I could not resist responding to Steve's Post on the
Bushtracker Site.
My reply has probably been deleted by now.
Steve Posted this response to an enquiry by a person who has heard that theré's a big
Bushtracker Rally coming up in western Queensland somewhere. That person wants to attend the rally................
Hello Friends,
We no longer monitor that Chat Site. The problem is there was and is much inaccurate and out of date and obsolete advice coming from that chat
forum, from people with older vans and particularly second hand vans where the Owners often did not have the coaching on how the gear even worked. We attempted to keep them on track and set the record straight on the misinformation, but once in a while it was in conflict with Amatuer Experts that thought they knew better. When we would argue the point to set the record straight, once in a while it got someones nose out of joint and we were shut out for reasons of money politics, as their Committe would rather save that Member that have the right information on the
Forum prevail.
The problem is the Site run by their "Committee" charge Membership Fees, and it seems to make a bit of a conflict of interest if we got into an argument about misinformation. It has just happened again, with regards to misinformation on the Webasto / Eberspacher heaters, you can read about in the Category Tips on OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT SELECTION FOR NEW VANS, where misinformation was printed on their
Forum as it appears, to try and save a money contributing Sponsor. When we were active on that
Forum, we were not allowed to set the record straight, as the Committee appeared to us, to be more concerned about keeping money coming in, that allowing us to get the correct information out in the "Best Interests on
Bushtracker Owners".
We will not allow corrupt money politics to get in the way of the right information to Owners on this
Forum; hence this
Forum is free, my interest unbiased, and the information will stay in the best interests of the
Bushtracker Owners. My way of saying Thank you, and leaving something good behind in our wake...
Kind Regards, Steven Gibbs, Director
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Tellem Bugrem
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
Posts: 9
Location: Port Stephens
State:: NSW
Current
Bushtracker owner:: Yes Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:31 am Post subject:
Bushtracker Rally
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To whom it may concern,
After reading Steve's disgusting, ill-informed, totally inaccurate, defamatory post levelled at the
Bushtracker Owners Group (
BOG), it is easy to understand why there will be a record number of vans at the rally at Quilpie, and why membership of the
BOG has substantially increased since Steve declined to rejoin the
BOG.
The
BOG has members who now have accrued considerably more travel experience in the outback over the past 10 years than the director of the company which builds them. Collectively, members of the
BOG have more knowledge about
Bushtracker Caravan operation and maintenace, than The Lone Ranger.
Steve, you build the best off-road caravan in Australia, and probably in the world. Your customers, and in particular,
BOG members are the best salespersons for your company. The
BOG is the Company's primary source of sales of second vans.
Your outburst in the above post has caused me to rethink the purchase of a second
Bushtracker.
Could you please show some respect for your most valued customers.
Rob Caldwell
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Tellem Bugrem
