Fair Go’s up to its old tricks again fucking over innocent companies that have done nothing wrong, and in fact have bent over backwards to accommodate the complainant.
It this case a Maori man Rangi Ehu who works for the Navy as a diver decided to try and con Ford to take his 40,000km vehicle, that he had purchased new a year ago, back with a full refund.
When Ehu’s coercive demands failed, he of course went to Fair Go who jumped on the back of Ehu’s unreasonable demands.
The Fair Go story seemed to indicate that Rangi was a fucking hero for doing his job as a navy diver, and therefore deserved a brand new truck. What the fuck is that about Rangi?.
Rangi Ehu had a fucking warranty and the vehicle was fixed!. There is no evidence that Rangi Ehu has been commended let alone decorated for bravery. Should every person that does a dangerous job get new utes when the warranty is invoked?.
Black on Black was the colour co-ordination that best suited Rangi’s Ranger
The shows presenter Pippa “penis breath” Wetzell looked like she wanted to go down on Rangi as she appeared to salivate when describing Rangi’s job as a real hero. However later in the show she appeared to have difficulty with the nuts and bolts of what the story was actually about – Rangi or the Ranger?
Pippa “penis breath” Wetzell having a blonde moment or 10. Wetzell was “headgirl” at Takapuna Grammar – hence the nickname “penis breath”
The model of vehicle involved was the new ground breaking Ford Ranger 3.2L 147kw diesel powered 4WD double cab ute.
The ground breaking game changing Ford Ranger – fraudulently fucked over by Fair Go
This completely new model of ute in the Ford line has the most powerful engine and tow capacity in the market segment and the automotive industry reviews have found no fault – in fact seasoned writers raved about the ute – apparently its game changing.
The Ranger looks and works like its marketing statements say it does. So what went wrong to make the automotive giant react in the way that it did against Fair Go – or moreover why did Fair Go react in the manner that it did?
Well, it would appear that the automotive giant does not rate Fair Go as a show that delivers a valuable contribution to consumer awareness of real issues, and that its only goal is to get ratings by abusing the rights of answer of big Corporates, or small businesses. Ford spokesperson Tom Clancy had this comment that really says it all;
“I don’t really want to pick a fight with Fair Go, I don’t think it’s a winning proposition.”
To make the senseless attack on Ford seem somewhat more reasonable and credible Fair Go gave Clive Matthew (“who?”) Wilson his fifteen minutes of fame.
Wilson runs a website “Dog and Lemon” that sells retarded reviews about used cars that are up to 30 years old, so he’s relevant – right?
Now what strikes us about Mr Wilson is that he doesn’t button down his white collar, has sideburns dating from the 1850’s, wears glasses he probably does not need, [but can you imagine how fucking ugly he would be without the glasses], a gravy stained tie, and his expression is that of a fucking drongo.
Dog & Lemon, and definite Drongo. The ‘witless expert witness” Clive Matthew Wilson – if you jump on this consumer nag you will never win the race.
So what happened in the end. Well Fair Go lost yet again with a major Corporate not even wanting to be interviewed because it simply does not respect the shows producers, presenters, or product.
You cannot imagine Ford not wanting to talk to Brian Edwards when he fronted Fair Go.
Brian Edwards believed the show needed to be fair, rather than fearless of the alleged bad guys
Brian Edwards recently had this to say about the non-existent credibility of Fair Go since half-wit and half-brain Kevin Milne took over the helm;
I am in mourning for Fair Go, the programme producer Peter Morritt and I devised 33 years ago.
Fair Go was designed to be, and has remained for those 33 years, a court of last resort for ordinary Kiwis, ripped off by conmen, crooks and shysters.
Its format was simple: three stories each week in which the Fair Go team brought to book dishonest traders, heartless corporations, shoddy tradespeople and assorted other rip-off merchants. Plus the occasional light hearted look at your rights as a consumer.
It was in essence a ‘goodies and baddies’ show. The viewer’s satisfaction was in seeing the baddies get their comeuppance and the wronged get justice.
