Steve, I appreciate your simplistic view of the 3 options for anyone who has a gearbox failure on a C4.1, in addition I also fully understand economic decisions which businesses take on a daily basis.
I will start by saying I am not anti-cml, i have always run Team Associated products ranging from the RC10GT & B2, all the way up to the latest B44.2.
We could discuss the pro's and con's for machining parts vs moulding parts but I believe this is off the initial topic. This decision is in general made around volume projections and the impact on the P&L account.
The issue which I see is that in 2013 the C4.1 was one of the most popular cars on the club, regional and national scene. The reason being, it's simply an excellent car. With that being said, if a company stops making parts for a very popular and current car, mid season I believe they are leaving themselves wide open for widespread criticism.
You may think this a tactic which has been used to increase sales on the C4.2? Anyway my previous comment is pure speculation. I would however welcome an explanation from cml.
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