Re: [uuc] re: shop charges/ Are they a local chapter advertiser?

[alex.fadeev@xxxxxxxxxxx]

jkerouac <jkerouac@domain.elided> wrote:
> 
> Some advertisers are held in good repute by some chapters _only 
> because of continuing advertising and financial support.  At times, 
> in order to supress knowledge of bad business dealings or to discredit
> a customer who has been wronged by an advertiser or sponsor, the 
> advertiser or sponsor will use financial leverage to retaliate against
> a customer who was legitimately wronged.  Some chapters will not 
> hesitate to do as this quote from a past president of a chapter states,
> "we lost our sponsorship and did what we had to get it back". [...]
> f the dealer kept buying influence in a local chapter, the local 
> chapter would do as the dealer wanted.

Mr Barr,
Why all the anonymity?
Not to mention that animosity?

You've been nurturing your grudge against a local BMW dealer and BMW CCA 
chapter in these forums for far too long. 
A local BMW CCA chapter gets anywhere from $50 for smaller chapters to 
maybe $500 a year for the larger ones from an advertiser. In other words, 
a rounding off error in most chapters' budgets. To suggest that your 
chapter officials would compromise their integrity over peanuts is 
ludicrous. 

> Thus a dealership used financial influence on a local chapter to 
> retaliate against me for their losses, 

You may find it hard to believe, but you are assigning way too much 
significance to your persona. Your transaction and its consequences hardly 
registered on a dealer's bottom line. 
There a plenty of hard nosed car sales people and managers out there. Like 
it or not, car dealers are independent businesses. AFAIK, all 50 states in 
the Union have legislated that car manufacturers are not allowed to sell 
their products directly to the public. So if you have a grudge with a 
dealer, take it off this forum and have a talk with your local state 
representative.

> and the national level of BMWCCA approved it.

Sounds like pure libel wrapped in delusions of grandeur.

> So when a business is an advertiser or sponsor of your chapter, 
> that does mean they would like your business, and should get first 
> consideration over those who don't support BMW related activities. 
> But that still leaves it up to you to if they are reputable, or just
> trying to buy influence at your expense.

To suggest that your local chapter officials would screw their fellow 
members for a few bucks is, frankly, offensive. 
If you think your chapter officials are not doing right by their members, 
quit bitching and stand up to be counted. Volunteer to organize an event, 
run for office, make a positive difference. 

This is the last time I'm replying to your whining hogwash. Welcome to my 
spam filter!

alex f
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