We hope to accomplish in a matter of weeks, if not months, what the government would take years to do,

We'll do something as quickly as we can. It's not a matter of months; it's a matter of weeks I would say.

I think that they were calculating on this never becoming public, that the government wouldn't find out about it.

There's been a difference in Congress. I expect to see a much more favorable Congress next year, no matter who wins. People are not going to forget Firestone/Explorer quickly.

Many consumers will not wait. It's not a question of whether we encourage them or not. They're going to get these [tires].

We have had grade inflation. NHTSA should make the tests more stringent.