Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:24:50 -0800
Reply-To: Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU>
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From: Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU>
Organization: RAYJEN Security
Subject: Re: 5 speed Syncro Trans/ People that RIP OFF OTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Kyle
Interesting reading. When my mate had his mechanical workshop going he
would tell me about such arseholes and I admit I had trouble believing that
there were *icks like the one you described about. It wasn't until I
witnesses the antics of some of these *icks that I fully realized just how
low they are.
Well my mate is a Vietnam vet and a pretty hard guy so we made up the PRICK
of the DAY award ( sorry if this term offends any ones sensitivity) This
was given to those arsehole's who were only just nuisance value. After all
it was only a small trophy.
We then made a bigger trophy and called this the *RICK of the MONTH award.
The A/H had to give a better performance to merit this award.
Our piece de resistance was the Yearly award. The A/H well and truly knew
he had merited this award and it was actually presented to him in flair and
fashion.
You know the real problem was these A/H's really thought that it was their
right to cheat the tradesman for everything they could. Some would say
that they were merely protecting their consumer rights and that the customer
was always right. Well my mate not being too subtle would take the time and
effort to explain to these oxygen bandits about how people should have
respect for their fellow man or woman and how they would feel about being
deliberately cheated by other persons. These individuals could not see the
point. Nothing between the ears I feel. Sure they didn't come back and
probably told their friends but their friends were no doubt the same A/H's
as them so who needs them. Go and annoying some other unsuspecting fellow
or better still go deal with the rip off merchants
Sure, there are even some *icks in the trade who rip off customers but they
don't last too long do they, their reputation spreads by word of mouth and
puts them out of business. When you find a good hard working and honest
person you stick with and support him.
I am sure that in writing this diatribe I will get flamed or something by
those persons we have just mentioned. To the Kyles and other honest hard
working tradesmen of this world just trying to make a decent living you guys
have my vote.
Ray.
PS specifications of the trophies available on request.
vwmaster@VOLKS-MOTORSPORTS.COM wrote:
> roy,
>
> Well that SUCKS! I had a guy down here BURN me last year for a Syncro
> Trans too. He gave me this song and dance about having a bad one,
> needed to pull it out etc and he wqould return the core.
>
> Well turns out he had it on a Bench at Freds Garage, hey told him it
> would be X# of dollars to rebuild it due to the fact it wad DESTROYED.
>
> He said he'd find a used one and have them install it.
>
> I sold him an AWSOME used one I had I"d driven it about 1000 miles and
> knew it to be perfect.
>
> He picked it up, I told him about the problems that he and his friend
> would have taking it out since he was telling me HE was R&R ing the
> trans. I spent about an HOUR with the 2 of them.
>
> A Week Later he comes back with a Syncro Trans for a core, I refund
> his $ and he's on his way. This is a Saturday. On Monday my Trans guy
> tears open the core and ALL of the parts were just laying inside of the
> core!!
>
> The core was USELESS, the only thing NOT destroyed are the Housings!
>
> I phoned him up and let him know that I thought he had ripped me off
> and that i was Unhappy to say the least. He said he brought me a core
> back so he did his part. Not that he brought me a Garbage core JUST a
> core.
>
> To let the Plot thicken;
>
> I called Freds Garage, he filled me in on the fact that the customer
> had been such a problem too that he had done the R&R of the trans, tore
> down the trans to inspect and installed the USED trans for the customer
> and the bill was going to be $500.00 for ALL of that work (A Great Deal
> if you asked me).
>
> The customer informed Freds that he was ONLY going to pay him $300.00
> for the work and that that would be a reasonable amount.
>
> As I was told by Freds, they informewd the customer that he didn't owe
> them any $ and to "Never Darken Their Doorstep Again!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Some people in this world are Unbeliveable! This Customer was one of
> those, The person that "Helped Themselves" to your trans is one of them
> too. Wouldn't surprise me if the trans I sold had a problem and it was
> the same A Hole? He lives in Nor Cal, I wanted to Let the list know
> what an ASS this person is but i decided to let it ride at that time.
>
> Now seeing the post by Roy it brought up a bunch of the feelings I
> have toward people that take advantage of others who are mearly trying
> to help others who can use the help we have to offer.
>
> I started Volks-Motorsports to help out the people across the World
> that DON'T have the access to partsd OR Knowledge that I do. I have 13
> other VW people that i work with on a daily basis. I have more VW
> Knowlege around me than some could every imagine.
>
> Not to rant on a Monday AM but people that RIP OFF others WILL get
> theirs sooner or later. I was raised to treat others the way YOU want
> to be treated and those who don't understand this or don't live by this
> GET Theirs.
> --
>
> Kyle Wade (408) 426-1431 OR (408) 429-9424
> Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page
> Home Page - http://www.volks-motorsports.com
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