ajlsl600
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those regular on this forum know what i think of modern electronics on cars ,machinery and about anything else. here example
amoung a very large fleet of equipment i have some astra trucks .right now, i have one that requires a VCM .this was produced by Wabco for astra,iveco only . now the truck cant move because astra,iveco dont stock any and wabco wont,cant sell me one because of their contract with iveco,astra. the truck is otherwise ok ,its a 2007 model ,not exactly classic.
thru other sources we found a replacement VCM but astra ,iveco,wabco wont programme it for us
what a ballache ,loss of production . lesson 1. buy leading makes of equipment,benz daf volvo,trucks, i did not buy these....lesson 2. buy a fair number of the electronic control kit at or near to the time of purchase. lesson 3 price contracts for equipment replacement ,max 8 yrs. this WILL cause loss of contracts due to pricing this in.
this aggro is enough of a ballache when yr parked outside the dealers.. 5000 miles away this electronic stuff is killing us ,and hence my loathing of it .
amoung a very large fleet of equipment i have some astra trucks .right now, i have one that requires a VCM .this was produced by Wabco for astra,iveco only . now the truck cant move because astra,iveco dont stock any and wabco wont,cant sell me one because of their contract with iveco,astra. the truck is otherwise ok ,its a 2007 model ,not exactly classic.
thru other sources we found a replacement VCM but astra ,iveco,wabco wont programme it for us
what a ballache ,loss of production . lesson 1. buy leading makes of equipment,benz daf volvo,trucks, i did not buy these....lesson 2. buy a fair number of the electronic control kit at or near to the time of purchase. lesson 3 price contracts for equipment replacement ,max 8 yrs. this WILL cause loss of contracts due to pricing this in.
this aggro is enough of a ballache when yr parked outside the dealers.. 5000 miles away this electronic stuff is killing us ,and hence my loathing of it .