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    Posted: 03 Jul 2015 at 11:14am
I put this to all of us on the forum.  Since we have all dealt with dealers either purchasing or servicing our Rpods why don't we create a topic that lists our experiences, good or bad.  The responses could be grouped by state and then dealer.  Seems that Yelp has been doing this for years in rating restaurants.  Any new purchaser could look up the particular dealer they are working with and get a real heads up on what others have experienced.  Could make some "bad actor" dealers shape up if enough campers respond.  I think it would be extremely helpful to all.  Naming names would certainly go a long way in attracting the attention of dealers who continue to "prey" on us.  I know some have posted a dismal account of service from a particular dealer but gets lost in the rest of the posts.  If a chart of some type could be created whereby a potential buyer or someone who needs service could post their experiences, I for one would find it very helpful.  Once we are on the road and away from our local dealer, and requiring service, we are lost in the woods about finding a competent, honest service provider.  I think there is a vast amount of experiences that could be posted that would be most helpful.  My two cents.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2015 at 9:42pm
I like this idea Bob but I think we should also include the provinces of Canada also.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2015 at 9:58pm
No reason that we couldn't. My suggestion would be that each who has a story to share should send a short paragraph describing their good or bad experience with some background on the event. We could then build a simple graph which would be delineated by state or province and then the dealers name. Should be relatively easy to do and I think would be very helpful to us all. Either owners needing service in a distant location or a new potential buyer looking for an honest dealer.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 11:30am
I think it's a great idea. Much like some Amazon products.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 12:07pm
Good idea. 
There is a particularly bad dealer here that potential buyers need to know about. And there are good ones here too. 
A simple rating and search system is the key.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 12:22pm
We just have to convince all of the users here of how this would benefit us all. Safe Travels.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 12:22pm
They do have the dealer review and comment thread already. That is where I looked when I was searching for a dealer.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 5:07pm
I was suggesting something a little easier to use.  Like a chart set up by state.  Then you could find comments by state and then by dealer.  Trying to search is a little more troublesome and I think that at a glance this would be easier to use.  I believe there are already many comments submitted over the years and they just need to be collated and presented in a chart form.  
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 6:45pm
Originally posted by Camper Bob

I was suggesting something a little easier to use.  Like a chart set up by state.  Then you could find comments by state and then by dealer.  Trying to search is a little more troublesome and I think that at a glance this would be easier to use.  I believe there are already many comments submitted over the years and they just need to be collated and presented in a chart form.  


I look forward to seeing your work on this.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Jul 2015 at 6:51pm
As I don't have access to manipulating the posts, I think that this is a job for the administrators of this forum.  I would be happy to supply my comments on my local dealer. 
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