u-hell has had a policy against renting to any soft top vehicle owner for a
long time. their "hookup" catalogue has a warning to dealers on every page
that lists a soft top available vehicle. The dealer manual cites inadequate
rollover protection as the reason. It seems that in their opinion the 26
gauge sheetmetal of a KIA roof is going to fare better in a rollover than
any bar equipped vehicle. Who knows where their logic comes from...
besides, have you ever rented any of their junk and not had it be total
rubbish? I think they use the 10% rule... if 10% of the lights come on, it
fine.



"L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> wrote in message
news:PPHLb.8352$Rc4.32770@attbi_s54...
> Yeah, and in the television story, with typical concern for
> facts, the Ford Exploder shown was the new version that comes
> with Michelin tires, or at least all the local dealer ones do.
>
> Now if U*Hell would show similar concern for the customers that
> rent U*Hell trucks....
>
> Roughly 1/9/04 00:05, L.W.(ßill) ------ III's monkeys randomly typed:
>
> > Hi Dell
> > I saw it on television. I think it's unfair to blame the Ford
> > Explore for their incompetent driver's driving to fast for conditions,
> > on a poorly made Firestone tires. combined with a door jam sticker that
> > indicated too low a tire pressure for a high center of gravity vehicle.
> > But the courts have set precedents, so an accident involving U-Haul
> > could drag them into it as another deep pockets. We live in a litigious
> > society.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Del Rawlins wrote:
> >>
> >> I saw this item in the news tonight that I thought might be of passing
> >> interest to some readers here. For some time now, U-Haul has been
> >> refusing to rent trailers to people who plan to tow them behind soft
top
> >> equipped Jeeps. Now they are targeting the Ford Explorer:
> >
> >
http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...aul-ford_x.htm
> >
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------
> >> Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
> >> Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email.
> >> Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website:
> >> http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/
>

 

u-hell has had a policy against renting to any soft top vehicle owner for a
long time. their "hookup" catalogue has a warning to dealers on every page
that lists a soft top available vehicle. The dealer manual cites inadequate
rollover protection as the reason. It seems that in their opinion the 26
gauge sheetmetal of a KIA roof is going to fare better in a rollover than
any bar equipped vehicle. Who knows where their logic comes from...
besides, have you ever rented any of their junk and not had it be total
rubbish? I think they use the 10% rule... if 10% of the lights come on, it
fine.



"L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> wrote in message
news:PPHLb.8352$Rc4.32770@attbi_s54...
> Yeah, and in the television story, with typical concern for
> facts, the Ford Exploder shown was the new version that comes
> with Michelin tires, or at least all the local dealer ones do.
>
> Now if U*Hell would show similar concern for the customers that
> rent U*Hell trucks....
>
> Roughly 1/9/04 00:05, L.W.(ßill) ------ III's monkeys randomly typed:
>
> > Hi Dell
> > I saw it on television. I think it's unfair to blame the Ford
> > Explore for their incompetent driver's driving to fast for conditions,
> > on a poorly made Firestone tires. combined with a door jam sticker that
> > indicated too low a tire pressure for a high center of gravity vehicle.
> > But the courts have set precedents, so an accident involving U-Haul
> > could drag them into it as another deep pockets. We live in a litigious
> > society.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Del Rawlins wrote:
> >>
> >> I saw this item in the news tonight that I thought might be of passing
> >> interest to some readers here. For some time now, U-Haul has been
> >> refusing to rent trailers to people who plan to tow them behind soft
top
> >> equipped Jeeps. Now they are targeting the Ford Explorer:
> >
> >
http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...aul-ford_x.htm
> >
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------
> >> Del Rawlins- del@_kills_spammers_rawlinsbrothers.org
> >> Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email.
> >> Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website:
> >> http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/
>