P said:
It's real hard to find a shop that will shoot straight with you. I've tried just about all of them.
The service you get is only as good as the person on the other end of the phone feels like giving you. FACT in purchasing anything. I deal with folk's I trust, even if it cost's me a little more or takes a little longer. I dont care who's popular or who has a cool sticker. To many people exploit that interweb famous status and to many shop's get away with it for to long. But it always comes around , you cant fake the funk !
VERY TRUE! I can't tell you how many liars, cheats, and thieves I've dealt with in my many years of buying buggy parts. As a result I am FOREVER skeptical of anyone new and I will let almost no one into my trust-zone. In effort to make this thread more positive thuogh, here the TINY list of people and companies I trust and who receive every bit of my business that I can possibly send to them:
John @ Stazworks: Not only are his wheels the best wheels I've ever owned, he has always been EXTREMELY helpful and completely honest with me. Delays in getting custom wheels are standard in the field in my experience. EVERYONE I've ever ordered from has had them and everyone but John has lied to me about them. John was always straight up and honest with me about the delays. I may have waited for my wheels, but I expected to and he was honest with me every time something went wrong. In addition, I've been beating the **** out of his wheels for years now yet he still remembers me every tiem I call him and he still spends exorbitant amouns of time BSing with me on the phone knowing he isn't going to make a sale.
Scott @ Sunfire Offroad: He's just a cool guy to BS with because he wheels hard himself and is also very honest in my experience. Not to mention he will beat the ever loving **** out of any price you get from anyone else. I haven't done a TON of business with him yet, but the little I have done has been a pleasure and I intend to do as much more as possible with him.
Randy Ouverson @ Ouverson Engineering: Also a cool guy to BS with, he's on the cutting edge of a field that no one else will touch. COMPLETELY honest every time in my experience and willing to work fairly with you not to mention makes products that will be the last that you buy ... EVER ... PERIOD! The things he's doing with rockwells and the products he's going to come out with soon are going to revolutionize the industry and make rockwells the next d60. His service alone is enough to make you want to run rocks.
Someone else I've just started workign with is MAD MAC from Pirate. Also an honest guy and willing to do custom one-off **** that no one else will.
In case you didn't notice, one of the recurring themes in all the above descriptions is HONESTY. I'd pay more just to deal with honest people. The irony in it is that, if you're dealing with honest people, often you pay less as the dishonest ones tend to have an over-inflated appreciation for their product and have to cover expenses that honest people don't.
J. J.
