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From: 865 A Sweetser Ave.Novato, CA (new shop smell too)
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Calls me back and says well I feel like I should negotiate your pricing. NEGOTIATE my pricing? WTF is wrong with people.
So i laid it out simply, when you go to your favorite restaurant or even McDonalds...do you order your food only to say Mr. McDonald's I dont want to pay $0.99, how about $0.59.....its simple THEY SAY find the other $0.40 or you dont get your food.
I dont get people and why they try to beat down mechanics on pricing. And when they are "price shopping" they never and I mean never are comparing apples to apples.
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-Noah
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I've also ran into the negotiation thing quite a bit. I also don't understand that.
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Car Info: MY04 STi some call it a race car
That is very, very true. I've had so many customers over the years tell me XX's brake job is millions of dollars less. That's because the guy is quoting crap parts and a pad slap, not the actual work that needs to be done. People don't understand their cars enough to be able to make educated comparisons and a lot of the indy shops (the Shade Tree ones) will say anything to get a customer in the door.
I've also ran into the negotiation thing quite a bit. I also don't understand that.
I've also ran into the negotiation thing quite a bit. I also don't understand that.
I just dont get it, I mean I understand hard times call for drastic measures BUT don't tell me that we are a rip off when the shop down the street is going to toss on crap napa $25 pads and not resurface the rotors and or replace them...
ahh tis the never ending back and forth of uneducated folks on what is proper vs. CHEAP
sweet! I'm still not the shop for that
*and I've seen that done BUT on a HONDA
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You're mean Noah! 
You should have a little more compassion on prepubescent kids who are trying to get cool points with the other kids with the tricked out Hondas!
You should have a little more compassion on prepubescent kids who are trying to get cool points with the other kids with the tricked out Hondas!
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agreed 100%
I just dont get it, I mean I understand hard times call for drastic measures BUT don't tell me that we are a rip off when the shop down the street is going to toss on crap napa $25 pads and not resurface the rotors and or replace them...
ahh tis the never ending back and forth of uneducated folks on what is proper vs. CHEAP
I just dont get it, I mean I understand hard times call for drastic measures BUT don't tell me that we are a rip off when the shop down the street is going to toss on crap napa $25 pads and not resurface the rotors and or replace them...
ahh tis the never ending back and forth of uneducated folks on what is proper vs. CHEAP
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this reminds me the time when i was working at circuit city, customer got heated when he noticed that he paid for a antenna adapter to install xm radio, he was screaming saying he already has an antenna in the car and doesnt want to pay the extra $16 for another antenna......
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I've probably did the something just as bad, an emo guy came into my store and held up some woman's little denim shorts and asked if he should buy them and go to a rave and have his ***** flap around. I replied you won't have to worry you about that don't have ***** 
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keep in mind that the sti intake manifold would not just be a swap over...I'm not a 100% on this but I think even the bolt holes are different and it might not work at all. I know for a fact it would need major modifications even if it could be modded to work.
but why even do this at all? there would be literally zero to gain....even if it did work. And at what expense for that "look"? why not just paint the 2.5i stock one Red if thats what one is going for?
ahh to each's own...best of luck to the individual who decided to curse me out and hang up on me.
Other shops to try out (since I'm a F*ck as stated in conversation):
GST Motorsports
Speed Element
EQ Tuning
DB Tuned
FLI
^in no specific order
-Noah
but why even do this at all? there would be literally zero to gain....even if it did work. And at what expense for that "look"? why not just paint the 2.5i stock one Red if thats what one is going for?
ahh to each's own...best of luck to the individual who decided to curse me out and hang up on me.
Other shops to try out (since I'm a F*ck as stated in conversation):
GST Motorsports
Speed Element
EQ Tuning
DB Tuned
FLI
^in no specific order
-Noah
Mike