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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: 71HANTO on December 31, 2013, 10:25:36 PM

Title: False Info For Impact
Post by: 71HANTO on December 31, 2013, 10:25:36 PM
"500 Pinto fire deaths is conservative"...from what source? The official count was 27 out of 3.5 million!
 
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71HANTO
Title: Re: False Info For Impact
Post by: dga57 on January 01, 2014, 12:23:25 AM
There is no question that misinformation is abundant when it comes to the Ford Pinto! ::)
 
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Title: Re: False Info For Impact
Post by: 74 PintoWagon on January 01, 2014, 07:23:36 AM
Some a*****e critic just didn't like the Pinto and the bashing started, there ain't a "perfect" vehicle out there that "pleases everyone"..
Title: Re: False Info For Impact
Post by: amc49 on January 01, 2014, 11:42:46 PM
Plenty of wrongheaded ideas on both sides, like most major legal issues.

Read if you can find but be ready for lots of stats and BS from both sides......... ..standard fare at business ethics courses now.

http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Ford_Pinto_Case.html?id=qIlPURPTx30C

I've got the book somewhere and read it all........... .liars aplenty to go around........ .........
Title: Re: False Info For Impact
Post by: 74 PintoWagon on January 02, 2014, 06:54:16 AM
Quote from: amc49 on January 01, 2014, 11:42:46 PM
Plenty of wrongheaded ideas on both sides, like most major legal issues.

Read if you can find but be ready for lots of stats and BS from both sides......... ..standard fare at business ethics courses now.

http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Ford_Pinto_Case.html?id=qIlPURPTx30C

I've got the book somewhere and read it all........... .liars aplenty to go around........ .........
I read that book before, you got that right..
Title: Re: False Info For Impact
Post by: jtowndown on January 02, 2014, 08:12:58 PM
Quote from: 74 PintoWagon on January 01, 2014, 07:23:36 AM
Some a*****e critic just didn't like the Pinto and the bashing started, there ain't a "perfect" vehicle out there that "pleases everyone"..
I'm pretty sure there was the perfect car it was called the yugo!
Title: Re: False Info For Impact
Post by: 74 PintoWagon on January 03, 2014, 07:33:43 AM
Quote from: jtowndown on January 02, 2014, 08:12:58 PM
I'm pretty sure there was the perfect car it was called the yugo!
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