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ProfessorGAC

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3. So Did I!

Reply to Prairie_Seagull (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 03:26 PM

Jul 8

But, I had the Runabout, which didn't have the hatchback. A lower fraction of those has the fire issue (don't remember why) but it was still higher than the typical car.
It also came with Firestone 500 tires, which were the tires that had high speed blowout issues because the belts could cut through the sidewall.
I dodged a bullet, driving that thing for 5 years. (Mid '73 to mid '78)

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Report: Tesla Cybertruck has higher rate of fire fatalities than the Ford Pinto [View all] edhopper Jul 8 OP

No wonder Musk wants to do away with safety reporting. Norrrm Jul 8 #1

I owned a 'boom boom' pinto back in the day. Prairie_Seagull Jul 8 #2

So Did I! ProfessorGAC Jul 8 #3

Mine was the hatchback with the gas filler neck behind the rear licence plate. Prairie_Seagull Jul 8 #5

Yeah; See My Version Had Tge Gas Fill On The Fender ProfessorGAC Jul 8 #6

Nearly every car during the 60's had it there behind the plate MichMan Jul 8 #9

Unsafe at any Greed BOSSHOG Jul 8 #4

"The Myth of the Ford Pinto Case" MichMan Jul 8 #7

Snopes; Misleading Meme Compares Ford Pinto and Tesla Fire Fatality Statistics MichMan Jul 8 #8

You seem quick to jump to Musk's/Tesla's defense, but perhaps too quick... W_HAMILTON Jul 8 #10

If you paid attention, I'm actually defending the Pinto MichMan Jul 8 #12

Not about edhopper Jul 8 #11