AA Selling on Ebay Options

[Mike Fitton]

lionel_atlanta is the seller ID for AA on Ebay, so if you are interested in something that is listed by this seller be sure to do your homework and ask for additional close-up pictures. Check out this speaker pod they currently have listed and be sure to zoom in on the picture and check out the crossbars. Read the small print that says there are no threaded inserts on the inside to connect the speakers to. Says 1 has been sold, I feel sorry for the poor sap, classic AA!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-914-factor...ef4&vxp=mtr

[Rob-O]

Took me about 23 years or so to make another purchase from George. Made some purchases in 1990/1991 (pre-internet!) and got a bad taste. Gave him another shot in 2013 or so and it was still a mess.

Some of the stuff he wants to create (speaker grills and upper dash pads) are great ideas, but you better have some engineering experience or hire somebody who does if you want to get it past prototype stage. While it sounds like a great business plan to have some third world manufacturer pump these out for $.05 each and you sell 'em for $80.00 a pop, it doesn't usually work that way.

I was all about getting this dash pad he was having made a few years ago. Until I actually saw the pics he posted on his site (a full two or so years later than his anticipated "they'll be ready on xxxxx" date). I can tell you from those pictures that he is light years from having a product that matches the factory quality. And that's saying a lot, because while Porsche is known for quality, I think we could all agree that most of the components on our cars wouldn't be considered high end in today's automotive world. Take that in for a minute....with all of the technology available today, AA is still a long way from matching the quality of a 40 year old plastic part.

I've said this before and I'll say it again, I'm mystified how AA could have fumbled the opportunity to own the entire market for aftermarket 914 products. It was there for the taking back in the late 80's. Yes there was Automotion, Performance Products, Tweeks and others, but they weren't 914 centric.

I just use Pelican and Mikey nowadays.