And the programme got results, often to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars, for those who came to it for help.
All of this changed last night as Fair Go was transformed into little more than a glossier version of Target – trivial, insubstantial, more interested in effect than in doing its job on behalf of those not given a fair go. As Herald television critic, Linda Herrick, quite rightly concluded, ‘a lemon of a programme’.
It may not be too late for Fair Go to return to its brief, to abandon the bells and whistles, the gimmicks and devices, the fake cliff-hangers that it believes will hold its audience, but which will in reality alienate that audience. The popular saying applies: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Fair Go wasn’t broke. It has not been out of the top five programmes in living memory. If it is to stay there, it must get back to its job of looking after its customers, the thousands of ordinary Kiwis who have not had a fair go.
So is not the Fair Go show running a story more about the alleged hero status [unconfirmed by any facts detailed in the story] of Rangi Ehu, and that this status made Ehu a candidate for service levels beyond any other New Zealander who had purchased the biggest selling ute in the country, proof positive that the Herald TV Critic got it right when saying;
Libby Middlebrook’s yarn about the woman from Nelson aka ‘Squashed’ trapped in a seat on a flight to Melbourne was hilarious as they reconstructed the “enormous man’s arm” reaching across her to call for Mum. Look, it was only a flight to Melbourne, for God’s sake. Try the same scenario on a plane from London to Hong Kong, as I have done, if you want a real reason to whinge.
Libby’s husband, Scott Kara, one of my colleagues at the Herald, has kept it quiet around the office that he was participating in her quest to shave the household budget. She claimed last night that they had saved on nappies, but I believe the mystery of Scott’s shrinking waistline has finally been solved – but not by Fair Go.
The saddest thing was seeing a journalist of the calibre of Gordon Harcourt reduced to tracking down a missing dog, Indie, who’d been adopted by a family down the road and renamed Sophie.
It turned out Indie’s mum was to blame – she hadn’t registered the dog every year or changed the chip address when they moved. Harcourt was last seen returning Indie to the family while the adoptive family’s hearts broke.
So, not a particularly punchy beginning to the new series. As for Mau’s much touted new role – pfft. Mau is less. I point the finger directly at the marketing department.
To think that TVNZ replaced the intelligent lipstick lesbian Alison Mau for the village slapper Wetzell makes you wonder whether it was a case of Wetzell being the only presenter that would take on the captaincy of the sinking ship.
As for male presenter Gordon Harcourt – well he is off the front line having gotten a scare when a four foot five car dealer jumped off the bonnet of a used car “clocking” Gordon “no guts or nuts” Harcourt on the snout with the following results;
Gordon ‘nose bleed” Harcourt – fearless consumer hero, or a gutless pansy that was smashed over by an angry dwarf car dealer who merely wanted his privacy respected – LF thinks the latter.
But, in the end the whining scrounging East Coast born Maori got his free lunch – or did he?. LF thinks not.
Hamilton car dealer Wingers Waikato wanted the attention of swapping a Ford Ranger done 40,000kms for a brand new Isuzu D-Max.
Having an LF researcher take the time to drive both vehicles, we can advise of the following. LF believes that Fair Go should do a story about how Ehu was ripped off by Wingers.
The Isuzu is a virtual clone of the Holden Colorado, has a five speed agricultural gear box, is significantly under powered when compared with the Ford, and its resale value is abysmal due to the small number of sales made nationwide. Ford spokesperson had this to say about the tragic marketing coup;
“We chose not to appear, live or taped, but provided a statement of service history and the customer service for the Ranger.” One thing Ford does not argue with is that the ex-customer was a good guy. ”No one at Ford is going to argue against Rangi being a great guy. He is. But a lot of heroes drive new Fords and they’re all covered by the Ford warranty, as was his Ranger.” As for Isuzu’s role: “Isuzu – saw an opportunity to trade one of their utes for something superior. Good judgment on their part!”
Source: http://tvnz.co.nz/fair-go/reliable-should-brand-new-car-video-5451371
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