QUOTE (Happyboy @ Jun 12 2007, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Load of bull? Um...I am pretty sure what I said is in line with what you said.
"don't think of ATK in terms of honda, yamaha, or whatever."
please explain what you mean then. I took it as ATK is parts only and not able to support riders like the others. Maybe I was wrong in my interpretation.Yes I think you are wrong.You are saying they are parts only.Even had Capitol letters.They are selling machines.Not many but they are.What I meant by the Honda,Yamaha comparison is that they are huge.Have alot more resources but also are a lot less personal
I know thats where others are coming from. A REAL dealership has to have the mechanical abilities along with the parts. The parts is the small part of the business.Really?I bet I could find alot of Dealerships that will say $ is in parts and service. Now, how does ATK see the market? PARTS, parts, and parts. They have made it very obvious they could care less about helping those that need the help whether it be in training the ATK dealers or doing the simple motor mods this community has proven. I saw it down here with Ben Baker's quad. He took it to an ATK dealer who said sure, come on in! Had ATK sent them to any kind of training or set them up with needed tools? Heck no. They have done some things.Some were wrong and some were right.More could be done but you cant say they havent made improvements.Also why not dig into history of some REAL dealerships.Alot of really good ones started out of a garage.In these days I have no trouble getting most parts in 1-3 days.Of course mechanical ability is necessary.All you need to do is look around and see what kind of job alot of Big dealerships do.Lot of horror stories out there.Not a ATK specific issue.
Whether Pete is a nice guy or not is not in question. Will he screw people over is not in question. So stop actiing like it is. He got smacked because he is an ATK dealer who didn't have the most needed of tools. Its not just Pete's fault, its ATKs fault for setting him up as a dealer in the first place. They should at the least be setting up dealers with a tools list and a requirement to have them. IMO at least.
That would be nice but they also know that if someone wants thier ATK fixed there are many places to get it done
So once again Steve you just need to breathe a litlte and chill. Why exactly do you get so worked up you can't break up your paragraphs to make it easier to read?
I get worked up when you yell statements like PARTS ONLY DEALERS.Paragraphs.Why just because you need to make double spaces to make a paragraph thats not right.
and ps...ATK support does not come in the form of cannondale support. That don't count.
Sure it does
"don't think of ATK in terms of honda, yamaha, or whatever."
please explain what you mean then. I took it as ATK is parts only and not able to support riders like the others. Maybe I was wrong in my interpretation.Yes I think you are wrong.You are saying they are parts only.Even had Capitol letters.They are selling machines.Not many but they are.What I meant by the Honda,Yamaha comparison is that they are huge.Have alot more resources but also are a lot less personal
I know thats where others are coming from. A REAL dealership has to have the mechanical abilities along with the parts. The parts is the small part of the business.Really?I bet I could find alot of Dealerships that will say $ is in parts and service. Now, how does ATK see the market? PARTS, parts, and parts. They have made it very obvious they could care less about helping those that need the help whether it be in training the ATK dealers or doing the simple motor mods this community has proven. I saw it down here with Ben Baker's quad. He took it to an ATK dealer who said sure, come on in! Had ATK sent them to any kind of training or set them up with needed tools? Heck no. They have done some things.Some were wrong and some were right.More could be done but you cant say they havent made improvements.Also why not dig into history of some REAL dealerships.Alot of really good ones started out of a garage.In these days I have no trouble getting most parts in 1-3 days.Of course mechanical ability is necessary.All you need to do is look around and see what kind of job alot of Big dealerships do.Lot of horror stories out there.Not a ATK specific issue.
Whether Pete is a nice guy or not is not in question. Will he screw people over is not in question. So stop actiing like it is. He got smacked because he is an ATK dealer who didn't have the most needed of tools. Its not just Pete's fault, its ATKs fault for setting him up as a dealer in the first place. They should at the least be setting up dealers with a tools list and a requirement to have them. IMO at least.
That would be nice but they also know that if someone wants thier ATK fixed there are many places to get it doneSo once again Steve you just need to breathe a litlte and chill. Why exactly do you get so worked up you can't break up your paragraphs to make it easier to read?
I get worked up when you yell statements like PARTS ONLY DEALERS.Paragraphs.Why just because you need to make double spaces to make a paragraph thats not right.and ps...ATK support does not come in the form of cannondale support. That don't count.
Sure it does
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