Brian, if I understand your analogy, you seem to be saying that you
shouldn't buy a Ten-Tec unless you are willing to pay them to service it.
Sorry to drag this unending morass on further, but there are other worthy
owner servicing options than just paying the manufacturer/dealer.
73, Barry N1EU
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Brian KA9EGW <ka9egw@ka9egw.com> wrote:
> We've established there are costs of doing business. Customers either
> choose to pay enough to offset those costs, or they don't. Pure and
> simple. My daily driver is a 15-year-old American luxury car, and I
> accepted up front that it would cost more to fix at a Cadillac dealership
> than it would cost to have "Sammy Shadetree" fix a Ford Escort. If I'm not
> willing to pay those higher repair costs I have no business driving a
> Cadillac. Either way I have no right to complain--the effects of others'
> free-will decisions get no sympathy from me, nor should I expect others'
> sympathy for the effects of mine. If/when the car breaks down, I will
> either choose to "put on my big boy pants" and pay to have it fixed, or I
> will make a different choice and won't be driving a Cadillac. I have no
> right to expect GM to build Cadillacs for the price of a Kia. Now PLEASE
> can we get back to talking about the radios, and not bicker about the
> manufacturer's corporate stuff?
> 73, Brian KA9EGW
>
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