WaltH
Senior Member
As I reported previously, I sent the following email message to Carlo on February 22, 2010:
"Dear Carlo:
As you know from reading the Spyderlovers.com forum, the odometer on my 2009 GS will reset to zero at 62,137 miles, which is equivalent to 100,000 kilometers. In my case the reset will occur in four to five months. This is highly unacceptable to me and many other Spyder owners. We view this as a design flaw that must be corrected immediately.
Since BRP sells more Spyders in the United States than it does in the entire rest of the world combined, the odometer should accommodate the conventions and laws of the United States. We are required to report the odometer reading in miles to the state government when title to the vehicle changes hands. Under penalties of perjury we must declare if the odometer reading is actual miles, not actual miles, or if the odometer reading is in excess of its mechanical limits (has reset to zero at some point). In the United States, odometers do not reset to zero before at least 100,000 miles. This fact is well known to the general public.
Vehicles with odometers that have reset to zero are generally assumed to have very high mileage. In some states, lenders will not give loans on vehicles with an odometer that has reset to zero. In most cases, dealers will not accept a trade-in vehicle with a reset odometer. Private parties are generally very reluctant to buy a used vehicle with a reset odometer. Needless to say, the trade-in value, or resale value, of such a vehicle is very low indeed. When the odometer resets the market value plummets. It would be tragic for this to occur with only 62,137 miles on the Spyder.
It does not bode well for the future sales of Spyders, if a used Spyder cannot be traded-in and cannot be sold on the open market. A reset odometer makes it very difficult for a current owner to trade up to a new Spyder.
Please hurry with a fix for this problem. My clock is running out at frightening speed.
Sincerely:"
Carlo called today to answer my email request. To the best of my recollection, his answer was as follows:
BRP is aware of the problem and has the right people reviewing possible solutions along with their cost. Any solution should solve the problem for all Spyder owners.
One way or another, there will be a solution to the odometer problem. It will not be "tabled". A "fix" will be forthcoming.
Timing is unknown, but they are aware of the urgency.
The problem of the engine hour meter "freezing" is a part of the review.
The significance of what Carlo said is in his promise that the problem will be solved and that a fix will be made.
I appreciate his concern, and his efforts, and I will await the outcome.
"Dear Carlo:
As you know from reading the Spyderlovers.com forum, the odometer on my 2009 GS will reset to zero at 62,137 miles, which is equivalent to 100,000 kilometers. In my case the reset will occur in four to five months. This is highly unacceptable to me and many other Spyder owners. We view this as a design flaw that must be corrected immediately.
Since BRP sells more Spyders in the United States than it does in the entire rest of the world combined, the odometer should accommodate the conventions and laws of the United States. We are required to report the odometer reading in miles to the state government when title to the vehicle changes hands. Under penalties of perjury we must declare if the odometer reading is actual miles, not actual miles, or if the odometer reading is in excess of its mechanical limits (has reset to zero at some point). In the United States, odometers do not reset to zero before at least 100,000 miles. This fact is well known to the general public.
Vehicles with odometers that have reset to zero are generally assumed to have very high mileage. In some states, lenders will not give loans on vehicles with an odometer that has reset to zero. In most cases, dealers will not accept a trade-in vehicle with a reset odometer. Private parties are generally very reluctant to buy a used vehicle with a reset odometer. Needless to say, the trade-in value, or resale value, of such a vehicle is very low indeed. When the odometer resets the market value plummets. It would be tragic for this to occur with only 62,137 miles on the Spyder.
It does not bode well for the future sales of Spyders, if a used Spyder cannot be traded-in and cannot be sold on the open market. A reset odometer makes it very difficult for a current owner to trade up to a new Spyder.
Please hurry with a fix for this problem. My clock is running out at frightening speed.
Sincerely:"
Carlo called today to answer my email request. To the best of my recollection, his answer was as follows:
BRP is aware of the problem and has the right people reviewing possible solutions along with their cost. Any solution should solve the problem for all Spyder owners.
One way or another, there will be a solution to the odometer problem. It will not be "tabled". A "fix" will be forthcoming.
Timing is unknown, but they are aware of the urgency.
The problem of the engine hour meter "freezing" is a part of the review.
The significance of what Carlo said is in his promise that the problem will be solved and that a fix will be made.
I appreciate his concern, and his efforts, and I will await the outcome.
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