Jay, I found quite by accident this older FE Forum post today and I had to post this headshaker here...especially after I saw who posted it. Still don't understand how ironic it is that one can blast Dove but defend Coon when years later, the same has occurred.....well, you get the picture.
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Dove has worked hard for their reputation, but I think they've earned it. December 20 2009, 8:58 AM
I believe most of us appreciate any company that makes an effort to provide quality parts for the FE. Dove consistently make promises they don't keep, and they often don't seem to care about the customer. In the past I've usually provided "qualified compliments" of their products, warning of likely issues but that their product has merit. Your statement, "Dove isn't all junk" is quite similar to what I used to say. The "100 Cammer" episode of 2007 upset me, and I've felt ever since that they only want our money, not our satisfaction, reference:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/74182/message/1179269324 Just think of what forum discussion would be like if 20 or 30 sets of the Dove Cammer kits were sold in 2007. The reputation of the Cammer would have ended up being that it is an expensive unreliable engine, since the $10,000.00 pricetag would be just a tiny fraction of what it would cost to make an engine operational. Every day would reveal new stories of Dove Cammer problems, endless backorders, repeated warranty returns, while the folk who wish to make quality Cammer parts would not see money because it was all invested at Dove and on repairs.
Shoe.
