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this thread has reached epic proportions, it has brought this site's founder out of the shadows!
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Hey Ryan
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Hey Ryan
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And like I am continuously saying on here..if you are a vendor..or acting like one...keep your nose out of others in similar situations.....
I comes across as self-serving and biased
I comes across as self-serving and biased
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At the time he was viewing this thread (according to his public profile) so I wanted to alert him to check his pm box. Not everyone checks their pm's constantly.
I am not a registered vendor on this forum. I do not advertise anything here. I do not sell anything here. I do not compete with MM in any of his business ventures, I have no self interest to serve by calling him out. Please explain how you think I will benefit from doing so.
I am not a registered vendor on this forum. I do not advertise anything here. I do not sell anything here. I do not compete with MM in any of his business ventures, I have no self interest to serve by calling him out. Please explain how you think I will benefit from doing so.
WOW....
He is a MOD...I bet he checks his PM's
As to the other...well I'm going to leave that for everyone to make there own opinion
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You seriously want an answer to that......
Do you sell RX-7 and RX-8 related stuff...rebuilds and other services?
Would you benefit if your name got out there in a potentially positive way? By being a forum advocate for the downtrodden MM Tuning customers?
What are your other "forum" relationships like?
Do you want me to expound on this any more....I thought that I would leave it simple...and not bash on you personally...but hey...You opened it and you never know what will get stuck in there now
Why don't you leave the Jeff bashing to his customers
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It's been what...90 minutes or so since you sent your PM? (basing this off Dan's reply time since your original post is gone)
I think we need to manage some expectations here.
Is it reasonable to expect a reply in less then an hour? 90 minutes? A day?
Can we assume that maybe Al has other things to do whether those things are forum related or not?
I think we often forget that the moderators / Admins here are non paid volunteers and sometimes they aren't always around, sometimes they won't get back to you as quickly as you'd like, sometimes they might even ignore you for a day or two if they don't feel like responding right away. After all, we don't pay them nearly enough to have to sit at their keyboard all day and be at our every beck and call.
c'mon RR, we all know better then that. You offer an engine rebuilding service. While you might not publicly promote your services via FS threads (and I don't blame you because Vendor fees are not cheap around here), there are enough subtle hints so as to draw business your way.
"Engine Builder" user title: I'm sure that gets people's attention.
Even your sticky thread (which is excellent btw) has clues as to services you offer so please don't preach that you don't sell anything on here because I'm sure if someone saw your thread and came to you, you probably wouldn't turn them away.
There is something definitely implied there, I'll let you guys figure that one out.
I think we need to manage some expectations here.
Is it reasonable to expect a reply in less then an hour? 90 minutes? A day?
Can we assume that maybe Al has other things to do whether those things are forum related or not?
I think we often forget that the moderators / Admins here are non paid volunteers and sometimes they aren't always around, sometimes they won't get back to you as quickly as you'd like, sometimes they might even ignore you for a day or two if they don't feel like responding right away. After all, we don't pay them nearly enough to have to sit at their keyboard all day and be at our every beck and call.
"Engine Builder" user title: I'm sure that gets people's attention.
Even your sticky thread (which is excellent btw) has clues as to services you offer so please don't preach that you don't sell anything on here because I'm sure if someone saw your thread and came to you, you probably wouldn't turn them away.
This also assists customers of mine who wish to send in their engine block for rebuild. Although I do offer a "longblock" service whereby customers can send their complete engine (as shown below), the general industry standard for non-mazda rebuild shops is for the customer to supply or exchange a bare shortblock, which is what you will end up with at the end of this writeup.
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Would you benefit if your name got out there in a potentially positive way? By being a forum advocate for the downtrodden MM Tuning customers?
What are your other "forum" relationships like?
Do you want me to expound on this any more....I thought that I would leave it simple...and not bash on you personally...but hey...You opened it and you never know what will get stuck in there now
Why don't you leave the Jeff bashing to his customers
Why don't you leave the Jeff bashing to his customers
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It's been what...90 minutes or so since you sent your PM? (basing this off Dan's reply time since your original post is gone)
I think we need to manage some expectations here.
Is it reasonable to expect a reply in less then an hour? 90 minutes? A day?
Can we assume that maybe Al has other things to do whether those things are forum related or not?
I think we often forget that the moderators / Admins here are non paid volunteers and sometimes they aren't always around, sometimes they won't get back to you as quickly as you'd like, sometimes they might even ignore you for a day or two if they don't feel like responding right away. After all, we don't pay them nearly enough to have to sit at their keyboard all day and be at our every beck and call.
I think we need to manage some expectations here.
Is it reasonable to expect a reply in less then an hour? 90 minutes? A day?
Can we assume that maybe Al has other things to do whether those things are forum related or not?
