Spotted: Octa exhaust Benz

[blibbertibs]

Anyone know if the middle tips are actually hooked up?

[bjstare]

This actually showed up on a fairly big instagram account yesterday haha. So ridiculous. (@speedsuspects)

[adidas]

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[Disoblige]

He lost a bet, right? :barf:

[Sentry]

As if the octo exhaust wasn't a dead giveaway, license plate says it all.

[Disoblige]

As if the octo exhaust wasn't a dead giveaway, license plate says it all.
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[Tej.S]

I've seen this guy around, probably one of the worst mods ever to be done on this car.


As if the octo exhaust wasn't a dead giveaway, license plate says it all.

What does the license plate mean?

[killramos]

Dammit now i need to try and fit 10 to mine...

[Sugarphreak]

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[lasimmon]

I don't get the LP

GODNWAL

God n' wall?
GO ND WALL?
GON D WAL?

Or is it an ethnic name or something?

Probably should try and use the actual license plate.

[Disoblige]

Probably should try and use the actual license plate.
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[CivicDXR]

The middle ones are definitely hooked up, I had to see with my own eyes to verify.
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[dj_rice]

The middle ones are definitely hooked up, I had to see with my own eyes to verify.
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The exhaust shop he took it to, advised him against it but he paid a pretty penny to get it done. Does this actually diminish HP in an AMG? His car is all over the Facebook groups.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Wow that might actually be one of the worst looking things I have ever seen on a nice vehicle.

Back up down a steep driveway and GG haha.

[nismodrifter]

EI EI Uh Ohhhh.

[rage2]

He should shorten the pipes and blow it at the diffuser for some sweet rear downforce action.

[speedog]

Dammit now i need to try and fit 10 to mine...

Nah, do a center mounted 8" tip instead.

[tonytiger55]

:facepalm:

[lilmira]

should we move this to https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/398700-Random-vehicles-with-888-or-8888-plates

[Sugarphreak]

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[chongkee_]

I still don't get it :(

Go in the wall?

[Disoblige]

I still don't get it :(
Worst case, you can just google it, you goomba.

[ee2k]

Next one upper: octa exhaust with a tall spoiler.

[flipstah]

I still don't get it :(

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[benyl]

EI EI Uh Ohhhh.


I still don't get it :(

East Indian, East Indian, Ohhhhh

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gondwal

[EK 2.0]

EI EI Uh Ohhhh.

Chak De Patteh!!!

[TYMSMNY]

heard that the owner of the car used 4 CC to pay for shop costs. Then went back to the CC company and did a merchant chargeback...

[flipstah]

Punjabi MC

[Swank]

I still don't get it :(

It's the name of a village in India.

[Disoblige]

heard that the owner of the car used 4 CC to pay for shop costs. Then went back to the CC company and did a merchant chargeback...
Seriously? lol.
Scumbag if true.

[flipstah]

FB group rofl

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[killramos]

:clap:

[lilmira]

Wow, didn't notice that they stick out so much. It's like tripping hazard.

[Disoblige]

WTF, I didn't realize how much those tips stuck out.
Guy must be from NE, right? lol.

[sarah_t34]

heard that the owner of the car used 4 CC to pay for shop costs. Then went back to the CC company and did a merchant chargeback...

On the Mercedes Benz of Alberta Facebook group, the owner of the shop posted this. So it's probably true.

[BokCh0y]

I can't help but lol and face to palm.

[killramos]

I wonder how often he ruins the shins of his jeans grabbing shit from his trunk?

[Ukyo8]

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/Ukyo8/quadtips.jpg~original (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/Ukyo8/media/quadtips.jpg.html)

[Disoblige]

Oh no, he screwed Ravi's shop? That sucks...
But this guy is so infamous that people can just call out his ass every time they see him driving around.

[Sentry]

Holy FUCK this got even funnier with the 4 CCs, chargeback, and pizza delivery.

Who wants to bet that Benz gets repo'd before the end of summer?

[Sugarphreak]

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[nismodrifter]

:facepalm:

[colinxx235]

"we set a price pretty high"

uh-huh.... so instead of just saying "no this is a stupid idea", they jacked up the price super high and then wondered why the guy tried to screw him after?

Please don't tell me you are trying to shift even an ounce of blame onto the shop...

Ravi IIRC has done tons of work (great work) for beyond and as a reputable shop probably the last thing he wanted was to have this abomination associated with his place. At the end of the day he is a business and I'm sure with slower times it is tough to say no to some profit despite it being hideous to all.

