Originally posted by Disoblige
Second: They ship out the alarm installs and whatnot to a guy near Speedtech. I had an issue with my car back then and did not know about it. So I ended up giving my keys to some guy who I thought was just going to drive it into the back. No, he drove it out onto the road.. I asked Will, "Where is he going with my car? And why didn't anyone tell me it wasn't in the shop here. I could have easily drove there myself.."
That's when I found out about the alarm installs being done elsewhere.
It was likely done by Ringo, from Grand car audio
this guy at this business
Grand Car Audio
^ Notice hes less then a block east on 32nd ave, right beside the car salon.
FWIW, Ringo is a fantastic installer, and knows WTF he's doing. I wouldn't be the least bit annoyed he worked on your car.
Anyway, my $0.02, was Speedtech was a white elephant.
It makes little sense to have a typical store these days that'll have even a remotely adequate supply of parts for the automotive tuning community.
When you think about how many individual parts are required for even a simple turbo & engine build for a single car, its not hard to realize that having enough warehouse space to supply all the different makes & models (even remotely) is damn near impossible.
Thats why the internet store community is such a valuable resource. You dont need a nice warehouse on a nice street, staffed by nice people. All you need is a comprehensive selection of parts and a great webpage.
The overhead is MUCH less then a shop like Speedtech. Yet your customer base is surreal in comparison.
Originally posted by G
The clientele at Tunerworks is at a whole different ballgame not your usual high schoolers ricing up their beat civics/integras with a $200 budget.
X10.... Thats why I avoided that store like the plague. Just the cars parked outside and the kids I'd see loitering around that store..... urgh...
Tunerworks was in a whole new ball game. I have *MUCH* more appreciation for a place like that then Speedtech could have ever dreamed of.
Last edited by Graham_A_M; 08-27-2010 at 09:48 PM.
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