I think we often forget that the moderators / Admins here are non paid volunteers and sometimes they aren't always around, sometimes they won't get back to you as quickly as you'd like, sometimes they might even ignore you for a day or two if they don't feel like responding right away. After all, we don't pay them nearly enough to have to sit at their keyboard all day and be at our every beck and call.
c'mon RR, we all know better then that. You offer an engine rebuilding service. While you might not publicly promote your services via FS threads (and I don't blame you because Vendor fees are not cheap around here), there are enough subtle hints so as to draw business your way.
"Engine Builder" user title: I'm sure that gets people's attention.
Even your sticky thread (which is excellent btw) has clues as to services you offer so please don't preach that you don't sell anything on here because I'm sure if someone saw your thread and came to you, you probably wouldn't turn them away.
There is something definitely implied there, I'll let you guys figure that one out.
"Engine Builder" user title: I'm sure that gets people's attention.
Even your sticky thread (which is excellent btw) has clues as to services you offer so please don't preach that you don't sell anything on here because I'm sure if someone saw your thread and came to you, you probably wouldn't turn them away.
There is something definitely implied there, I'll let you guys figure that one out.
Seriously, maybe I'm dense today, but I'm not following you guys' logic here. Let's say you're right, and follow the chain of events:
1) MM does tuning transaction with his customer
2) MM's customer posts negative thread
3) I post in MM's thread
4) I am known to offer a non-competing service through other channels
5) MM's current and future potential customers read my posts, sees that I have nothing to do with tuning services or custom performance parts.
6) ????
7) price of rice in China rises 0.4%
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guess I've misjudged you for a while
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So you actually believe that by posting here, MM's disgruntled current and potential future customers may say "well, f*** that, I'm not going to get my car tuned by MM after all. But, come to think of it, I think I will have RR build me an engine instead"?
Really?
Logic...how does it work?
guess I've misjudged you for a while
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expectations, let me down, enemies, etc... not at all. just what I said, nothing more or less.
Social engineering, intentional or not, you appear to practice it heavily. I won't prod anymore, you answered my questions fairly and politely.(which fwiw is more than some are capable of when questioned )
Social engineering, intentional or not, you appear to practice it heavily. I won't prod anymore, you answered my questions fairly and politely.(which fwiw is more than some are capable of when questioned )
#191
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GIVE IT UP WILL YOU...Please.
As I see it RR can post what he likes (withing reason), HE went to the trouble of detailing a VERY GOOD Rebuild thread which is stickied, and so what if in time that "May" give him some business, it also brings much needed traffic to this forum .
He has also help MANY guys here with REAL repair advise at no charge, in fact much more constructive advise than the many seat warmers we see.
Or those that appear to "think" this is an 'exclusive forum' for their Gang or Club, frankly I am fed up with seeing it.
IMO there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians, we NEED more Indians!!
Peace!
As I see it RR can post what he likes (withing reason), HE went to the trouble of detailing a VERY GOOD Rebuild thread which is stickied, and so what if in time that "May" give him some business, it also brings much needed traffic to this forum .
He has also help MANY guys here with REAL repair advise at no charge, in fact much more constructive advise than the many seat warmers we see.
Or those that appear to "think" this is an 'exclusive forum' for their Gang or Club, frankly I am fed up with seeing it.
IMO there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians, we NEED more Indians!!
Peace!
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Besides the drop-tag under your avatar claiming to be an "engine builder" there is also your profile:
About RotaryResurrection
Biography
engine builder
Location
Morristown, Tn (east of Knoxville)
Interests
work, work, work
Occupation
rotary engine building
Biography
engine builder
Location
Morristown, Tn (east of Knoxville)
Interests
work, work, work
Occupation
rotary engine building
Best case scenario price for a shortblock rebuild if all your major components are reuseable is $1400. Plus shipping both ways if applicable. ...
If the car is brought to me like this one and I do the remove/teardown/assembly/install then this adds $1000 to the cost of the engine block rebuild itself, whatever that winds up being.
If the car is brought to me like this one and I do the remove/teardown/assembly/install then this adds $1000 to the cost of the engine block rebuild itself, whatever that winds up being.
As for cost, I got all of the parts necessary for the swap for around $2500-2800. The engine could have been run as-is, but I of course chose to go through it being that I am a builder and I never trust used engines in my own cars. As such I will not really include rebuild/refresh time and cost.
IF someone were to bring all the parts to me and ask me to do the work for them (the swap alone, not a rebuild) then I would charge them around a grand to do it.
IF someone were to bring all the parts to me and ask me to do the work for them (the swap alone, not a rebuild) then I would charge them around a grand to do it.
So, the point you seem to be missing is - as a vendor, even if it is only a perception, you have no leeway to come into a "bad-guy" thread about me and say anything at all, ever.
(BTW - I love how you perceive your being forcibly ejected from various forums as said forums going "down the drain". lol)
EDIT - LOL!! So now you suddenly drop the title under your avatar and change your profile (less than two hours after I posted this)? Why? Just so you can bitch in these threads? You really think that isn't stupendously obvious?
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#193
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Come on ASH.....
There are a lot of people that contribute to this forum out of the goodness of their heart....You are one of them..........