[max_boost]

"we set a price pretty high"

uh-huh.... so instead of just saying "no this is a stupid idea", they jacked up the price super high and then wondered why the guy tried to screw him after?

it's a custom job. both sides agreed to the price.

[lasimmon]

"we set a price pretty high"

uh-huh.... so instead of just saying "no this is a stupid idea", they jacked up the price super high and then wondered why the guy tried to screw him after?

We do this all the time at my work. If its a job we don't want we quote it high enough to make us want it. Sometimes they bite.

[Sugarphreak]

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[rage2]

If you are busy, or you have a problem with the work, be a fucking decent human being and say so instead of wasting your clients time, or seeing if you can screw them on the price.
He did say so. He tried to convince the guy not to do it. High quote was a last resort from the sounds of it.

[Sugarphreak]

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[Disoblige]

Why not just say "I won't do this"

Furthermore, even if he thought it was tacky... if he is going to do the work anyway, why does it matter?

Since when do shops decide "Oh yeah, this is pretty tacky, so yeah fuck you... I am going to quote your ass an extra 50%"
To give Ravi the benefit of the doubt, I think a lot of assumptions are being made here by you Sugarphreak. Ravi said it wasn't a good idea; he didn't say it was tacky. Perhaps there were issues in regards to the design itself making it a bad idea. Next, we don't know Ravi jacked up the price as a last resort. It could be because he wanted to do it proper and then quoted him something that would have been way more than a typical exhaust job after initial discussions of saying it was a bad idea. So it may not be that Ravi quoted something, then jacked it up even more just because.

[max_boost]

SP getting so worked up over this. lol

[muse017]

my question is... is it even real C63 AMG??

[colinxx235]

I've seen his Ravi's name on here enough to know that a lot of Beyonders trust him, which is why I am so utterly, utterly disappointing by that post

Trying to defraud somebody is a mega douche move, so no, I am not shifting the blame or justifying that that one bit

How is that defrauding? At the end of the day the guy asked for a product, was given a price, agreed to price and received said product. I didn't list every reason the price was up. While yes I pointed out that I'm sure the request was not what he exactly wanted to do. As Disoblige pointed out the custom work was probably quite a bit for this, as it takes someone realll special to want what was done. So naturally the price would reflect him having to come up with a system to make this idea work and then tack on profit for having to go through it all.

The only one who gets screwed over here is clearly Ravi as this whole CC mess is now on his plate and short on the invoice. Last I checked in life you couldn't just short someone because you feel like you overpaid or they are making too much out of your situation. I'm definitely surprised to see that response from you. Could you imagine when you were doing design work for OnG or even now out in Van if someone after was like damn that guy fleeced us a bit with his rates/estimation... well fuck him lets not pay half and he should learn next time?

[Sugarphreak]

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[flipstah]

my question is... is it even real C63 AMG??

There are photos that show it's not. It's in FB.

[Disoblige]

I mean when somebody comes into your shop with a C63 AMG, exactly how high are you going to set the price over and above what would be considered fair to try and discourage him from a custom job?
Pretty sure when guy realized he couldn't deliver enough pizzas to pay off his credit card bill, he figured the easiest thing to do was to do a charge back for 1 of the 4 cards he used :rofl:

[Seth1968]

I am just going on what is in that post by Ravi... it appears he tried to convince the guy it was a dumb idea, and then he decided to quote him a price that was so high that he would think otherwise, then when that failed, he did the work anyway. Are you guys interpreting something else out of that post?

I'm not.

When I read that post, I thought the same thing.

[riander5]

Why is SP getting his panties in a knot? If a shop quotes you a price you don't like... go elsewhere. Would take 10 minutes to get 10 different quotes. Owner is obviously a peckerhead

[Sugarphreak]

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[ExtraSlow]

Sounds like Clearview plumbing. Quoted me nearly five grand for a hot water tank. Fuckers.

[Disoblige]

Fake C63? Lame.
It all makes sense now.



I can't stand people who jack up prices of work they don't want hoping for an off chance of a windfall, it strikes a nerve with me
K, then we better not see you post any "feeler" FS threads lol. That would fall into the same boat, right?

[Sugarphreak]

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[flipstah]

Damn, they found him on Facebook. He's in the MB Facebook group, I think.

[killramos]

I need to find this group...

[firebane]

Oh no, he screwed Ravi's shop? That sucks...
But this guy is so infamous that people can just call out his ass every time they see him driving around.

