This statement is full of fail.
I've been wasting my time in the girly thread.

Here's the deal with "wasting my time":

Customer calls me up with a specific goal/idea in mind.
We talk about it, they listen to my advice, make the purchase, go away happy.
They return X times/ yr & we build a relationship.
Sometimes they stray, but it's cool.

This is not a waste of my time.

Customer calls me up, not knowing anything except that he wants a BOV.
I educate them, give them some advice, and feel 'em out over what they do with it.
If I never hear back, it's cool, as we weren't a good match.

This is also, not a waste of my time.


What I get really ****ing chapped about are the internet-educated ****tards that know everything; which turbo is "the best", which exhaust is "the best", etc.
Like they ****ing know what's "best", that they have spent literally days on a dyno testing parts, that they even know how to read a compressor map(and understand it).

When asked, I'll still provide a quote. If they complain about it or ask for a "better price", I offer that they go somewhere else.

Why?

Because my quality costs you money.
If you want your car project done correctly, you'll pay for it.
And you'll enjoy paying for it, because when you leave, you'll be happy.

Does this mean I don't make mistakes?
No, I make plenty of them...just ask dz about his tranny dipstick that I forgot to re-insert.
But I step up & make it right.

I have seen what cheap parts installed from a cheap shop do; they cost more to fix, to make right, than if the customer would have just bought quality parts in the beginning.

I understand that money doesn't grow on trees.
And if all your budget allows for is used parts, fine, buy 'em.
I will even install them for you.
But please refrain from complaining to me if the part does not meet your expectations.