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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ :stromberg: He's here now!
Posted by: SLITS Jul 20 2005, 10:05 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=33623&item=7986877502
Posted by: phantom914 Jul 20 2005, 10:07 AM
How much would a set of cylinders, pistons, rings and pins normally sell for?
Andrew
Posted by: rhodyguy Jul 20 2005, 10:12 AM
check ? to type4 parts again. 
oh, does the seller get to okeydoke the ? or does it take some time to post? i'm calling you ron.
k
Posted by: TROJANMAN Jul 20 2005, 10:19 AM
somebody should buy something, just so you could thrash him with a negative feedback.
that would be so childish 
Posted by: Jake Raby Jul 20 2005, 10:56 AM
Nice! Silver painted cylinders...
Wonder why he didn't coat them in his kitchen oven with his proprietary coating process???
Posted by: a914luvr Jul 20 2005, 11:02 AM
with a "Buy it Now" of $150, he'd probably tell me $200! 
Posted by: SLITS Jul 20 2005, 11:02 AM
| QUOTE (phantom914 @ Jul 20 2005, 09:07 AM) |
| How much would a set of cylinders, pistons, rings and pins normally sell for? Andrew |
Around $400 for OE as I remember.
Pictures aren't good enough to see if they are used and cleaned up.
Posted by: lapuwali Jul 20 2005, 11:03 AM
Oh boy! Dished bus pistons! The perfect thing for any 914... 
Posted by: Jake Raby Jul 20 2005, 11:41 AM
I have a used set of Mahle Euros on the classifieds for less than 1/2 price....
Dyno time only...
Posted by: Toast Jul 20 2005, 11:43 AM
Run Away! Run Away! Run Away!
Attached image(s)
Posted by: bondo Jul 20 2005, 11:43 AM
| QUOTE (Jake Raby @ Jul 20 2005, 09:56 AM) |
| Nice! Silver painted cylinders... |
Now that he can't get Nickies, he has to make imitations!
Posted by: tat2dphreak Jul 20 2005, 11:47 AM
| QUOTE (bondo @ Jul 20 2005, 12:43 PM) | ||
Now that he can't get Nickies, he has to make imitations! |
that paint COULD be cold galvanizing zinc compound... Zincies
Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jul 20 2005, 11:54 AM
Notice he tells the guy they'll fit in the case of a 1.7/1.8, but he fails to mention the guy will need a crank and rods to make 'em work ............. The Cap'n
Posted by: bondo Jul 20 2005, 11:58 AM
| QUOTE (Cap'n Krusty @ Jul 20 2005, 10:54 AM) |
| Notice he tells the guy they'll fit in the case of a 1.7/1.8, but he fails to mention the guy will need a crank and rods to make 'em work ............. The Cap'n |
Won't he have to open up the heads too?
Posted by: tat2dphreak Jul 20 2005, 12:02 PM
| QUOTE (bondo @ Jul 20 2005, 12:58 PM) | ||
Won't he have to open up the heads too? |
yep... same great service...
Posted by: BMartin914 Jul 20 2005, 12:20 PM
| QUOTE (Toast @ Jul 20 2005, 09:43 AM) |
| Run Away! Run Away! Run Away! |
Posted by: fatlando Jul 20 2005, 01:30 PM
just curious,
why does everybody bash this guy? I don't know the history.....
fat lando
Posted by: TROJANMAN Jul 20 2005, 01:34 PM
b/c he's a piece of
actually, he is the only one special enough to have a smilie named after him
Posted by: CptTripps Jul 20 2005, 01:35 PM
there are SEVERAL threads that come to mind...
rhodyguy has the most famous of all...
suffice it to say that when you type : stromberg : (without the spaces) comes up for a reason...
Posted by: tdgray Jul 20 2005, 01:40 PM
| QUOTE (TROJANMAN @ Jul 20 2005, 03:34 PM) |
| b/c he's a piece of actually, he is the only one special enough to have a smilie named after him |
Not quite true
: MILES :
Posted by: lapuwali Jul 20 2005, 01:46 PM
As should be fairly clear from the above, the guy promises lots that either can't be delivered by him, or can't be delivered by anyone. He sells junk as good stuff at low prices, when it's just junk at a high price. He regularly makes claims that can't be backed up by hard data. He regularly omits important details, either because he's incredibly forgetful, or he's just trying to make a sale and hopes the resulting complaints aren't too public.
For example, in the auction in question he claims the P&Cs will work on a 914 2.0 or a 2.0 Bus. This is, strictly speaking, true. However, a Bus engine needs to have very low compression relative to a 914 to help cope with the vastly higher load a fully loaded Bus struggling uphill into a headwind imposes on the engine, versus a 914. A 914 with pistons set up for a Bus will run, but it will get crappy mileage and have no power. A Bus will 914 pistons will blow up if you try to load it up and use it like a Bus. So, you can't reasonably, ethically, or responsibly sell one set of pistons for both engines.
Posted by: spunone Jul 20 2005, 01:50 PM
Maybe those are the ones he's gettin made in China 
Posted by: tat2dphreak Jul 20 2005, 01:54 PM
| QUOTE (spunone @ Jul 20 2005, 02:50 PM) |
| Maybe those are the ones he's gettin made in China |
they are probably just shined up pieces of 35 year old, 100k mile crap is more likely
the closest he's getting to something 'made in china' FOR him is a mail order bride...
Posted by: Eric_Shea Jul 20 2005, 01:59 PM
: ALFRED : has his own... 
And then there's "Z" (or it should be named Z) 
Posted by: ! Jul 20 2005, 02:57 PM
Here's one fer Eric....
Posted by: rhodyguy Jul 20 2005, 05:03 PM
seriously run out of cyberspace. stf-gone, here-gone, the bird-gone, thesamba-high tailing it, the fancy f.i.- who knows, myporscheparts.com- the lawyers are making up their minds, ebay-the last place he has any control over his postings. only thing left to do is warn the bidders and provide them with links. had enough you lurker?
k
Posted by: grantsfo Jul 20 2005, 05:07 PM
| QUOTE (rhodyguy @ Jul 20 2005, 03:03 PM) |
| seriously run out of cyberspace. stf-gone, here-gone, the bird-gone, thesamba-high tailing it, the fancy f.i.- who knows, myporscheparts.com- the lawyers are making up their minds, ebay-the last place he has any control over his postings. only thing left to do is warn the bidders and provide them with links. had enough you lurker? k |
How is he managing good feedback? I guess if people dont know what they are getting they say ok it was delivered and then they realize they were screwed once they start building the crap a month later?
I had no idea who this guy was and almost bought a motor from him, but everyone here saved my butt. By posting about him.
Posted by: lapuwali Jul 20 2005, 05:14 PM
| QUOTE (grantsfo @ Jul 20 2005, 03:07 PM) | ||
How is he managing good feedback? I guess if people dont know what they are getting they say ok it was delivered and then they realize they were screwed once they start building the crap a month later? I had no idea who this guy was and almost bought a motor from him, but everyone here saved my butt. By posting about him. |
If you look, most of his feedback is as a BUYER, not a seller. He's only had a few auctions as a seller. He's sold 2-3 sets of those P&Cs, and if Bus buyers are getting them, they may be just fine. It's also possible (even likely) that the buyers haven't yet tried to use the parts, and thus don't yet know they're potentially getting shafted.
Posted by: Jake Raby Jul 20 2005, 05:59 PM
My guess is that he HAD to resort to Ebay to sell his things since the entire cyber world is poised against him- rightfully so!
Looks like I'll have to start my own series of auctions to counter his tactic.....
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