Sorry guys, I updated on greenhulk and never did here. Here is my update cut and pasted from that forum:
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Well, BRP is NOT covering it. They said they will replace the column as part of the recall but the labor for all the parts and the parts themselves that sank in the lake are my loss. I just got the confirmation.
BRP also told my dealer that it is NOT POSSIBLE to swap the trix bars setup. What morons....BRP sells a retrofit kit!
The dealer told me they can try to work some kind of deal with a trade-in or something....
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BRP stiffed me, but the dealer comp'ed the labor and parts for everything outside of the steering column campaign.
I had a hard time believing it. The service writer told me the dealer was going to repair it using an undisclosed method. He assured me it would be new parts, nothing salvaged, and all OEM. He would not tell me HOW they were acquiring the parts. Another employee told me the dealer decided to pay for it themselves, and absorb the cost because it was a crappy situation.
I mean I am very appreciative, but I just don't understand it. If it was pure good will, why did they not just tell me that? They were very coy about it. It was a different dealer than the one I bought the ski from. I've never bought anything from this place.
Did BRP really stiff me? I am tempted to call BRP to find out, or just forget it and move on.....