If you truly feel that way, it makes zero sense to give them a penny of your hard earned money. And if you do, who's to blame then?
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I owned a '66 and the hard top never leaked. Not once. Ever. It was solid and sealed like King Tut's tomb when bolted down.
I donāt understand what you are saying. There is no alternate supplier now. I donāt disagree Ford screwed up. They made mistakes on several fronts, including chip orders and how they treat suppliers in general. Many of the auto manufacturers have worked in a similar fashion and now Ford, among others, are paying a price. They are working to correct the Webasto issue through very direct investment and control of the process at Webastoās plant. I am not on any side other than wanting my Bronco. I donāt think itās helpful to speculate and manufacture conspiracy theories from a place of emotion or ignorance. I donāt know all the details, but I have paid attention, live in metro Detroit, often run across people working inside the industry and occasionally directly on the Bronco or for Webasto. I have followed Ford and the industry closely most of my life. I am sharing my knowledge and perspective, limited and biased as it is. Others may have specific knowledge or details they can share. I am open to listen and understand.
My 1990 didnāt either, but the top was pretty simple and more of a bed cap on that generation
They were notorious for not sealing if you removed the top regularly on those models.
Another classic post by you my friend. Truly cooking with grease out of the can on the stove brother.My recollection of BroncoGuy's participation on this forum is quite different than yours, but I freely admit that I didn't see everything that occurred. However, if you really insulted him -- you did say, "we", didn't you?-- and I simply missed it, then you shouldn't have done so, and hopefully you learned from the experience.
All kidding aside, what I remember about BroncoGuy was a person who publicly stated that he worked at Webasto and wanted to be acknowledged as an expert, without being challenged about the source of his insider knowledge. He frequently got annoyed when people didn't immediately accept his claims, and posted about how frustrating that was for him.
Let's be frank... he was walking a tightrope, acting as an expert with inside information, but also trying to maintain anonymity on social media, when he was likely putting his job at risk by posting inside information often critical about his employer's product on a public forum in violation of the supplier's &/or buyer's policies.
Towards the end of his membership, he got into a pissing match with a well-known member and MAP employee. His comments were both critical and insulting, questioning whether this member even worked at MAP or had any knowledge or influence on the subject matter. Shortly thereafter, his account and posting history vanished in a puff of smoke.
