Re: [DML] Free flow air intake is a joke

["tuxr" <tuxdarby@xxxxxxx>]

***Moderator's note***  While it's perfectly acceptable to discuss positive and negative business experiences with all the vendors, let's keep things factual and avoid the flames and personal attacks or we'll have to cut the thread short.


My two cents, I've bought a few things from John and they were 
great.  I've generally bought from PJ Grady and DMCH with great 
results.  But what's the story on one of the vendors out there, 
where you have to "explain" what happened to the original part, with 
the implication in the tone that either I'm lying about needing the 
part or I must have somehow mistreated "their" car, and that maybe I 
shouldn't buy a part from them if I'm not going to treat it right, 
and somehow it's a privelege to buy their overpriced part?  Or maybe 
I'm the only one this has happened to?

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lordshill@xxxx wrote:
>
>  
> Daniel.. I have no idea as to what your agenda is but I'll vouch 
for John  
> Hervey.  I have the same free flow air intake that you speak so 
badly  about and 
> I had no trouble at all fitting it in.  It works fine and I have  
no trouble 
> with it.  I've bought all sorts of electronic updates and such  
from John and 
> they work perfectly.  You state that he is a "fly by night  
vendor" simply 
> because he sells from his home, or a workshop attached to his  
home.  By your 
> definition Bill Gates or Steve Jobs would be fly-by night  when 
they started out. 
> Why create un necessary overhead to drive prices  up?  I'll give 
you a good 
> example of why John is a go to guy.  A half  shaft on my D bound 
up.  The 
> choices I had was to buy a new one from an  "established" vendor 
($ 600 +/-) or a 
> rebuild from John for about half that if  mine could not be 
rebuilt.  He sent 
> the rebuilt quickly to me and I sent  back to him the old one.  He 
called me a 
> week or so latter to give me the  "bad news" that mine was rebuild 
able and 
> the total transaction cost me  $140.00.  Hmm.. $600 vs $140... 
kinda wonder why 
> I would spend $460  extra?  
>     How about an established vendor who sold me an air  
conditioning 
> compressor and dryer?  25 year old stock that failed after a  few 
weeks (Compressor) 
> and a dryer that was not correct for my vin D.   Still have not 
received a cent 
> back.  John had what I needed for much less  than half the price 
and brand 
> new.  Works excellent.  I've bought from  "established vendors" 
and generally 
> have been very happy with the stuff I bought  and I simply stopped 
buying from 
> the one who ripped me off.  
>     Rubber products.. Would you agree that rubber  deteriorates 
over a period 
> of time?  Most of John's rubber products are  brand new and fit 
perfectly.  
> 25 year old stock or new?  
>  
> No agenda here, as I buy from all but one.  
>  
> Roy
> #0893
>  
>  
> In a message dated 12/18/2005 11:41:42 A.M. Eastern Standard 
Time,  
> mroboto@xxxx writes:
> 
> Regarding the Hervey Free flow air intake:
> I bought it, and it does  not fit properly. I don't recommend it. 
In fact, 
> the first one he sent was  1/2" too tall to be able to close the 
engine cover! 
> He sent a replacement, but  it does not fit the air intake well 
enough to 
> prevent debris from entering the  engine. It stayed on my car for 
an hour before I 
> removed it.
> 
> Another  concern that I have, buying products from a fly by night 
vendor 
> selling from  his house, what if the product damages your car? 
Does the vendor 
> carry product  liabilty insurance? Will they still be there if 
your engine blows, 
> or catches  fire as a result of their product?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>








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