Who's Looking Out for Our Interests?
As a group of people that have a single interest at heart (RV's and all that goes with that term) It seems to me that we are terribly under-represented in the halls of government and with almost no cl...
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johnnyrv wrote:Don't think so. The only people who I know have less knowledge about RVs than what most people think the salespeople and service people have is the Government. You may want to research "Lemon Laws" and see what is really covered, even on automobiles. The loopholes in Lemon Laws make service contracts and extended warranties appear to be ironclad by comparison.
A national lemon law is needed and franchising laws that require all dealers of a specific brand to service that brand, just as with automobiles. Throwing the responsibility for quality back on the consumer is unfeasible due to the complexity of modern rv's. Also there is no way to tell what is behind the walls. Government has the responsibility to ensure commerce is fair. Magazines do not have the resources to do the job.
In a roundabout way, it would be good for the Government. The extra costs such laws would impose on manufacturers and dealers would end up netting the treasuries of the various states a lot more sales tax money, since rig prices would soar.