This in itself deserves a beat down of this guy. Ravis shop is awesome and has always treated me well and fair.

[TYMSMNY]

Damn, they found him on Facebook. He's in the MB Facebook group, I think.

yeah, he posts in there.

[max_boost]

I had a bunch of contractors try and screw me last year, so I am particularity ticked off at the practice right now

I would book an appointment with them, make sure I was home and often plan my whole day around it... they would come, spend an hour preparing a quote with me, and then give me a price that would be out of this world with a big shit eating grin on their face. When I would do a double take and ask them how they got to the price. They wouldn't really have good reason, then get all awkward and say something along the lines of "Well, we are pretty busy, and we didn't think you know any better, so well you know... it is a lot of extra money for us!"

Either that or they would eventually admit the job would be too small, or slightly off-scope from what they normally do, etc...

What pisses me off is I would spend the time to e-mail them scope, photos, design, whatever is needed.. and then they would still come and waste my mother fucking time, of which I had very little of to spare, with this bull shit deceitful attempt to extort money from me unfairly.

I can't stand people who jack up prices of work they don't want hoping for an off chance of a windfall, it strikes a nerve with me


EDIT: It is probably coming through, but I am in kind of a shitty mood this morning, so maybe I am getting too wound up about it, lol

Why does this stuff always happen to you lol

[flipstah]

That sucks, SP! Especially all the groundwork you did. :(

[benyl]

There are photos that show it's not. It's in FB.

He spent a lot of money on a fake then.

He replaced: Front fenders, side skirts, and rear bumper

[flipstah]

He spent a lot of money on a fake then.

He replaced: Front fenders, side skirts, and rear bumper

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This is based on posts from FB group before the mod.

EDIT: Dude is all over the "Mercedes-Benz Club of Alberta" group. Ravi is there too.

[J-hop]

"we set a price pretty high"

uh-huh.... so instead of just saying "no this is a stupid idea", they jacked up the price super high and then wondered why the guy tried to screw him after?


While I totally see what you are saying this is what happens a lot in the contracting/consulting world and I don't see it being any different with a shop. If you really don't want to do something or are busy enough you can't fit it in without a significant effort you price it high enough to make it worth your time. If they will still pay that's on them. End of story

[killramos]

Guy has a youtube channel... Says it has "700HP" :rofl:

[bjstare]

I'm chuckling at SP being butthurt about guys quoting him high prices because they're busy. Have you never heard of supply and demand? Based on what you're saying, I'm assuming you didn't charge any higher rates for design work during the '07 boom, because that would be unfair to the companies that employed you. Best to always charge the same rate, regardless of how hot the market is. :rofl:

[Ukyo8]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMaaYcBUokg

[Sugarphreak]

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[benyl]

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This is based on posts from FB group before the mod.

EDIT: Dude is all over the "Mercedes-Benz Club of Alberta" group. Ravi is there too.

Dude must have switched cars. The video shows 6 piston brakes. No one, even a poseur would upgrade brakes too. For the price of the upgrades, you can buy a nice used one.

[bjstare]

People that do that are assholes, straight up. I will tell you why

1) For the reasons I've already stated, taking advantage of somebody who isn't knowledgeable is just a shitty thing to do. When you are the professional and you are dealing with clients/customers that maybe don't know how much they should be paying, you should have a defined charge out rate that can be explained. It shouldn't change just because you think you can extract more money from somebody. Some people justify it by calling it business as usual, but I've dealt with an overwhelming majority of honest and fair people in Calgary to know that just isn't true. It is shitty people that do this.

2) If you do manage to hire such a person for a fair rate, and they manage to find somebody else to take advantage of, they will have no concerns about bumping your schedule and possibly even totally fuck you over for the work

I steer clear of anybody that exhibits these kind of traits in business, they are the kind of people that will burn you the second they get a chance


I don't disagree with either of those things. But that's different than someone jacking their rates 'cause they're super busy, which is the part I was referring to. I agree that any reasonable business should not take advantage of an uneducated customer.

[NoSup4U]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMaaYcBUokg

The one YouTube comment on that video "Hey curry muncher, you should pay for those shitty exhaust you had installed saley kutiya" :burnout::drama:

Dudes in for a hurtin'

[flipstah]

Dude must have switched cars. The video shows 6 piston brakes. No one, even a poseur would upgrade brakes too. For the price of the upgrades, you can buy a nice used one.

