Rekpoint Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 hours ago, m42b32 said: I was watching Doug DeMuro's review of the McLaren F1 and noticed something familiar.... looks like I can call the e36 window switch retrofit in my e30 a McLaren F1 window switch retrofit. Neat. Wiper stock is the same too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Rekpoint said: Wiper stock is the same too! FYI, I'm pretty sure it's "stalk", not "stock". You're welcome. Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, P_Roloff said: Guess this answers our questions about BavAuto... ECS tuning is an unstoppable juggernaut killing our favorite parts providers! Luckily FCP is too big. P_Roloff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 So we're all clear here ECS isn't actually acquiring these companies. They're falling under the ECS umbrella but in the grand scheme they're being purchased by Bertram Capital who is the private equity firm supplying the money that has ECS in it's portfolio. These moves all make sense from a private equity standpoint. The target is acquire and increase value in order to sell at a higher price later on. A 5-7 year investment is pretty standard for most private equity firms. They're piling capital into a company to make it's net worth and gross revenue as large as possible in order to dump it off later. Every time they acquire a new company it's net growth. ECS and it's subsidiaries will all be sold off at a later date and the cycle will start over and as a community we'll be fucked looking for quality aftermarket parts at a fair price. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_F Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 9:05 PM, patsbimmer1 said: You're in luck! I deal with this for a living! So if you signed for $195 then you owe $195 unless you verbally authorized more. The catch would be knowing the exact wording in the line you signed and of it says something where you "agreed" to paying more within a percentage of the quoted price. Unfortunately unless they agree to allow you to pay less then you'll end up paying it then filing a complaint with the Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection which will take weeks. Yea I didn't know the specifics so I went in and just talked to them without making an enemy and agreed to 300 flat. I'm still not happy about it being quoted one thing and then it doubling and eventually paying 50% more but I've learned through this experience and at least the install went smooth and was done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Nick_F said: Yea I didn't know the specifics so I went in and just talked to them without making an enemy and agreed to 300 flat. I'm still not happy about it being quoted one thing and then it doubling and eventually paying 50% more but I've learned through this experience and at least the install went smooth and was done well. Did you sign a full and final settlement? If not you can still challenge them through the DATCP. It's still wrong for them to charge you more than you were quoted. If they were getting in over their heads they should have called and gotten verbal authorization to charge more or ate the cost and learned a $200 lesson. Communication is key in that situation and they blew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 34 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said: Communication is key in that situation and they blew it. +1,000,000 patsbimmer1 and P_Roloff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_F Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 49 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said: Did you sign a full and final settlement? If not you can still challenge them through the DATCP. It's still wrong for them to charge you more than you were quoted. If they were getting in over their heads they should have called and gotten verbal authorization to charge more or ate the cost and learned a $200 lesson. Communication is key in that situation and they blew it. Yea I signed the final statement after we settled on the price and I paid. What they told me is that they pulled the wrong book time and it was supposed to be ~5 hours not 1.5 and I'm not sure why they didn't call once they realized the job was bigger than thought. I won't go back or recommend people to there shop for whatever that is worth but at least it was done correctly and I won't have to call them or go back for that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 13 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: So we're all clear here ECS isn't actually acquiring these companies. They're falling under the ECS umbrella but in the grand scheme they're being purchased by Bertram Capital who is the private equity firm supplying the money that has ECS in it's portfolio. These moves all make sense from a private equity standpoint. The target is acquire and increase value in order to sell at a higher price later on. A 5-7 year investment is pretty standard for most private equity firms. They're piling capital into a company to make it's net worth and gross revenue as large as possible in order to dump it off later. Every time they acquire a new company it's net growth. ECS and it's subsidiaries will all be sold off at a later date and the cycle will start over and as a community we'll be fucked looking for quality aftermarket parts at a fair price. Sounds about right. Two of the major companies that make the machines we use to build PCBs at work have fallen into this. It's been a few years and so far it's been fine, but I'm not optimistic about the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 4:35 PM, Nick_F said: Yea, I'll be trying to come to an agreement but not double. I guess we shall see what happens but you're right. A happy customer brings more business What repair did you have done? What was the reason behind the increase in cost? EDIT: Nvm I read that they misquoted you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 New wheels and tires on the wife's e30 today REKIII, Nick_F, Rekpoint and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB-335xiCoupe Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 6:57 PM, wasnt m3 said: New wheels and tires on the wife's e30 today ***Resisting the urge to make a wise crack about your wife's "Ride" rampelsauce and wasnt m3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 I did it. I put my Summers on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Rekpoint said: I did it. I put my Summers on. rampelsauce, m42b32, B C and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 'grats on your new well deserved member title Rekpoint, m42b32, rampelsauce and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Rekpoint said: I did it. I put my Summers on. Thanks for ruining my weekend: B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 @Jdesign the forecast i found online looked a little different jc43089, Rekpoint, P_Roloff and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 One of my Pirelli white Cheddar mac n cheese spooners is getting bald. Pls no more snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Cant tell me it doesn't look good tho. Funny thing is I live 4 hours from you guys and we are not expecting any snow! Really think its my fault 😂😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 I'm going to give it a couple more weeks. My summer wheels have Indy500 summer tires which felt a little loose one cold pavement. And the Generals rip on the rally course, I mean gravel road I live on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 I bought an H&K VP9 for no reason other than I wanted one. Much excitement to go shoot it. That is all. Earl, P_Roloff, rampelsauce and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 Just trying to run numbers through my head. What is the going price for an S52+ trans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 19 minutes ago, Rekpoint said: Just trying to run numbers through my head. What is the going price for an S52+ trans? $2k Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Ryan... said: I bought an H&K VP9 for no reason other than I wanted one. Much excitement to go shoot it. That is all. I've shot one of these and wouldn't mind owning one=) Speaking of shooting, I'm going to die while dailying the drift car if it snows=( REKIII 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 Bimmerbreakers.com is running a sale 20% off parts Need to make room for more parts in the coming future. Coupon code : SALE A few useful parts on there but im getting low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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