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Vanity: Ford Focus, Fire Hazard? (Cigarette Lighter Branding Iron)
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| 8/7/2004
| Robert A. Cook
Posted on 08/07/2004 7:37:40 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
This a Ford product so you should have expected this. Your fault.
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:27:29 PM PDT
by
Arkinsaw
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Best advice: give up smoking.
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:32:55 PM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(John Edwards - the political embodiment of breast implants.)
To: Arkinsaw
It's a Ford. Good thing the lighter wasn't connected to the fuel line.
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:35:23 PM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(John Edwards - the political embodiment of breast implants.)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
It is the Chinese manufactured lighter plug. The quality testing on their springs has been found wanting. There have been some tragic pogo-stick accidents as well.
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:55:11 PM PDT
by
Ghengis
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
I was wondering how it went at the rental check in. Funny, they had to keep getting managers. I turned in a car once that had damage from a previous rental. I had not noticed it when I rented the car. They kept getting managers when I told them I did not do it and they insisted I had.
In may case, though, instead of a manager resolving the issue, I went and rounded up the guy that washes the car. He confirmed it was there before.
On reporting the problem about the lighter, definately report it. Who knows, could be kid in the car when it happens.
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:58:11 PM PDT
by
BJungNan
(Stop Spam - Do NOT buy from junk email.)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
I had to think back, because it's been quite a while since I got a Focus for a rental, and about as long since they accidentally left the cigarette lighter in the car...
It was a 2003 white Ford Focus; used the lighter only twice, both times it went shooting out about 18 inches. Both times, luckily, I wasn't on the road at the time, and was able to get it rather quickly.
Most of the cars I've rented in the last two years don't even have a 'cigarette lighter', only a cover for 'power port' or whatever the particular manufacturer wishes to describe it as.
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posted on
08/07/2004 9:17:36 PM PDT
by
kingu
(Which would you bet on? Iraq and Afghanistan? Or Haiti and Kosovo?)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
A hot lighter in the lap?
Now that would RElly be "driving while distracted!"
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posted on
08/08/2004 2:10:34 AM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(The world needs more horses, and fewer Jackasses!)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
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posted on
08/08/2004 5:45:04 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)
To: mhking
Thought I'd a fire under your "Just damn" consideration.
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posted on
08/08/2004 5:14:26 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
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posted on
08/09/2004 5:01:18 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly ... But Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS press corpse lies every day.)
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