The truth about i-speed..."back to the bay..."
03-09-2005, 11:09 PM
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i can understand why you are raggin on i speed, but there are a few other, ermmm... whats the word... not so great shops out there.
03-09-2005, 11:10 PM
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Ok,
Well then I agree with you in that I-Speed (the company) has been doing some pretty 'interesting' tuning as proved by many customers' experiences. I hope that the I-Speed company in SoCal will improve it's tuning services, otherwise as a result of large threads like this one, I-Speed down South will be forced out of business by the larger Subaru community.
-Brian
Well then I agree with you in that I-Speed (the company) has been doing some pretty 'interesting' tuning as proved by many customers' experiences. I hope that the I-Speed company in SoCal will improve it's tuning services, otherwise as a result of large threads like this one, I-Speed down South will be forced out of business by the larger Subaru community.
-Brian
03-09-2005, 11:13 PM
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onward... upward...
ultimately it is my fault... because i took the car to them... motor... after motor... after motor...
unhappy customer.
they know this.
and could care less.
that should say plenty.
sd
ultimately it is my fault... because i took the car to them... motor... after motor... after motor...
unhappy customer.
they know this.
and could care less.
that should say plenty.
sd
03-09-2005, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by dorifto88
i can understand why you are raggin on i speed, but there are a few other, ermmm... whats the word... not so great shops out there.
03-09-2005, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by suby_dude
onward... upward...
ultimately it is my fault... because i took the car to them... motor... after motor... after motor...
unhappy customer.
they know this.
and could care less.
that should say plenty.
sd
ultimately it is my fault... because i took the car to them... motor... after motor... after motor...
unhappy customer.
they know this.
and could care less.
that should say plenty.
sd
03-09-2005, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Long_Travel_WRX
how many motors did they go thru???????
hhmmm
let me see...
motor #1 dies @ button willow.
#2 dies right before vegas
#3 dies 30 minutes after they installed it
you know what... there a damn motor somewhere in the middle... #2 and #3... we'll call and to be honest w/ u i don't even know how that happened.. nor do i remember.
so now i'm on #5.... it has been w/ mike getting "un-hacked"
sd
03-09-2005, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by gh0st shad0w
SD I'm curious as to why you would go back to a shop that blew your engine after a tune? Did they rebuild the motor at no cost to you?
you know what... it was never about the $
still isn't about the $
i brought it back to them because i trusted them.
but i do want to thank them for introducing me to adam and the north bay gang. cuz they dont' suck.
tia
03-09-2005, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by suby_dude
you know what... it was never about the $
still isn't about the $
i brought it back to them because i trusted them.
but i do want to thank them for introducing me to adam and the north bay gang. cuz they dont' suck.
tia
still isn't about the $
i brought it back to them because i trusted them.
but i do want to thank them for introducing me to adam and the north bay gang. cuz they dont' suck.
tia
My fav part is the part where they don't care about what they did, at all. That's great!
03-09-2005, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by suby_dude
you know what... it was never about the $
still isn't about the $
i brought it back to them because i trusted them.
but i do want to thank them for introducing me to adam and the north bay gang. cuz they dont' suck.
tia
still isn't about the $
i brought it back to them because i trusted them.
but i do want to thank them for introducing me to adam and the north bay gang. cuz they dont' suck.
tia
TIA
03-09-2005, 11:47 PM
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This truth is quite amusing.
- Most of you only know what people tell you. Did you ever realize that what people tell you is only half the story? Do you ever verify both sides? Nah, that would require real work, actual listening, and some integrity.
- Alex didn't ban me. We had a falling out over a disagreement. Because of that disagreement Alex removed our vendor status on i-club.
- Tuning...
We have noticed that several Bay area customers had needing tuning. Of course, being in the LA area, we cannot fill that need anymore. Because of this, the customers seek tuning elsewhere. Is it really any surprise that the next tuner they meet says how bad their previous tune was? I can just imagine any tuner getting a car and saying, "gee that tune you had before was just soo great that I can't do any better". It's no secret that each tuner has their own way of doing things and oddly enough, they always think that their tuning is the best. But you all already new that from all those cars you have tuned, right?
- I am money hungry and I know nothing huh. Gee, that really makes a whole lot of sense. Let's see I left my nice high-paying , secure, corporate job in the Bay Area , moved to SoCal with nothing, and basically busted my butt to get the little I have now.
On top of that, if we were so money hungry I would not have volenteered to pay of pocket for the mistakes that we made on SDs car. To say that we didn't care about that whole project is nothing short of insane. I can actually remember making the 15 hour drive in the middle of the night, to replace parts, that we screwd up on, for the project. Obviously the whole project didn't turn out the way everyone wanted. I would like to think that in over one year and half since then, that we have learned a few new things.
But, we all know that the BAIC , in all its perfection, doesn't let people make mistakes or, heaven forbid, actually learn from their mistakes and , dare I say....get better.
Don't worry, seeing and hearing the continual BAIC I-Speed bashing only helps us see the mistakes we made in the past. This in turn makes our future better.
See you guys around
Chris
- Most of you only know what people tell you. Did you ever realize that what people tell you is only half the story? Do you ever verify both sides? Nah, that would require real work, actual listening, and some integrity.
- Alex didn't ban me. We had a falling out over a disagreement. Because of that disagreement Alex removed our vendor status on i-club.
- Tuning...
We have noticed that several Bay area customers had needing tuning. Of course, being in the LA area, we cannot fill that need anymore. Because of this, the customers seek tuning elsewhere. Is it really any surprise that the next tuner they meet says how bad their previous tune was? I can just imagine any tuner getting a car and saying, "gee that tune you had before was just soo great that I can't do any better". It's no secret that each tuner has their own way of doing things and oddly enough, they always think that their tuning is the best. But you all already new that from all those cars you have tuned, right?
- I am money hungry and I know nothing huh. Gee, that really makes a whole lot of sense. Let's see I left my nice high-paying , secure, corporate job in the Bay Area , moved to SoCal with nothing, and basically busted my butt to get the little I have now.
On top of that, if we were so money hungry I would not have volenteered to pay of pocket for the mistakes that we made on SDs car. To say that we didn't care about that whole project is nothing short of insane. I can actually remember making the 15 hour drive in the middle of the night, to replace parts, that we screwd up on, for the project. Obviously the whole project didn't turn out the way everyone wanted. I would like to think that in over one year and half since then, that we have learned a few new things.
But, we all know that the BAIC , in all its perfection, doesn't let people make mistakes or, heaven forbid, actually learn from their mistakes and , dare I say....get better.
Don't worry, seeing and hearing the continual BAIC I-Speed bashing only helps us see the mistakes we made in the past. This in turn makes our future better.
See you guys around
Chris
03-10-2005, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by I-Speed USA
We have noticed that several Bay area customers had needing tuning. Of course, being in the LA area, we cannot fill that need anymore. Because of this, the customers seek tuning elsewhere. Is it really any surprise that the next tuner they meet says how bad their previous tune was? I can just imagine any tuner getting a car and saying, "gee that tune you had before was just soo great that I can't do any better". It's no secret that each tuner has their own way of doing things and oddly enough, they always think that their tuning is the best. But you all already new that from all those cars you have tuned, right?
Chris
Chris
And BTW, yes I have seen him put a car on the dyno, run it, tell them it already had a good tune,(by Shiv) and pull it off and not charge them a dime for their time. Yeah real shady
