Hmmmmmmmmm

Wednesday Morning:
Today:
Today:
Wonder if I'll be getting a new unit instead of a repaired one..?

 

Beginning to feel more frustrated. I still haven't heard anything despite two follow up emails since, and a call yesterday. I called around 1, was told everyone was OTL, and that they would give me a call upon returning.. May just be the messenger's fault.

I've read the BEGi horror stories, and I didn't really have any of the issues that others had until now. They also have shipped me replacement stuff two-day shipping no questions asked for free (a fitting I bent, a SS line leaking from the crimp, and a new exhaust clamp).

They've been a great pleasure to work with so far, and Corky is an awesome dude who puts my mind at ease every time I talk to him.. but he can't run the ship alone, and that's a shame. Maybe a clone or two would do the trick..

I just want to know wtf is happening. Or even if they just acknowledged my existance and said "dude, chill the **** out, we're taking care of this for you" or something. I get one vague email that she spoke with the repair shop "at length" and that she needed to check with the head boss (both of which sound ominous) and then nothing for almost a week now.

 

If they don't get back to you within the next 24 hours or so, shoot me a pm.

 

Stephanie strikes again?

 

It took them like, 3-4 weeks to resolve my valve cover powder coating debacle. They eventually made it right but it seemed like it took forever.

Here is hoping it comes out for the best.

 

Yep, been there done that, I'm sure you saw my story too. Keep calling. Non stop. Seriously

 

I'm sure it'll all work out in the end, but I have a race coming up in a couple weeks, and I was really, REALLY hoping to get this car built in time to run it.

Just missing my exhaust, the turbo, and my new ECU now. Which will all be basically bolt-on at this point, because the car was running turbo'd before, all the lines are run, everything is set to go.. just have to bolt the exhaust on, put the turbo in the middle of it all, and PNP the ecu and tune my VE table

My GF just picked up a super clean Mariner '90 that she will let me co-drive, but blahh. Its soooo slloooowwwww... :(

 

Why is she discussing things with Corky if you've already been discussing things with Corky? Either she hasn't said a damn thing to him, or they're just talking in circles over a tiny piece of the pie that doesn't truly matter to their bottom line.


You're a far more patient man than myself, friend. The path forward should have been determined and set in motion within 2 days of them receiving the product of their screw up.

 

Re: chatting with corky, i'm guessing the chat with the repair shop did not go well.

Re: margins, it's tough to say. The turbo is ~$1k new, plus they do some things to tweak it, clock it (lol), change out the actuator, i believe they weld in a divider in the exhaust out so that the separated gasses DP works better. They sell the thing for I think $1,300. I have no idea what dealer cost is on a garrett, but let's assume it's arond 70%, that's $700, plus the free labor of doing all those tweaks, plus shipping it back to me.. it's probably $900-$1000 off their bottom line. I'm not sure what their profit margin is on this stuff either, but I imagine they'd need to sell 4 or 5 kits just to break even on that.

From a business standpoint they should probably tell me to get bent. If/when they make it right it will be for nothing but good-will gain, future business, and just generally corky being a good guy.

This is really what's frustrating for me. I just want to know wtf is happening.

They checked it out and forwarded it on to the shop the next business day after getting it, but it's been there for almost a week now and I don't even know what's happening.

 

Their turbo kits have steel intercooler piping. Selling one kit more than makes up for them eating this turbo in the name of customer services.

 

btw - I blame stephanie for not shipping your midpipe yet


LOLJK

 

I thought about making a joke about it all in that "how long do you wait.." thread in the super private 1337 forum, but I'm still here.. I don't think I get to make fun of the veterans yet, unless they fail to ship my midpipe out by Friday.

 

No no... Stephanie's thing is to charge $80 to ship it, then cram it in a flat rate box.




Whatever, Vlad is fair game from day 1.

 

They only charged me ~$150 total for shipping of my entire kit with DP, mani, turbo etc.. it was two fairly large boxes and they were both quite heavy. I was actually pretty thankful for that, I was expecting total shipping to be closer to $300.

 

don't make me fashion into a giant *****

 

Yo dawg, I heard you like packages

So I made your package look like my package so you can box it in your box.

 

That post was so spectactular that I feel I need to explain it. Besides the obvious xzibit meme reference, it's actually double entendre with a clever dis built in.

You see, "package" could mean something that something is contained in, or it could also mean "*****". "Box" is also something that something else can be contained it. It also means "vagina".

Therefore, the post could also be read as "I made the packaging for your midpipe look like my *****, so that you could stick it inside your vagina."

Hence the double entendre.

However, you're also implying that the other person, in fact, has a vagina. Calling them a sissy girl if you will.

In addition to all of the above clever-ness, you're finally implying that your ***** is as large (or perhaps half as large, since it got cut in half) as the midpipe for an NB Miata.

Now that I have ruined the above post by explaining it, I hope you'll appreciate it a little more. Or a little less. Or whatever.

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Where the **** is my turbo?

 

They charged $18.99 to ship their DIY re-route stuff. Then stuffed it all in a small $5.65 flat rate box. Companies that use shipping as a profit margin immediately make the **** list.

 

Charged me $30 to return ship a valve cover. You know, insurance is expensive and reusing my packing materials is expensive and handling fees are expensive and gas is expensive. Yeahhh.....

Just make fun of everyone, It's pretty much the MT way. Nagging the sponsors is even more fun, there is a reason guys like Emilio turned off PM's to their accounts long ago

 

the explanation was redundant, but amusing.