What is irony? [Military Read Me]

[mountainbiker]

Originally Posted by PARAGON

GM sells this stuff stateside and has dealer agreements with stateside dealers. Those dealer agreements are not necessarily the same as agreements with foreign dealers.

I hear what you are saying, and deep down feel this is the case. However, what I find odd is that I have a Ford Explorer that I purchased during my last home leave, in this very same fashion, had it shipped and has had warranty work at the local Ford dealer down the street. The second car is a Chevy Impala--a GM product--which is also afforded this same luxury, but I had its warranty done by an independent garage. I bought the Ford through a Stateside dealer, and they had full knowledge of my intent as they dropped it off at the shipper for me in Portsmouth, Virgina. HUMMER on the other is feeding me this stuff about "null and void" warranty, I can't take it out of the US, etc. The three dealers I have spoke with all run scared. I have also been speaking with Dodge dealers--as my second choice is the Charger--with out these "restrictions".

Exporting is not the same as transporting and I would suggest you discuss it further with someone at a dealership

I have an appointment with my legal office on Friday to discuss the word "export". The three dealerships--while are fully aware of the HUMMER policy--and are not willing to go the extra mile to ensure it is being applied correctly. One of the Stateside dealers told me not to even mention shipping to my duty station as they could lose their dealership franchise license. Dealership lies or truth--I don't know.

...nstead of chunking the attitude around. This "irony" crap is not going to get you anywhere.

The joy of forums is that I can "chunk" crap, and it is my opinion--that I am free to express as an American--that I find it ironic that I work 100 yards from a military motor pool with hundreds of HUMMERs. Yet, me as a military service member, wanting to buy a HUMMER for myself am finding it extremely difficult to purchase one in comparison to other US makes and models.