Bad luck I think.

 

Poor baby!

 

How long did it take you to change a wheel?

 

Sell it quick.

 

Which *never* suffer blowouts.

--
Grunff

milt brewster wrote: 

But what has all this to do with Saab? Michelin is a top brand tire.
A blow out is a rare but possible risk, possibly caused by prior
damage to the tire. Onstar is a communication system that has little
to do with the car and is only fitted in some markets.

In alt.autos.saab milt brewster <net> wrote: 

A comparable Honda Civic? Tell ya what. Pick it out and I'll deliver
it and we'll trade. Where are you located?

-klaus

"milt brewster" <net> wrote in message
news:sonic.net... 

ROTFL!!!

As we all know, Michelin is good at making overpriced and mediocre (at best)
tires, but even these should not be blowing out for no reason. My picks
would be:

a. improper inflation
b. prior damage to the tire (cut or hit sideways causing damage to steel
belts inside)
c. hitting a pothole with a low-profile tire/large rim.

Finally, 11,000 miles is not "NEW". But, IIRC, even OEM tires have
warranty, so talk to the almighty Michelin to give you new tires and cover
possible damages to the car IF in fact the reason was none of the above.

People like you do not deserve to drive fine cars like this. Get your Civic
already and go cry somewhere else.

Cheers,

Pete

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:42:09 GMT, milt brewster <net>
wrote:
 

Then you are a fool. What makes you think that expensive cars are
more reliable than regular cars? They're not.

Why would Onstar go off automatically after a tire fault? I thought the
directions state specifically and quite clearly it only calls in when
airbags deploy? Or is it implied when pushing the Onstar button nothing
happened? That just seems to be a weird concatenation of what, to my best
knowledge, are very rare events. I usually reserve the term "terrible bad
luck" for injury accidents, thus I think this has to befiled under the "huge
annoyance" qualifier.

....pablo

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:42:09 GMT, milt brewster <net>
wrote:
 

I had a blowout on my pirelli on my 2002 9-3 hatch about a month after
I got it. I had it replaced. A few months ago (about 9 months later)
the replacement Pirelli developed a bump and a split.

All other 3 tires work fine. I think it may be aligned poorly,
putting too much pressure on that tire.

I'll have them take a look.

Stay safe.