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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by IIQuickSilverII
we should be on the look out for what platform they wanna get into it and when they pop up in another forum... this guy needs to go down
When they pop up in another forum, just go to that forum and post post links of all these threads for everyone to see.

Won't last 2 seconds.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by dozzer1b
yea like i said they have filed chapter 7.....and sources tell me they r in the process of opening new shop, under a new name!
We need to stay on top of everything to get the word out.....

Old Sep 20, 2007 | 07:03 AM
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Dozzer,

Has GTM determined if the work on your block was actually done?

What is the prognosis?
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 08:53 AM
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I got my car from Mr. A a month ago and its ok. **** after reading your post i better bring my car to gtm to get checked out but i bet their line is full. =(
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MRC Motorsports
It is just unforutnate that companies like this exist, and thrive.The owner will file for Bankrupcy,all the lawsuits will be dismissed and he will reopen under a different name somewhere else.Just look for the MOON DYNOS..
At least his limited liability company can't protect him for criminal charges. Mr A will go to jail if all this stuff is proven.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by dalunpoon
I got my car from Mr. A a month ago and its ok. **** after reading your post i better bring my car to gtm to get checked out but i bet their line is full. =(

Yup, they have a BUNCH of cars there. Mine is taking a bit longer than expected but I think it is because I have requested extra work and stuff needed to be sent out.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by fallenromeo
At least his limited liability company can't protect him for criminal charges. Mr A will go to jail if all this stuff is proven.
very true, however criminal charges are "proof beyond a resonable doubt" whereas civil cased are a "proponderous of the evidence. Criminal cases are HARD to prove.Most L.E. agencies would deem it a cilvil matter IMHO, unless he was selling STOLEN parts.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by MRC Motorsports
very true, however criminal charges are "proof beyond a resonable doubt" whereas civil cased are a "proponderous of the evidence. Criminal cases are HARD to prove.Most L.E. agencies would deem it a cilvil matter IMHO, unless he was selling STOLEN parts.
Which it appears he did.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Blu_Blur
Dozzer,

Has GTM determined if the work on your block was actually done?

What is the prognosis?
i have not heard anything from them yet, hopefully ill find out 2day!!
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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So what do you guys think? Is miguel reading these posts?

I think he probably is... and is probably sweating every minute of it.

Good job miguel! You made a lot of friends here. Enjoy the uncertainty of your future.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 03:08 PM
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I will definitely email sportcompactcarweb.

I hope Dozzer joins us in our VRT witch-hunt!
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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mr a$$ last logged on 08/25 so he's still lurking.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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Tim,

Good post (not so good for their, and now your German customer, unfortunately). Albert was in my office when you broke the news to him yesterday. As a community let's hope that the frequency in which these threads are created diminish greatly in the near future. On another note, (Tony made a good point w/ this) I am starting to feel for those that may have been mislead by the accused, and continued to promote/defend them even whilst all of the accusers came forward with hardcore proof of a multitude of crimes.

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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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That German Z was there when my car was there. The dude that owns it is one GIANT dolf lundgren look alike, I'd be scared if he was looking for me. The rear CF hatch install looked pretty cheezy to me, I'm sure it would have leaked water profusely. I know that the shop at VRT got real busy one day and I found that the owner of the car was comming from germany to see it so they were suddnely FRANTIC about getting it running. One day it had no engine the next day it did, I saw nothing and know nothing about the engine other than that. I do remember that there was a problem with something about the brakes which were enormous size BTW. For spending 40K I would have expected more than what I saw.

One thing I did notice, the CF engine cover that went on that car looks EXACTLY like the one on the engine which I bought from Min and my old engine cover went with my old engine to Min's, when I questioned MRA about it he went and dug up an old stock engine cover for me.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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I emailed SCC some links to instances of bad business with VRT
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by fklentz
That German Z was there when my car was there. The dude that owns it is one GIANT dolf lundgren look alike, I'd be scared if he was looking for me. The rear CF hatch install looked pretty cheezy to me, I'm sure it would have leaked water profusely. I know that the shop at VRT got real busy one day and I found that the owner of the car was comming from germany to see it so they were suddnely FRANTIC about getting it running. One day it had no engine the next day it did, I saw nothing and know nothing about the engine other than that. I do remember that there was a problem with something about the brakes which were enormous size BTW. For spending 40K I would have expected more than what I saw.

One thing I did notice, the CF engine cover that went on that car looks EXACTLY like the one on the engine which I bought from Min and my old engine cover went with my old engine to Min's, when I questioned MRA about it he went and dug up an old stock engine cover for me.

The German is like 6" 10" and 275 lbs of solid muscle.LOL. Mike A is about 5"8" and 165lbs. I would be ****tin myself if this dude was coming after me too.We actually wnet to JWT today to see if any of his JWT engine ,turbo parts were salvagable and..............the verdict.......not really but some $400 dollar Eagle rods are(He paid for Pauter rods)! We also found out that the parts in this engine were defintiely out of the yellow VRT race car.So we estimate that he paid close to $40K and he honestly has about $3K of usable parts.Most of that is in the carbon doors.The carbon hatch is f*cked and the lexan install was botched up horribly.VRT told him to come pick up the car when he arrived here and we went to Mike A's house(he was nowhere to be found) and so we start the car and it is making all sorts of noises. So we turn it off and tow it to the shop. Put it on the lift and take a quick look......oil everywhere,stock axles,stock exhaust,stock G35 diff, driveshaft bolts only tightened with fingers! no oil cooler, nothing else really except the turbo system was there.So we pull the motor and find out the clutch is JWT and not a $2800 Carbonetics tiple disc,the 850 turbos compressor wheels are chewed up.Start dissassembling the motor and find out their is aluminum shavings in the exhaust ports, find out the cams are pretty much junk,the heads are trashed,the oil squirters bolts were all loose and one of them backed out and was bouncing around in the bottom-end cracking a piston,smashing up the block and damaging the crank.No darton sleeves,just a stock block that is preety much done with.Oh but they put a VRT Carbon engine cover on their I would advice you to take your Carbon VRT cover off of your car and burn it unless you want to be one of the people who still supports VRT.

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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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hey turbotim, not that I want you to speak for JWT, but are they aware of what happened with VRT?
is he still tuning thier cars, or is he getting turbos and whatnot from them?
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Motormouth
hey turbotim, not that I want you to speak for JWT, but are they aware of what happened with VRT?
is he still tuning thier cars, or is he getting turbos and whatnot from them?
Jim and Clark know about VRT, have stopped dealing with VRT, stopped selling to VRT, made VRT remove all JWT stickers from their cars and are as mad as much as the German guy is! Lets just say VRT bit the hand that fed them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jim did offer to help the German guy with parts at discounted prices and everything. Jim and Clark are the nicest guys ever.
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Tim,

Is this car in the pics that you took of Mike's house?



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