[s-cars] The front brake upgrade grinds forward...

[Eric Phillips]

Tom (et al),

I was the victim of two pre-purchase scams prevoiusly, so I'm a bit
gun-shy.  Alex may be honest and up-front, and I'd prefer to believe
exactly that.  But he told me he's not going to, in essense,
"pre-purchase" the brackets for me.  I realize that his reputation is
really all he's got, as a business person.  He has to be honest, or
he's toast.  Still, I'm not ordering one-off, custom-made parts, only
applicable to my particular vehicle.  For that kind of thing, or for
something that required a serious/hefty core charge, I'd absolutely
understand and respect his position, even with my previous bad
experiences.

"Fool me once, never get fooled again."

;)

Eric

P.S.  vagparts.com is absolutely viable.  And they'll be able to get
the parts to me faster, and cheaper, than Europrice.  Win/win all
around.

On 3/21/06, Tom Mullane <tmullane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Eric,
>
> This is the first time I've ever seen the word "Europrice" used in such
> close proximity to the word "scam."  Alex is widely known and very well
> regarded in the Audi community.  I would not hesistate for a second to hand
> him a bunch of money in exchange for the promise of future parts.  It's
> unfortunate to see him moving away from the older cars, but his business has
> gone from a teenager's basement hobby to his bread and butter, so I can
> understand his need to evolve.  We will see if anyone has any success
> filling the void he will leave.  If Alex says he can get the brackets, he
> can get the brackets.  If you don't have a bona fide alternative, order from
> Europrice.
>
> Good luck with the brake upgrade.  I took the easy way out and bought a kit.
>  I admire those with the patience and deligence to build the upgrade one
> piece at a time.
>
> Tom
>
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> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:48:24 -0800
> From: "Eric Phillips" <gcmschemist at gmail.com>
>  Subject: [s-cars] The front brake upgrade grinds forward...
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> So, after having some discussion with folks on- and off-list, I have
> come to some conclusions:
>
> 2.)  Getting RS2 brackets has been a bit of a challenge.  Europrice is
> not going to do them anymore unless you pre-pay for them now - and
> they'll get just as many as they have pre-pays for, and no more.
> Then, after they send all those out, they're not going to do pre-'96
> stuff any more.
>
> I'm not sure I like those kinds of terms.  I've been a victim of the
> pre-purchase scam before - they have my money for months, and there's
> not a damn thing I can do about it once my credit card's 30-day limit
> is up.
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