we will see

rating system for vendors is a good idea.

I aint buy`n jack from george .........only cuz i dont have any money

Oh Oh!!! Are we complaining about vendors? A year or so back, I was surfing the PP site and I noticed that the rear bumper plug that covers the hole in the bumper where the tow hook screws in was available - and cheap! Mine was a little crazed so I thought COOL!!! I ordered it, all by $5 something for the shipping. When it arrived I headed right for the garage thinking I was going to remove that dingy old one and plug in this new one. That was until I got the box open and discovered it was a black plastic plug... Huh??? It is supposed to be chrome! So I called. Oh yea! They said, "do you want to send it back?" At my cost. So, I am out the money to buy it, ship it, and ship it back. Oh hell no. I through that stupid thing out and saved myself $5.

Moral of the story is they are all idiots sometimes. Just work it out with George. He seems like a reasonable guy.

That is because we the largest and most popular supplier of 914 parts and have been over the last 31 years. We sell so much in 914 we are much more likely to make a mistake than anyone else especially with the weird mix we sell.... used new aftermarket factory made up kits WHAT A MESS! 500 good orders one bad one, lets beat up on the guy who has all of the enthusiasm all of the parts and ALL OF THE CARS!!!!!!!!!

We had the chromed plastic ones made after the factory discontinued them and rather supplies a cheap black rubber looking piece of junk they call their supercession.

What do you need maybe I could make a donation?

I could use a set of Gt rockers so I can finally install my steel flares from the first group buy

I have had very good luck in ordering stuff from AA for many years. I have had good service, and complete satisfaction on the only order that was delayed. I think you may have a very small gripe in the order mix up, but trashing them for selling you something that was manufactured closer to your house than Georgia and bitching about the shipping is totally uncalled for. If you were worrying about finding a vendor near your home, you have to do some homework. Any place that sells a wide variety of parts gets them from all over. You bought an item for a specified price, and you should expect to pay shipping from Ga., unless you had other arrangements. You didn't specify where it was manufactured, you have no gripe, and shouldn't expect anything more than you got.

JoeO

Please call me Bob.

I've had my 914 since 1982. I've bought parts from many suppliers, AA included. I have rarely had any significant problems, and when issues have come up, I've been able to resolve them with a phone call. I've spoken to George many times (though not recently, as he reminded me in a PM ) and have always found him to be a wealth of info and reasonable to deal with.

What some people may not realize is how lucky we have it, with all of these vendors still in the game. The date code on my car is 9/69! These cars are over 40 years old! To be able to still find NOS and good used parts with little effort from multiple sources is an incredible luxury. I imagine that owners of other foreign sports cars from the same generation would only be too glad to be in our situation.

True dat Brad! Do you know if my brake drums on the rear of my 240Z wear out of spec I must scrounge a junk yard or convert to disc brakes to repair it? The BRAKE DRUMS are NLA!!! This is not a restoration part. It is a wear item expected to wear and be replaced. We have it made in a lot of ways.

And that's why I'm not pissed about Auto Atlanta. Piss and moan to everyone, no one buys stuff, and out of business he goes. Thats not good for ANY[s] of us.

Will do George! I will be here all day weds.(Thanks to losing my job today) Will call you then. Thank you Kind Sir!

AutoAtlanta does have added value with free technical support in addition to a variety of new OEM, aftermarket, AutoAtlanta manufactured and used parts. If you are fortunate enough to shop there in person the eye candy is certainly a bonus as well.

No this shit again

PLEASE ADMINS. This needs to go away. Yes, Doctor, Not Again. I have my own reasons not to be an AA customer, but I'm through rehashing old stuff. They do help some people and do have happy campers. This constant bitchen every couple of months by a newbie that drags up old stuff is really getting old. I dropped offline at Club because of these same type of posts.

Please block this stuff from happening. Set up rules for gripes. Some are great and appropriate..."I'm not going to tell who this is but this is what happened, what would you do?" type of posts.

This is a Great Site run by a bunch of Great people. Let's keep it to stuff like brakes, motors, and engine venting instead.

Mucho Thanks. Bill

I agree with Elliot, if you need to vent, talk your mom This is not supposed to be a place where we tear each other apart. I think we should all appreciate anyone who is willing to start and maintain a business that helps to support our hobby.

Serious... start your own dam business and sell what ever you want and see how many people are happy and how many complain. Once you've made the sort of investment that George has made, bitch about whoever you want.

That's all I got...

I actually feel that people should be able to make public service announcements about poor dealings to be judged by the community that said business is set to serve. What I hate is how this always turns into a bash fest. If you are the primary wronged party, state your case and move on. No one else needs to vote on yay or nay. Then, this thread will show up should anyone wish to search for customer experiences and the searching party can make their own opinion. But, anything past a statement of how the original poster feels pits us against each other and is a waste of fucking electrons.

...this thread pisses me off....gonna go drink some rum and Coke.

I know how to get this thread closed...

Jesus was black
Obama is the greatest pres. since Nixon
Women shouldn't drive porsches

Did I leave anything out? Political enough?

Well played

How racist and sexist can a forum get? I am so ashamed!

Then what would we do for entertainment?

Try using the seach function before your third post.

I swear to all things holy I will NEVER buy anything from Circuit City again....EVER !!!

2.2 and a side shifter all set and ready to install ..but i would settle for a new set of 2.2 p&c`s ...Thanks George you da man

Mike Crandall

I agree absolutely.. There are unsual circumstances where a "NewBIE" comes in as a seller only and is "rip off" "artist" that a member may have had dealings with; and then and only then should a thread like this alert other members the "lurker" is a POTENTIAL "thief" or "con" ect..

What are the widest tires I can get under stock fenders?

Nice SuperSport, davesprinkle!

So why do people dog Motor Meister if they keep getting biger and biger
it seems lot everyone hates them,..there doors are still open

Thanks for the kind words, Johnie5. Here's another pic:

I'm taking my 2 cent back

You can't have it! It was taxed by the Chancellor in order to pay for another White House party!

Not like the RNC in Hawaii

(Not looking to get banned, just a thread locked )

How about some medical terminology education?

Chalazion. This one has been recently excised.


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Carbuncle. The inevitable development of a furuncle if left untreated. Nasty.

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Aint a party without some necrotizing faciitis.

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This one anybody can understand. Compartment syndrome. It happens when your muscles in your leg swell, often due to usage by a person who is normally sedentary, and the swelling cuts off the blood flow into the leg. A fasciotomy is what is pictured. Literally, cutting the fascia of the leg (the packing tape of the leg muscles) and allowing the bulging muscles to poke out of the opening and the dead muscle to drain out over a few days.

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OMFG DOC

seriously doc....
who needs a thread lock ...when you got yerself a thread killer

Nothing like mayonnaise knee

WTF Mike, that is some gruesome shit!!! Couldn't even bring myself to a 3rd look!

I have worse in reserve if this thread gets all pissy again

IRONY!

How 'bout emailing them to the pissy people instead of making us all sick.
Seriously, that was uncalled for.

Hey guys, I obviously don't spend much time here, but was ignoring the thread an option? Or is it mandatory to respond with a whinge about a whinge?

On a second note, thanks evil! those were some fun photos on par with the rest of this whinging mass of 5 pages