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KEN COPE (aka rat fink) [ View ] [ hotrodderken@gmail.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] RIGA, LATVIA, Other  KEN COPE

Hey Guys!........here is something that you may...or may not have ever thought about !! WHY do you NEVER see rod, or any performance magazines REALLY criticizing that some product are crap? Hmmmm....maybe because these companies spend SO much money on advertising, that the mags dont want to cut their own throats?Can any of you guys can think of some products that are widely advertised.....but you feel are really sub-standard from your experiences? Or .....are ALL the products made......are absolutely perfect?!

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Posted by orphans2  -  07/07/2008 12:05 PM Because the mag publishers don't want to lose a client or lose the ability of attacting a new client. Ads pay the bills, not subscription rates. orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001   Posted by eriq  -  07/08/2008 03:38 PM Here at StreetRodding.com we allow criticism of advertisers, what we don't allow though is for people to state things as fact that are just opinion. Our policy is to try and contact the company in question and ask them for their take on the matter. After everyone has had their say we usually end the conversation because when we don't, the attacks become more hardheaded and more personal and that's not what this site is all about. Everyone has their say and then we move on. StreetRodding.com Webmaster [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Palm Harbor, Florida   Posted by cr55  -  07/07/2008 04:15 PM Lawsuits hurt Rat Fink! Everyone is into them these days. Even if you don't win it still costs you a ton of money because most courts won't allow you to represent yourself. I thought that I knew it all , but.. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dover, Delaware   Posted by blade58  -  07/07/2008 05:14 PM In any buisness if you rub a person the wrong way you blew your chances of getting good service i know it can go the other way around too,i had a static drop low rider truck ,blew a heater hose on the highway in the august heat, called AAA they were busy and their primary towing companywas backlog by 2 hrs, so they have back up companiees they use which was my case, driver finally showed up, i was calm and cool what els can you do ? nothing! first thing he told me i know you have been out here a while you have a good attitude i know you have a low rider sign the waiver for damages that may happen i said no problem he was glad to tow my truck home , he told me he has responed to calls where people were cussing at him like it was his fault ,he turn around get in his truck and left them he said i do not have take any abuse from no one blade58 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] apopka, Florida   Posted by cr55  -  07/07/2008 05:20 PM That's funny Blade..... It's the old saying 'Don't shoot the messenger".. Everyone likes to holler at the first person that they see. Unfortunately that has been me a few times!............CR I thought that I knew it all , but.. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dover, Delaware   Posted by ol bear  -  07/07/2008 05:33 PM BRAVO BLADE ,,,,, HIGH ROAD WITH CLASS,,,,,,,,,,,,, OL BEAR OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana   Posted by rat fink  -  07/08/2008 03:07 AM Yep !......you are absolutely right cr55.....what it costs you to go to court.....compared to that "$50"part is totally off balance !.....and as eriq said.....this why there is forums like this one !......I had remembered an old buddy who lost a totally rebuilt 440Chryco. because of a bad brand new oil pump !!......so as they say....."buyer beware"!.......still....I told him its a good idea to take brand new oil pumps apart.....just for peace of mind. Ken KEN COPE [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] RIGA, LATVIA, Other Charter Member since March 2008   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/08/2008 08:08 AM we have created a society of marketing . everything is marketed. even the presidential campaign is a huge marketing ploy. i am no fan of streetrod vendors .they come and go like the flu. i only buy from a couple because i know i can trust them. it's up to each of us to do our homework on parts then decide i personally like to use as many oem parts as possible . at least they are tested and proven before they hit the market. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by ThunderGrunt  -  07/08/2008 04:42 PM Hey guys, what we need is a SEMA CONSUMER REPORT Magazine - No Advertisers, No sponsors, just subscriptions. AND they buy the equipment they test so they can remain independent! I'm too old and too poor to try, but I'd subscribe! Any entrepreneurs out there? Dale [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Jenks, Oklahoma Charter Member since December 2003   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/08/2008 04:46 PM last ones i'd trust is sema. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/08/2008 04:58 PM Shine's right... as usual. SEMA advertises products just like all of the magazines. Manufacturer pays SEMA, SEMA prints what the manufacturer tells them to, they seem legit and we buy. I like the idea you have ThunderGrunt, but it would have to be a truly non-biased agency which SEMA ain't! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by ThunderGrunt  -  07/08/2008 05:05 PM Am I not saying it right? NOT SEMA, but an INDEPENDENT Consumer Report, (such as the Consumer Report) on after market equipemnt Mnufacturers ,....SPECIALITY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, The idea is NOT TO BE BEHOLDING TO ANYONE OR ANY BUSINESS. Dale [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Jenks, Oklahoma Charter Member since December 2003

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