Re: Reference on AVS in WA

["Joe Rae" <audi-quattro@usa.net>]

>I hae also had some questionable experiances with AVS i ordered a 
master cylinder from them for my 4000csq and they lost it in the mail 3x 
the funny thing was it was my fault?????? Yah... that is what was so funny 
6 weeks later when it showed up after finally getting MAX to write my 
address down and repeat it to me 3x I was happy
later
Joe


 I can't say I have good experiences with them at all... 
>  
> With regards to their technical knowledge, I don't know, but
> their business practices are not the best, IMO. 
>  
> I totalled my 91 200qw back in February of last year and they
> purchased the whole thing for some amount of $ that wasn't too
> unreasonable given the verbal agreement that I'd come down and
> pick up the Euro lights and the (OE BBS) wheels. I dragged my
> feet and didn't get around to making the 2-hours-each-way trip
> for a couple of months. I then get a registered letter from AVS
> saying that "they have so much throughput of parts that they can
> no longer guarantee that the wheels and lights would be around"
> (not verbatim) - I call them and find that they have, in fact,
> already sold them or at least "couldn't find them" on the lot. 
>  
> I find this to be unethical and just kick myself for not having
> the whole thing in writing. I guess my mistake was that I, at
> the time, spoke fairly regularly with Stan Sokol (the owner of
> AVS and former President of the NW Region Audi Quattro Club) on
> the phone, so I know he had both work and home numbers for me
> and could have simply picked up the phone and either bugged me
> to come get them or let me know that they had a customer and set
> a deadline. Even if this was an "honest" mistake, i.e., they
> simply don't keep records well enough to keep track of things
> like this, I still don't want to do any more business with them.
> God only knows where there parts have been (pun only mostly
> unintended). 
>  
> Anyway, that's my story, but I know there are others here in the
> NW that feel at least the same if not worse, so make sure you
> know what you're doing before going into anything. BTW, Max has
> a reputation for being a little overoptimistic on delivery
> schedules, on whether or not something is possible and on the
> expected results. Just hearsay, that. 
>  
> Good luck with your conversion. 
> - peter, peterhe@microsoft.com,
> http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/1001   98 volvo v70 t5 - 5-sp
> manual 
>   94 acura legend gs - 6-sp manual 
>  
>  
> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 17:19:27 -0800 
> From: "Brandon Hull" <brandon@cardinalventures.com> 
> Subject: Reference on AVS in WA 
>  
> Has anyone used AVS (Audi-VW Specialists?) somewhere south of
> Seattle?  = I got referred to them circuitously.  I spoke just
> now with "Max" who = claimed to have significant experience with
> 20valve turbo transplants.  = Based on my current rate of
> non-progress on my CQ/3B conversion, I'm = tempted by the
> prospect of outsourcing a chunk of the work if I felt I = could
> trust the shop...  I'd appreciate any insights; reply privately
> if = need be. 
>  
> Brandon Hull 
> '91 CQ 
>  




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