Ross
This brings up a huge can of worms for me and anyone else making public statements about safety and will be the subject of a new thread of its own. I am not an SPF rep, dealer or have any interest in SPF beyond the fact that I own one. The early cars had a number of issues and the factory dealt with them as they came up. They continue to make changes even now just like virtually every other car manufacturer in the world. If you look at my "How To" posts you will see many references to "early car number" this or that. The dealers are supposed to "fix" the cars as they are delivered but many don't. This in itself is the topic on another thread.
When Lance Stander purchased SPF he opened up the floodgates for new dealerships to sign on. Under the old rules, the established dealers had protected territories and were all very competent and professional. Many of the new dealers are absolutely clueless and push the cars out the door as soon as they get them. I have personal experience in this matter so I know of what I speak. I have no intention of making those dealers public in this forum. You may think that to be a gutless position and you are correct. But you don't live in the USA where someone can sue your ass off for making what they perceive as a libel statement. Even if one is exonerated, you lose your house paying the legal bills to "win" your case
. This situation got so bad that the two premier dealers in the US sold out because of the poor support supplied by SPF to the "old" dealers. There was even a law suit filed by a few of the original SPF dealers to try to rectify the situation. The law suit ended when the dealers gave up and sold out.
Yes there are other safety issues on early cars. The dealers are required to fix them but as noted many of the dealers aren't even aware there is a problem until someone like me tells them. I have known of these problems for over a year and was asked by certain dealers to keep my mouth shut and warned by others to do so.
I will post a list of problems to address in a separate thread.
Let the flaming begin
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