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01-10-2014, 05:03 PM
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 Drives: camaro turtle Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: somewhere in the south
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Vinny Ten on Fake shops, bad shops, mechanics, etc.
This applies to a lot of people on here. Take 15 minutes and watch the video and re-evaluate just what it is you're trying to accomplish.
http://thatvideomagazine.com/newyork...nny-ten-racing
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01-11-2014, 07:40 AM
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Dang - that was a long video. He's not wrong though - I'm guilty myself, shop prices rather than quality and it turns into a headache everytime.
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01-11-2014, 07:46 AM
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   Drives: none Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DFW area
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Post of the year, IMO.
The message in that video applies to 95% of the members on this forum. Be an educated consumer. |
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01-11-2014, 07:57 AM
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 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Vriginia Beach
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too long.. stopped the video,, fell asleep
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01-11-2014, 08:17 AM
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Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Black - Std Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Brunswick, GA
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Great post. I was reading another thread concerning dealers. People were complaing that they got screwed, that the dealer was bad. I thought was it really the dealers fault? Did the customer have an expectation that was not realistic? When I first started playing with cars as a young teenager, I explained to my Dad what type of car I wanted. He explained that one, we could not afford that, and two, I had just described two seperate cars (much like Vinny described). Valuable lessons. Again, great post!
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01-11-2014, 08:18 AM
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Good post good video. I hope I can get my 21 year old son to watch it.
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01-11-2014, 08:18 AM
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Drives: black 2011 2ss Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: plain city utah
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Should watch before letting someone mod your car good advice . There are a lot of good venders and shops on this site
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01-11-2014, 08:29 AM
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Living Life in MPH.
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Lucky me my 14' hasn't seen a shop yet but myself
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01-26-2014, 11:20 AM
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Svt lol
Drives: 2011 ss inferno orange blown Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Topeka
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This is why I'm only choosing one shop to build my engine and tune it. I always do my own work that way I have no one to blame but myself but as far as machining, building the engine and tuning I will only use the most reputable shop in my area. There are a few good engine builders around here not very many speed shops but I always hear horror stories of people around here that can't put together a old school 350 this is a great video every kid should watch in high school auto class.
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01-26-2014, 04:01 PM
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Negative Camber Junkie
Drives: 2010 1SS LS3/6MN ABM 1 of 23 Join Date: May 2009
Location: ChiTown, IL
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01-26-2014, 05:07 PM
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Nice find ! So true though I'm sure we've all including myself have been guilty of this in some way shape or form. Real eye opener for the next time ever seeking a shop.
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01-26-2014, 05:10 PM
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DIY. No one to blame but yourself. Shit will hit the fan. Who would you rather be mad at? Yourself? Or someone else?
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01-27-2014, 01:16 AM
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Drives: 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Grigio Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Manassas, Va
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eh made some good points but still there are shops who will still try and rip u off same goes to dealers too. But shouldn't some shops just be honest with the customer and say they never worked on their type of car before or that they cant do it as well?
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