Just saw the video. Haha oh man.

[killramos]

Sounds like the abuse got to the guy.

Read on fb that Ravi confirmed the guy paid up what he owed today.

For what its worth, still a scumbag though...

[90_Shelby]

I'm chuckling at SP being butthurt about guys quoting him high prices because they're busy. Have you never heard of supply and demand? Based on what you're saying, I'm assuming you didn't charge any higher rates for design work during the '07 boom, because that would be unfair to the companies that employed you. Best to always charge the same rate, regardless of how hot the market is. :rofl:

This. As stated, it's supply and demand. If you don't like the price, go somewhere else. End of story.

[J-hop]

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[lasimmon]

We quote high to people who are hard to deal with. SP maybe you are hard to deal with :rofl:

[shakalaka]

Wow sitting in San Fran, what a great read on a slow day. Glad I don't have my C63 anymore. Lol

[TYMSMNY]

Sounds like the abuse got to the guy.

Read on fb that Ravi confirmed the guy paid up what he owed today.

For what its worth, still a scumbag though...

welcome to the group. =)

[Redlined_8000]

Its a real C63. 2008-2010 MY. He was at a meet absolutely revving the shit out of his car non stop, accelerating through parking lots at WOT like a maniac. But from what I heard he paid for this job he probably could have gotten long tube headers installed. Anyway point is, guy is retarded, ruined a perfectly good C63. Owners like this make me regret ever owning a C63 lol.

[TYMSMNY]

Its a real C63. 2008-2010 MY. He was at a meet absolutely revving the shit out of his car non stop, accelerating through parking lots at WOT like a maniac. But from what I heard he paid for this job he probably could have gotten long tube headers installed. Anyway point is, guy is retarded, ruined a perfectly good C63. Owners like this make me regret ever owning a C63 lol.

back in the day.

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[01RedDX]

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[Hallowed_point]

I'm more irritated by the stupid mustache badge.

[Tej.S]

Goddamn fobs, make the rest of us look bad..

[schurchill39]

That's one sikh ride!

ZING! :rofl:

[dj_rice]

Goddamn fobs, make the rest of us look bad..

Especially when you rip off one of your own brotherhood

[Sugarphreak]

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[infamous]

SP even though at one point in my life I agreed with trying to be fair and honest in every thing that I did, I found it really hurt my bottom line. Do I do work for people I don't like? Weekly. Why? Cause their money looks better in my pocket. And having more knowledge in setting prices in a retail situation has taught me a few things. Like dick tax. If your a dick to me, you pay more. Why? Because I treat all my customers with the same respect. When you stop respecting me I increase my prices because there has to be some motivation for me to do the work. The tax can be as little as $20 or as much as a couple hundred depending on the situation. But as you move forward and gain business you can slowly weed out the unworthy people and have a client base that is great.

[revelations]

Yea Im a contractor and I absolutely quote/charge more for eccentric/tough/dick clients - same with jobs I don't really want to touch.
Its a free market generally speaking, which works well by its own, and thus the client has the option of taking their business elsewhere.

SP makes it sound like hes dealing with an industry that has a monopoly on the market. In that case there is the possibility of gouging (eg. highly specialized service).

[infamous]

Yea Im a contractor and I absolutely quote/charge more for eccentric/tough/dick clients - same with jobs I don't really want to touch.
Its a free market generally speaking, which works well by its own, and thus the client has the option of taking their business elsewhere.

SP makes it sound like hes dealing with an industry that has a monopoly on the market. In that case there is the possibility of gouging (eg. highly specialized service).

there are plenty of shops in Calgary that can do exhaust work. just most would either laugh the guy out the door or charge a pretty penny to do it properly. the wiener who owns the benz found the latter; I believe the work is done to a better standard than most exhaust shops would do. regardless of how stupid it is (in my opinion) at least it wasn't done by some schmuck who doesn't know what the hell they are doing.

[hurrdurr]

So what did he achieve with this modification? Other than looking like a douche canoe...

[sxtasy]

C63 is no longer only beyond's Honda Civic

[J-hop]

So what did he achieve with this modification? Other than looking like a douche canoe...

It's Calgary art dude, it doesn't matter that it cost a lot and doesn't make any sense

[blownz]

I'm more irritated by the stupid mustache badge.

What does the mustache badge mean/stand for??


And this has been a fun thread to read. lol Guys like this are brutal. Probably paid $30-35K used and acts like he paid $80K new. :facepalm: