daveinva
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Got an email today about a new Can-Am promotion tied in with the new TV show "Almost Human." I don't have Facebook (yeah, I'm one of those weirdos) so I can't quite tell what the deal is-- looks like a tour of Warner Bros. studios in L.A., but unsure if there's an actual paid trip involved with that.
https://www.facebook.com/CanAmSpyder?v=app_448952861833126&rest=1
That all said, two comments:
1. Pursuant to this thread, it'd be neat if the Spyder featured in the show more often than once or twice.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...Spyder-coming-to-a-TV-near-you-on-Nov-17-18th
2. FAR MORE INTERESTING: apologies if I'm late to the game, but the announcement was the first I've seen BRP offering two years of the BEST warranty free atop the two year factory warranty.
As I mentioned in an earlier thread: after the 2013 problems, BRP is faced with the dilemma of how to inspire confidence in their product. Aside from the desired, and ultimately necessary, mechanical changes, there's always the old reliable "increase the warranty" tactic. I've often used Hyundai as an example of this strategy: recall how they took the approach early on of giving buyers a ridiculously long and comprehensive warranty in order to give owners confidence in buying their cars (i.e., "If you're worried that you're buying a piece of junk, don't worry-- we'll fix any problems you might have!").
It seems to me that BRP is taking this approach now as well.
That said, whereas Hyundai could see a benefit to this approach because they controlled their dealers, BRP doesn't quite have the same authority over their shops. Meaning, just because you slap a longer manufacturer's warranty on the product doesn't mean the corresponding dealer service is any better, more responsive, or even available. Likewise, as I and others have noted/complained, the BEST warranty remains mystifyingly opaque in what it covers, what it DOESN'T cover, and how it can be applied-- *or* refused.
Anyway... just thought it was an interesting tidbit. If BRP wasn't having any mechanical trouble with its vehicles, I doubt they'd bump the warranties as a marketing tool.
https://www.facebook.com/CanAmSpyder?v=app_448952861833126&rest=1
That all said, two comments:
1. Pursuant to this thread, it'd be neat if the Spyder featured in the show more often than once or twice.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...Spyder-coming-to-a-TV-near-you-on-Nov-17-18th
2. FAR MORE INTERESTING: apologies if I'm late to the game, but the announcement was the first I've seen BRP offering two years of the BEST warranty free atop the two year factory warranty.
As I mentioned in an earlier thread: after the 2013 problems, BRP is faced with the dilemma of how to inspire confidence in their product. Aside from the desired, and ultimately necessary, mechanical changes, there's always the old reliable "increase the warranty" tactic. I've often used Hyundai as an example of this strategy: recall how they took the approach early on of giving buyers a ridiculously long and comprehensive warranty in order to give owners confidence in buying their cars (i.e., "If you're worried that you're buying a piece of junk, don't worry-- we'll fix any problems you might have!").
It seems to me that BRP is taking this approach now as well.
That said, whereas Hyundai could see a benefit to this approach because they controlled their dealers, BRP doesn't quite have the same authority over their shops. Meaning, just because you slap a longer manufacturer's warranty on the product doesn't mean the corresponding dealer service is any better, more responsive, or even available. Likewise, as I and others have noted/complained, the BEST warranty remains mystifyingly opaque in what it covers, what it DOESN'T cover, and how it can be applied-- *or* refused.
Anyway... just thought it was an interesting tidbit. If BRP wasn't having any mechanical trouble with its vehicles, I doubt they'd bump the warranties as a marketing tool.
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