dickgriff wrote:

I've never thought of you as a bullshitter

Now just as a matter of interest how many posts have you made....and how many posts have I made and when did you become a member and when did I become a member.....................come on simple maths equation and very revealing

Martin wrote:

It will become obvious fairly quickly whether a member is connected to a dealership,

I'm sure that some members on here have connections to dealers through family or friends - in fact most of us will have had contact with a dealer as owners or prospective owners. Some have even recommend dealers that they've had good experiences with so it could be argued that there is a conflict of interest there straightaway..

It is not necessarily obvious, and I absolutely believe the involvement of dealers and LR people is key to keeping a balanced view and perspective.

I cannot however see why declaring a possible conflict of interests is a bad thing? (not your family cousins or mates)

for example: if someone was discussing an experience with a dealer and a representative of that dealer responded without declaring interest then that would be wrong, however if LR or dealership involvement was declared then there is more likely to be a balanced discussion by virtue of the fact that the individuals would be discussing a topic on an even footing.

I definitely would want dealership and LR employee involvement here I would believe its cruical, but those people should be honest and open about it and have nothing to hide.

I cant understand the need for 'pretending' not to have any possible bias. As I said it is a good thing to have that balance out in the open.

Martin wrote:

Notice that I am also dealing the the RRSPORT.CO.UK dealers

Sorreeeee, didn't get that far.

Martin wrote:

It's time for some trust and common sense to return here, and for us to welcome members until such a point as they make a pain of themselves or flount the site rules.

Here, here I second that well said Martin

Martin wrote:

It's time for some trust and common sense to return here

al cope wrote:

My only reservation would be that a lot of us have posted on things we have had done to our D3's, some due to problems, some due to changes we wish to have. How long before a problem occurs with one of our cars, and the dealer involved says "ah, but I know you've modified it - so warrenty invalid" or " Ah but you've had this issue being looked at with X dealer before" from posts he's seen on here, and doesnt want to get involved.

Who's to say that you're who you say you are anyway?