John, i hope before you unsub'ed from that list, you told them basically
what you told us.
Stupid people tend to keep doing stupid things until you tell them that they
are being stupid. ;)
The Adam Blaster
Two words, figure it out.....
>
> Folks,
> I just had a very rude awakening to the realization of how good of a list
>we
> have here.
>
> Two days ago I joined a Yahoo group devoted to the manufacturer of my
>travel
> trailer. Based on past experience on this list, DiRT, 3rd and 4th gen
> F-Body lists, I expected to find a group of people who are knowledgeable
> about their TT's and are eager to share their knowledge and experiences
>with
> the rest of the group, but especially those who are new to the group. How
> wrong I was. Turns out my description of them being DEVOTED to the
> manufacturer was all to much a reality.
>
> There were a couple of people besides myself who have had some warranty
> issues with the manufacturer. The manufacturer has been denying warranty
> work to us stating the areas in question is the owners responsibility to
> maintain even one day after signing the papers. In my case it was a
>leaking
> roof. After nearly a month of trying to get this resolved I bought a tube
>of
> rubber roof sealant for $8.00 and will repair the area myself in about 15
> minutes. This is on a 9 month old unit which has a 1 year bumper to
>bumper
> warranty plus a 12 year roof warranty.
>
> I was actually told by one person that in their opinion I would never be
> happy and should sell the trailer and take up another hobby altogether.
>They
> said this simply because I asked someone how I am supposed to maintain
>(the
> common thread was that neither myself or the other two people had
>properly
> maintained their TT's) a brand new unit to prevent leaks that were
>happening
> when I bought it but never saw until the first rain. Two other people
> replied that they agreed with this person and wished the group was
>moderated
> so messages such as mine would be deleted before they ever hit the list!
>In
> the nearly 10 years I have been on various email lists, this is the first
> time I have seen such behavior aimed at either myself or anyone else on
>the
> list. Needless to say, I have unsub'd.
>
> Anyway, thanks for letting me vent, even if you didn't give me prior
> approval :)
>
> Take care everyone - even those I don't always agree with.
>
> John
>http://lonestar.texas.net/jndneff/dakota/dakota.html
>
> PS, the Dak still pulls the trailer without any problems!
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