do any of our Canadian friends know of a

[cuznjohn]

news action channel that helps a consumer on problems with company's or other consumer product problems. ok i know it's 3:22 am and i don't sleep so i think about many things. so now i am reading a few posts about the heat issues and some of the posts are getting pretty hot ( pun intended ) and we need to stop arguing with each other. b4 you know it there will be so many people mad at each other that this great site will turn into a battle ground.

so now my idea is if we can get a e mail of a news station that does a consumer help line in Canada than we can pick a date for the people with heat issues to flood the help line with our complaints and add the phone numbers and names of the people we have talked to from brp. i personally think once brp is called for a comment on a story that the help line is working on, than we will see butts moving about our problems so fast they will become a blur.

i really hate to be a pest and trouble maker but i am good at it. so if any of our Canadian friends can help with some information it would be greatly appreciated and we can use this tread to make plans when we are going to e mail or call for help. ok i have to go now because i have early blood tests in the morning and i have to study for them.

[3 Wheel Addict]

Why in Canada? Can't we do that here in the states as well? Just because they are based in Canada don't mean we have to fight on their ground because they sell here to. We have a local TV station that did a thing like what your talking about called "Turn to 2" where people with real problem could ask the TV station to investigate the issue from BOTH sides. It had a lot of people on there with auto's that would not get fixed but also crappy roofers and plumbers, not sure that they even still do it? But I know where your going with this and i'm in!............

[CyncySpyder]

:clap:http://lmgtfy.com/?q=consumer+advocate+reporter+canada (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=consumer+advocate+reporter+canada) :clap:

:rolleyes:Sometimes, he can be a real handful :lecturef_smilie: but he usually still manages to bring a smile to your face :D

That Pat looks like the man you seek :thumbup:
http://www.patforan.com/

[Bob Denman]

Why in Canada?!
It would seem reasonable to want to leave the "bag of flaming poo" right on their doorstep... :thumbup:

Good Luck!

[bscrive]

Hi John,

W5 is a show that is national and they are not afraid to really dig deep into a problem. Great show to watch as well.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/


Brian

[nhoj]

[That Pat looks like the man you seek :thumbup:
http://www.patforan.com/

We're too busy watching the mayor of Toronto right now but Pat Foran would be the most watched.
National segments on the morning CTV Canada AM and on the CTV Toronto Evening news.

[cuznjohn]

Why in Canada? Can't we do that here in the states as well? Just because they are based in Canada don't mean we have to fight on their ground because they sell here to. We have a local TV station that did a thing like what your talking about called "Turn to 2" where people with real problem could ask the TV station to investigate the issue from BOTH sides. It had a lot of people on there with auto's that would not get fixed but also crappy roofers and plumbers, not sure that they even still do it? But I know where your going with this and i'm in!............

i figured their base is in canada and they would not want their name spread in the news where they are from. so let me know what you people want to do or we can just do it on our own and try different media sources

[3 Wheel Addict]

It would seem reasonable to want to leave the "bag of flaming poo" right on their doorstep... :thumbup:

Good Luck!

Oh, I get it now put like that.....:bowdown:

[Bob Denman]

:D I am nothing; if not descriptive... :D

[ottawa-rider]

CBC's Marletplace (http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/) is another show that may be interested in the story.

[SpyderAnn01]

There was someone who did just that a couple of months ago he had an older Spyder though and wanted BRP to buy his back. I believe that the video was posted here as well.

[cuznjohn]

There was someone who did just that a couple of months ago he had an older Spyder though and wanted BRP to buy his back. I believe that the video was posted here as well.

it would be nice if we could find it and post it

[SpyderAnn01]

it would be nice if we could find it and post it

John I will leave that up to you. I personally thought the guy was an idiot and the news reporter did nothing to investigate if his claims were true or not. She just reported his rantings.

[Vrooom]

News stations want explosions, graphics, scarring, hospital interviews, and once in a while, facts. So, would be important to have figures, who is affected, statistics, (not the occ. anecdote.), etc. all lined up for them. How do we get it together so they have something important to report?

[Vrooom]

Schedule a ryde in at BRP hdqrs this spring? Picket poor servicing dealers? Just throwing it out there.

[Netminder]

John I will leave that up to you. I personally thought the guy was an idiot and the news reporter did nothing to investigate if his claims were true or not. She just reported his rantings.

I agree, it was on a local new show in one of our provinces and it was poorly done! As mention above we have W5, also the marketplace on CBC.

[ARtraveler]

John I will leave that up to you. I personally thought the guy was an idiot and the news reporter did nothing to investigate if his claims were true or not. She just reported his rantings.


:agree: I did not feel that BRP was the culprit here, IMO: the guy was also an idiot on a rant. You have to be careful trying to orchestrate something like this. Most news today is nothing more than soundbites orchestrated to make "someones" point. The whole thing could backfire. The "talking heads" are not your "friends".

[cuznjohn]

this is the place i wrote to so up to you if you want to join in http://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/

[MtlBen]

The TV shows listed above are probably your best bet, since they get national coverage.

There are also 2 more consumer-oriented TV shows here, in Quebec, where BRP's headquarters are located: "La Facture" and "J.E.". They get air'ed on french channels, so they exposure would be less but it would still hurt the marketing dept.

I can't volunteer to get the story aired, since I do not have the issue on my 2011.


...Ben...