A855 - 5 Speed
Will the noise you make on the internet hurt them? Definitely.
I agree with your statements, and was actually surprised when I looked at the # of views this thread has, just never looked.
However, I'm not convinced it will hurt anyone, and this is why:
- The internet is packed full of non-information on the A855.
- Posts flooded with questions and 'I know a guy who owns one, or heard something.'
- Extremely limited personal experience posted, which are positive, but limited in miles and time.
- Sometimes, people don't want to admit they got screwed, especially when it's the new fancy, expensive thing.
- None of the parties producing the A855 chime into forums, only to post one short sentence, like, 'they will be available soon.'
- People vehemently defend Passon, for no legitimate reason.
- It almost appears that they figured out it's more advantageous to remain silent and mysterious, no matter what.
You make an excellent point regarding shipping it back for testing.
Christine told me, on 2/14/20, the last time they returned a call/email from me, that she would send a shipping label and once the old trans was received back, they would send the new one.
After 38 minutes on the phone, I wasn't going to cover this again, but you drove the trans to me last time, I have no crate, and it's going to be the other way around.
I'm not removing the trans from my car until the new one is in my garage in one piece!
As it stands today, John gets the opportunity to make this right. I don't owe anybody anything, or another chance, however after speaking with him I agreed it was a fair request.
