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Old 02-18-2004 | 04:03 AM
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Hopup Racing?

I'm curious if anyone else has had any dealings with Hopup Racing? Ordered a B&B exhaust on thursday the 5th with assurances that it would arrive the coming monday. Since then I've called half a dozen times, each with promises that they'd email my tracking number and that the exhaust would be arriving shortly. It's been almost 2 weeks, I don't even know if my exhaust has actually been shipped, and needless to say I'm getting pretty frustrated.

So, before I head down there in person to get some answers, I'm curious if anyone has had any experiences with them, either good or bad.
Old 02-18-2004 | 04:22 AM
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Go by there shop and demand your money back, they're in Del Mar.
Old 02-18-2004 | 04:43 AM
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dam bro that sux...you should have just oredered from vividracing...
Old 02-18-2004 | 04:49 AM
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Headed over there tomorrow, Dugless. Next time I'll definitely be ordering from Vivid. Only reason I ordered from hopup is because they were local.
Old 02-18-2004 | 04:58 AM
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I ordered exhaust from Hop Up as well. I never got an e-mail confirmation, so 3 days later I e-mailed them to see if they got the order. They then replied and said yes they got the order and confirmed my shipping address. I checked, and my Credit Card shows the bill (10 days ago) but still no exhaust. Something feels a little fishy here.
Old 02-18-2004 | 03:15 PM
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Talked to them today. They claim problems with their distributor, and I actually believe them. That said, they also told me the exhausts wouldn't be going out 'til monday. After a two week wait, I wasn't willing to wait any longer, so asked them to refund my money (which they're doing).

Overall, polite on the phone. I don't think they're scamming anyone, but I don't intend to find out, either. Provided the money gets credited back to my card in a timely manner, I have no beef with hop up racing.
Old 02-18-2004 | 03:20 PM
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Why didn't you just go there locally and get the exhaust in person? If I was in SD, and their store was in SD, it would save the shipping.. besides, I'd be so weary after a 2 week wait.. blah. Almost ordered the greddy exhaust from them...
Old 02-18-2004 | 04:12 PM
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That was the original plan, Outlaws eXtreme. Unfortunately they don't keep the exhausts in stock, and so rely on a variety of distributors to ship for them. The distributor for the Greddy was in LA, and the one for B&B was in Santa Barbara.
Old 02-18-2004 | 04:24 PM
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As an update, just ordered an rx8store.com exhaust. Said they'd ship it out today.
Old 02-18-2004 | 08:20 PM
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they are in del mar?
do they have any rx8 parts in stock?
Old 02-19-2004 | 12:33 AM
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Mike, you're one of those people that asks to try someone's drink when they say it's awful, aren't you? At any rate, no, I don't think they stock many parts.
Old 02-19-2004 | 12:53 AM
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i dont think they have any RX-8 parts in stock either
Old 02-19-2004 | 01:05 AM
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Originally posted by winter
Mike, you're one of those people that asks to try someone's drink when they say it's awful, aren't you? At any rate, no, I don't think they stock many parts.
Ya know, you're like the 50th gazillion person to make a comment like that about MikeB... and ya know, I saw him in person once at Autobacs.. and he doesn't seem like such a goober as he does here. I mean, he had a g/f, didn't look like a dweeb or anything... wacky I say.
Old 02-19-2004 | 01:13 AM
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What's with the shots at mikeb?

Anyway, my "advice" would be to ask the questions about a shop before you place an order. You wouldn't have this hassle.

Let us know how the RX8 Store exhaust is.
Old 02-19-2004 | 02:13 AM
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haha mikes cool...don't hate... even though he does sip others drinks but he means well.. =)
Old 02-19-2004 | 02:14 AM
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Originally posted by 310Guy
Anyway, my "advice" would be to ask the questions about a shop before you place an order. You wouldn't have this hassle.
I was told it was being shipped out that day. What I get for believing the shop, I suppose.
Old 02-19-2004 | 03:19 AM
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I just figured it would be nice to go to the shop in del mar if they had any rx8 parts in stock. I am sick of buying stuff online.
when I want something I want it NOW not in two to three weeks when it can be shipped to me.
Old 02-19-2004 | 04:48 PM
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Originally posted by winter
I was told it was being shipped out that day. What I get for believing the shop, I suppose.
Well that's a completely different story and pretty shady on the shop's part.
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