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Old 12-26-2015 | 10:58 AM
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Great. Boy - good eyes. I couldn't make it out at all.
I had to download the pic and play with it in a photo editing program and still had to make an educated guess.
 
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Old 12-26-2015 | 01:38 PM
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It's not here yet, but I can't figure out what damn tires are on it.

Just because it has "new tires" on it doesn't mean it has "good tires" on it. Dealers tend to throw the cheapest tires they can find on a used vehicle just so they can legally claim it has new tires. Remember, not all tires are created equal. And Fuzion tires are pretty pathetic.
 
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Old 12-26-2015 | 04:51 PM
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2stroked is right... not all are created equal. Sounds like they did just throw on tires to make it say it has new tires. Bet you'll need 4x4 in wet grass with those.

Kind of remind me of the last generation Winston Winners when they were bought out by ATD... lol
 
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Old 12-27-2015 | 12:05 AM
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What you have here is evidence of a good ole' fashion cost reduction by Ford. The last year of a vehicle platform is when the manufacturer often gives the buyers heavy discounts off msrp. The mfg can do this because cost reductions are required every year after the 1st year of a new platform. By the time the platform gets to the end of it's "cycle", some of these cost reductions become evident to the vehicle owner. Sometimes the result is something insignificant like surface rust on parts that no longer get protected for aesthetic reasons. Others can be worse like component failures, or premature body panel corrosion. (I know this one 1st hand!)
 

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Old 12-27-2015 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by white elephant
What you have here is evidence of a good ole' fashion cost reduction by Ford. The last year of a vehicle platform is when the manufacturer often gives the buyers heavy discounts off msrp. The mfg can do this because cost reductions are required every year after the 1st year of a new platform. By the time the platform gets to the end of it's "cycle", some of these cost reductions become evident to the vehicle owner. Sometimes the result is something insignificant like surface rust on parts that no longer get protected for aesthetic reasons. Others can be worse like component failures, or premature body panel corrosion. (I know this one 1st hand!)
Correct, but Fuzion has never been a supplier of OEM tires to Ford.
 
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Old 12-27-2015 | 09:05 AM
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IIRC, a buddy of mine bought a used Ford Fiesta via Ford's Pre Owner inventory, he got Fuzion tires. Seems like a dealer's doing.

I've never heard of Fuzion tires being on a brand new Ford truck.
 
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Old 12-27-2015 | 10:14 AM
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I'm not talking about the tires, I'm talking about the OP ' S original question.
 
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Old 12-27-2015 | 06:01 PM
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I would have the same question as an earlier poster, why new tires at 16k mi? I would definitely want to see the Carfax on this one. The surface rust wouldn't bother me.
 



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