It is really unfortunate that so many people are getting stuck with bad Kapex's. More troubling is those who don't read about nor believe the failures and think "It won't happen to me". I always click on the emails from Festool listing refurbed Kapex's and they also sell it.
I'll add that there is no reason to keep posting about the failures as no one is reading them anyway. This Kapex failures and people continuing to buy them reminds of a new neighbor who would not listen. I live in a flood zone and have been flooded and know when action has to be taken. Sometimes it is unnecessary, but I don't want to lose my cars to flood water so I move them to higher ground like every other sane person, less the tourists who generally don't care or don't believe it will happen.
Shortly after his family moved in we had a minor minor hurricane roll by. The sound (bay) water was pushed westerly up the rivers and there were fish lying in the muck. I, as did several neighbors, warned him repeatedly to the point of his being annoyed, that when the water returned we would most likely be flooded. As expected it did and flooded every yard and some houses (all are elevated, some higher than others). The water level made it into his F-150 at about seat level and the cars were all but completely underwater until the water receded.
Thinking he might listen to reason at this point I warned him the vehicles were totaled and not safe to drive. He ignored my advice again, drove the gas station and filled up. While doing so the driver side airbag exploded. The lesson is that you cannot help people who are ignorant or who think they are smarter than you or who are know-it-alls so there is no need to waste your time.
