[s-cars] which ignition kit

[chris chambers]

Tom,

No don't need to rethink it. While I appreciate what 034 offers
and commend them for their service if I have a coil die I want to 
be able to buy one for ~$25-$35 at almost any parts store.

You may be looking at the $$ N/C warranty coverage from 034, I'm
looking at the fact that their coils are proprietary in nature. 

If I have one fail I want to be able to get one now, not have to wait
until the weekday after noon here in Est. time zones to contact that them about shipping me a replacement coil.

And while I don't expect 034 to go belly up, I like the fact that the
D585 coils are very robust, and readily available from many sources quickly.

034 coil fails on you on a Saturday, you won't be driving again until Tuesday or Wednesday. I drive back and forth to Toledo 1-3 times per
week and can't afford that down time.

Others may have different reasonig for their decision, not trying to
convince anyone to follow my reasoning.

Hope my reply makes sense
Chris





--- On Thu, 5/7/09, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re:[s-cars] which ignition kit
> To: "Scarlist" <s-car-list at audifans.com>, "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: atay101 at gmail.com, kbogach at gmail.com
> Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 4:00 PM
> > 
> Maybe you should rethink that one, Chris.  Your message was
> a little flat here.
> 
> Really, which would you rather do--have 034 overnight you a
> free replacement or go shopping the FLAPS for the privilege
> of paying for one??
> 
> I have to agree that, so far, the D585 coils appear to be
> superior hardware.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 11:44:56 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: chris chambers
> <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] which ignition kit
> > To: Konstantine Bogach <kbogach at gmail.com>,
> AaronT <atay101 at gmail.com>
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Message-ID:
> <525177.13757.qm at web65401.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> > 
> > 
> > Aaron,
> > 
> > While I hope you are enjoying your 034 coils and
> commend 034 for backing their product; this is an example of
> exactly why I didn't go with 034's kit.
> > 
> > With the D585 coils if you have a failure the coils
> are widely
> > available and you can pick one up at (almost) any auto
> parts store.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Thu, 5/7/09, AaronT <atay101 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: AaronT <atay101 at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [s-cars] which ignition kit
> >> To: "Konstantine Bogach"
> <kbogach at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com,
> theringmeister at triad.rr.com, stott at gwi.net,
> dkase at dorma-usa.com, s-car-list at audifans.com
> >> Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 2:37 PM
> >> I recommend the 034 kit.
> >> After 1 1/2 yrs i just had one of their coils
> fail.  They
> >> werre super
> >> helpful and are overnighting a replacement n/c. 
> Apparently
> >> this is the
> >> first failure they have seen.
> >> I believe their kit is guaranteed.  Customer
> service = 120%
> >> Cheers
> >> Aaron
> >> 
> >> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Konstantine
> Bogach
> >> <kbogach at gmail.com>wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Chris, Scott, Wylie, Dave,
> >>> 
> >>> Thank you very much for prompt response.  If
> Apikol
> >> and EFI Express are two
> >>> only, or at least most popular, options I will
> go with
> >> Marc, I think.
> >>> 
> >>> Konstantine ( breaking my back  while changing
> clutch
> >> pedal and MC in my
> >>> 200tqa ).