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I buy an enterprise fleet of trucks for my company. Before purchase, the manufacturer, Toyota, notifies me they only work with Toyota-brand gasoline. My mechan

I buy an enterprise fleet of trucks for my company. Before purchase, the manufacturer, Toyota, notifies me they only work with Toyota-brand gasoline. My mechanics figure out that it's easy to re-fit them to run on generic gasoline, and proceed to do so. During the next on-site scheduled Toyota-authorized maintenance, the Toyota mechanics covertly and irreparably sabotage all the modified trucks. This is okay - I was explicitly notified the trucks only work with Toyota gasoline. And consumers suffer no repercussions when large companies extort smaller ones. And was it even sabotage? Those trucks were unsafe with anything but Toyota fuel, according to Toyota.

kube-system 4y ago
Your narrative is hyperbolic, but the reality is that most consumer protections for motor vehicles in fact don’t apply to fleets. Although some have exceptions for small fleets like the small business example you bring up. For large B2B purchases, it often doesn't make sense to treat purchasers like consumers. They are more explicit in their purchasing terms, and they have the means to evaluate their purchases in an informed manner.
iwillbenice 4y ago