Sean's response to Sos's first post seems perfectly on target to me. The warranty verbage is completely moot. This problem exists primarily because one arm of EC wants to make sure that their cut of the profit stays as big as possible above all else. It looks like they've run into and tested the boundries in this instance.
I don't know Sos, but he might try to employ better critical thinking skills when posting in a contentious environment. Analogy is the weakest form of epistemology, and the Covrette comparison he used is as flawed and poorly thought out as any I've seen on this site. The EC unit in question here is not a used Corvette and there is no warranty issue. There is also nothing remotely analagous to a rolled back odometer in this case.
Generally, dealers and distributors do not design or build components, they have value when they can make intelligent observations, offer sound advice, or make a product available. In short, the real worth of a middleman in this industry is predicated on the quality of service he provides. So far it doesn't look like Ernie has received anything resembling good service. Hope raising the body count can help EC get this right.
I don't know Sos, but he might try to employ better critical thinking skills when posting in a contentious environment. Analogy is the weakest form of epistemology, and the Covrette comparison he used is as flawed and poorly thought out as any I've seen on this site. The EC unit in question here is not a used Corvette and there is no warranty issue. There is also nothing remotely analagous to a rolled back odometer in this case.
Generally, dealers and distributors do not design or build components, they have value when they can make intelligent observations, offer sound advice, or make a product available. In short, the real worth of a middleman in this industry is predicated on the quality of service he provides. So far it doesn't look like Ernie has received anything resembling good service. Hope raising the body count can help EC get this right.