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WATCH THE WALLS Gravel and pieces of worn tire blow to the outside of corners, often causing loss of control...
EXHAUST Engine is more responsive with shorter exhaust, ahead of rear tire...
Every sense is heightened. "You hear the motor, gear, transmission. You can tell when a tire is rubbing a fender--you will smell the change." You have a piano tuner's sense for the harmonics of your motor. It might change pitches because a valve spring is breaking. "When something changes, you understand," says Cope. You will know when a car is near. "There are times you can't see it, but you can hear it, or hear the air on your car." Your skin is a tool too. "You get a sense of buffeting. You can feel...
...months and 36% in the past three years. The story is similar at Campbell Soup, where the stock, though up in the past year, has fallen 43% over three years. Other plans that have taken it in the chops include Procter & Gamble's, Norfolk Southern's and Cooper Tire's. In each of these cases, employer stock accounts for more than half of the plan's assets...
...best evidence for this is Exhibit A: the 2002 model Ford Explorer. Just as the Firestone fiasco exploded, Ford was putting the finishing touches on its next generation Explorer, which is due out late next month. The new model has been in development since 1996, long before the tire crisis was visible. (Indeed, plaintiffs' lawyers are probing that process for evidence of Ford's culpability.) It has a longer and wider wheelbase, which make it more stable and, by the way, earned it three rollover stars in the NHTSA calculations. By the end of this year, the Explorer will...