That doesn't mean that if you said something that is of questionable fibre that you shouldn't expect others to call you on it.
I definitely get triggered by this issue...and it isn't the first time that I have brought it up on this forum in regards to the same issue, just different players.
I am definitely done.........back to the regularly scheduled programming
There are a lot of people that contribute to this forum out of the goodness of their heart....You are one of them..........
That doesn't mean that if you said something that is of questionable fibre that you shouldn't expect others to call you on it.
I definitely get triggered by this issue...and it isn't the first time that I have brought it up on this forum in regards to the same issue, just different players.
I am definitely done.........back to the regularly scheduled programming
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#194
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Paul summed it up I believe. We all run our businesses as we see fit. As a consumer, do your research, know the risks,and make an educated decision and live with it.
This is a public forum and I believe we can/should all voice our opinions without getting personal. I have been guilty of getting upset and being a nasty judgmental person myself on and off the forum and I regret that, so I TRY to think before I post/talk and let **** go when something I read pisses me off. Sometimes we just have to agree to disagree.
This forum is a great place with a wealth of information. You just have to take the good with the bad.
This is a public forum and I believe we can/should all voice our opinions without getting personal. I have been guilty of getting upset and being a nasty judgmental person myself on and off the forum and I regret that, so I TRY to think before I post/talk and let **** go when something I read pisses me off. Sometimes we just have to agree to disagree.
This forum is a great place with a wealth of information. You just have to take the good with the bad.
#195
you seem to engage in something in between, neither putting your pride before your money or vice versa, which again, i don't think is the best or most admirable way to go about things. when i've said something to that effect, you've in turn disregarded it and said instead i have no idea HOW you do business (and i'm a troll), despite you generally stating you don't really give a s**t about dumb people who can't follow the directions (which i don't have a problem with, either).
but ultimately, this is the truth of things:
Paul summed it up I believe. We all run our businesses as we see fit. As a consumer, do your research, know the risks,and make an educated decision and live with it.
This is a public forum and I believe we can/should all voice our opinions without getting personal. I have been guilty of getting upset and being a nasty judgmental person myself on and off the forum and I regret that, so I TRY to think before I post/talk and let **** go when something I read pisses me off. Sometimes we just have to agree to disagree.
This forum is a great place with a wealth of information. You just have to take the good with the bad.
This is a public forum and I believe we can/should all voice our opinions without getting personal. I have been guilty of getting upset and being a nasty judgmental person myself on and off the forum and I regret that, so I TRY to think before I post/talk and let **** go when something I read pisses me off. Sometimes we just have to agree to disagree.
This forum is a great place with a wealth of information. You just have to take the good with the bad.
happy new year, gang
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you seem to engage in something in between, neither putting your pride before your money or vice versa, which again, i don't think is the best or most admirable way to go about things. when i've said something to that effect, you've in turn disregarded it and said instead i have no idea HOW you do business (and i'm a troll), despite you generally stating you don't really give a s**t about dumb people who can't follow the directions (which i don't have a problem with, either).
Let me clarify what I THINK your points are and you can go from there.
1) I do give a sh*t about "dumb" people who can't follow directions. If I didn't care, I wouldn't give them a path to getting it right. Understand that I don't think the people that get it wrong are dumb. Maybe that is where the misunderstanding is. I think the people that get it wrong are either lazy or so sure of themselves that they feel that following the directions is beneath them.
Oddly, the "dumb" people are the ones that tend to get it right.
2) Pride and money? I'm not really sure where all that fits into it since there is very little money involved (certainly not enough to actually do it for business/profit reasons and, only if "pride" is a synonym for "obligation" - both long and short-term - does "pride" come into the equation.
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Jeff, can you please update me on the status of my refund. You claimed the Accessport is on its way back to Cobb on the 13th of November 2010. Its 2011, where is my refund? Please stop ignoring my emails, I try my best not to post on forum to get your attention but this seems to be the only way to reach you. Please respond.
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Jeff, can you please update me on the status of my refund. You claimed the Accessport is on its way back to Cobb on the 13th of November 2010. Its 2011, where is my refund? Please stop ignoring my emails, I try my best not to post on forum to get your attention but this seems to be the only way to reach you. Please respond.
You were sent a response in the middle of November explaining that you cannot receive a refund through any other means than the manner that you purchased the item. If you pay through Google, I can't refund the money to you any other way than through Google (for several reasons, not limited to seller protections and cost).
That was the last I heard from you. Cobb processed the refund to me on December 8th. That is as far as I can go until I get the right information from you.
You need to send a refund request through the purchase system by submitting through your purchase receipt.
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you cannot receive a refund through any other means than the manner that you purchased the item. If you pay through Google, I can't refund the money to you any other way than through Google (for several reasons, not limited to seller protections and cost).
You need to send a refund request through the purchase system by submitting through your purchase receipt.
You need to send a refund request through the purchase system by submitting through your purchase receipt.