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Old 05-13-2013, 06:23 PM   #1
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Check this out $250,000 spent on GTR mods screw up

http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/...nce-the-truth/

It's a huge thread, but it's gone viral!!
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Old 05-13-2013, 06:33 PM   #2
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I've seen so many of those types of threads across several platforms from unscrupulous performance shops, they are the number 1 reason I will never power mod my vehicles.
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Old 05-13-2013, 06:42 PM   #3
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That is pretty messed up. All those hose clamps and washers.... hacked up

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Old 05-13-2013, 06:43 PM   #4
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I'd be on the phone with my lawyer!!!!!!
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Old 05-13-2013, 06:46 PM   #5
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I'd be on the phone with my lawyer!!!!!!
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Old 05-13-2013, 06:50 PM   #6
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There is a company or two on this forum I wish we could exploit like this... I hope they never become a vendor on here.
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Old 05-13-2013, 07:05 PM   #7
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How could anyone possibly keep pumping money to that shop with that crappy timeline and failure to deliver?

For that kind of money the car should have been gold plated.

A TOOL and his money will soon be parted
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Old 05-13-2013, 07:27 PM   #8
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There is a company or two on this forum I wish we could exploit like this... I hope they never become a vendor on here.
Who says you can't?
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Old 05-13-2013, 07:33 PM   #9
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To be fair, that list of gripes isn't too much different from the stock GTR experience.
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Old 05-13-2013, 09:18 PM   #10
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I've seen better work done by High School kids.
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Old 05-13-2013, 09:27 PM   #11
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Wow, those are some expensive washers and silicone sealant...
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Old 05-13-2013, 09:42 PM   #12
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why would someone allow a car to remain somewhere and not meet deadlines and keep pumping money into it. Paul Harvey would say a here is the rest of the story? 250K for mods that dude could of bought a REAL car.
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Old 05-13-2013, 10:06 PM   #13
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Welcome to mod hell. I've had it happen twice with two different platforms. One tuner/installer stood by their work and covered everything after a brand new motor dropped a lifter. One installer walked away from a lean tune and cost me $4k in repairs. NEVER again.
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Old 05-13-2013, 10:46 PM   #14
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I wouldn't have given them a dime after they screwed up the first time. That's just crazy. Hope he wins his lawsuit.
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