Glad there seems to be an end in sight and I hope that you finally get things sorted to your satisfaction.

I would like to think that whatever you spent would have no bearing on the level of support you received but since I live in the real world I think your suspicions might have some legs to them. Especially when Meridian have seemingly taken the viewpoint that problems are just another touchpoint for a dealer to make further sales.

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