Hę Vals,
ÉG hafa sumir töluveršur hugsun til žinn nżlegur staša og hafa og hugmynd žessi ÉG vildi eins og til hluti meš žś.
Lestur ķ gegnum žinn reynsla ( og ÉG er EKKI tal fyrir Fylgd, eini ég sjįlfur) this er hvaša ÉG trśa raunverulega gerast.
Minn taka er žessi žś setja rim į til a " višskiptavinur žjónusta" félagi hver did ekki fullkomlega skilja the tęknilegur nįttśran ( eša bendlun) af žinn spurning og ślfaldi bak til meš a
vanręksla svar žessi the tölublaš af the non- strikašur merki- rampur var " viš hönnun"
ÉG had a lķkur reynsla meš Audi's višskiptavinur žjónusta heitur- lķna, hvar ÉG had oddhvass śt the vandamįl af the Audi Q7's hliš- ašstoša stķgur brottför višvörun kerfi stilling burt réttlįtur about every radar detector in a 1000 foot radius.
A week later their answer was that it was by "design..."
You've got to be kidding me right?
To make a long story long, I didn't accept this "default" answer from someone deeply entrenched at a low level in layers of management, so I went straight to the head of Audi, was able to get a hold of his office, communicated a positive message that was factual, and within an hour knew that he
personally read my articles on the blog:
Within several days, I was contacted by executive management, who weren't even
aware, of the issues I pointed out. This positive outreach on my part has the potential for fixing this nuisance of radar detector interference for every driver and radar detector and other automobile manufacturer who is considering or is in the process of adopting the same or similar technology.
Mission is
almost accomplished. We still have more collective work to do, but at least it appears to be moving in the right direction for everyone's sake.
I feel good that my
mature and
positive contributions (as an
individual who has a blog) could effect such a positive outcome...
without the threat of class-action lawsuits, without embarrassing a company or companies...all on positive and factual information. At the end of the day, if I accomplish nothing else for this industry, I feel that I have positively contributed more than I have ever taken.
Tying all this back to
Escort, I believe a similar thing has happened here. I think of both Escort and Beltronics like the "GM" of radar detector manufacturers. These large organizations (like the
Pentagon) do not change on dime...it takes time. That's the way large organizations function (I know
you already
know this), sometimes (most times) they are inefficient.
I will attempt to circle back and get an informed position from Escort and will report back to you, sir. If you don't have a follow-up...let's just say,
I believe it is
not a design "feature" and Escort
stands by their products (as well as all the other reputable manufacturers). Copy?
Please forgive my long-winded nature...but I've been trying to be a good
wing-man and I've got
your six.
Veil Guy
PS:Postcards from a Road Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Veil
Veil Guy and friends at Beltronics/Escort
Veil Gal thinking she's Vanna White 