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Subject difficult question to answer

Posted by Adam (NoVA) on December 04, 2010 at 8:11 AM

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In Reply To Is the ZCCA aware of this? (n/m) posted by SactoTodd on December 03, 2010 at 05:04 PM

Message I've been personally advised by a ZCCA committee member that he was aware of the frustrations of a small group of people with regard to specific vendors. My impression was that it was seen as an annoyance, potentially putting that valued ZCCA -> Sponsor relationship at risk.
1993 Ultra Red Z32 TT Convertible
2003 R50 2+2 4WD
"boobies have power" - Bernie(NoVA)

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New AMS innovations. Sigh. Sorry Brett. - Bernie (NoVA) 13:25:39 12/03/10
He's also doing some R&D, heh, on clear timing covers too. (n/m) - Mike aka thedeadking (NoVA) 13:36:54 12/03/10
I'll beat him to that ...and if he sells them for the - ArubaDave 14:34:11 12/03/10
Just copy his... lol! (n/m) - JonnyZ(SoCal) 18:13:02 12/03/10
I would be willing to bet Vuk would sue (n/m) - czh5005 22:57:41 12/04/10
He can't; no patent, no grounds to sue. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:14:22 12/06/10
Oh, but if he tried that would be the icing on the cake (n/m) - czh5005 21:41:52 12/06/10
Oh and again... - Bernie (NoVA) 13:40:55 12/03/10
lol, logos on coin-sized plugs not visible on rear of motor - LJZTT 04:56:23 12/04/10
Idiotic. - SimaYi 13:46:16 12/03/10
At least when the parts break and fail, you don't have - Mike aka thedeadking (NoVA) 13:48:12 12/03/10
actually I think Vuk was able to source Chinese ink.. - gizmo 13:55:21 12/03/10
and I thought 3zc bashed on AMS hard, sheesh (n/m) - buzzfast 14:08:58 12/03/10
What are you talking about? What 3zc are you on? - Mike aka thedeadking (NoVA) 14:56:52 12/03/10
Erased AND thread locked. (n/m) - 300twinz (satx) 15:05:04 12/03/10
And sometimes banned. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 15:07:59 12/03/10
I was banned shortly after signing up..... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 15:26:53 12/03/10
They banned Greg D ?. (n/m) - ArubaDave 15:28:29 12/03/10
Yes Sir, It was awhile ago and I was only offering facts - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 15:42:37 12/03/10
Money over Morals wins the race. (n/m) - ni[X]it 15:53:26 12/03/10
Money over Morals Indeed (n/m) - induetime 17:11:29 12/03/10
Re: Money over Morals Indeed - bbsalexaz 21:08:35 12/03/10
I'd call it sad, not so much funny - BigTDogg (MA) 10:30:19 12/05/10
Re: Yes Sir, It was awhile ago and I was only offering facts - buzzfast 14:58:46 12/04/10
LOL! If there was ever an indication about the - Dustin 21:57:04 12/03/10
Same as VTD? (n/m) - jschrauwen 21:33:08 12/03/10
nope (n/m) - aliaZ 22:29:41 12/03/10
No. - ZiNnYc 22:30:43 12/03/10
Winner winner chicken dinner (n/m) - bstyleZ 10:47:14 12/04/10
go away troll (n/m) - nissansx 22:58:40 12/03/10
yeah, same thing.... - LJZTT 00:20:18 12/04/10
Blah Blah Blah (n/m) - HighPsi (NorCal) 09:35:32 12/04/10
Thanks for buying a HI pulley for AMS to send to Chi (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 10:04:12 12/04/10
??? No such purchase Bernie. Who is Chi? - jschrauwen 11:18:11 12/04/10
Chi is China you fucking Brutus moron. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:53:59 12/04/10
I read your responses on 3ZC. - ZiNnYc 22:17:52 12/05/10
how bout we vote to ban this troll forever (n/m) - zyoulater 22:31:12 12/04/10
lol WTF are you talking about (n/m) - aliaZ 16:17:18 12/03/10
Home Page: http://www.300zxclub.com/member.php?find=lastp - Spongerider :) 17:09:26 12/03/10
lol, in bizarro world maybe (n/m) - LJZTT 23:21:06 12/03/10
lol... but it's easy to spot the junk from its black color.. (n/m) - SimaYi 14:17:04 12/03/10
This copy doesnt come with ARP bolts. - ZiNnYc 13:54:09 12/03/10
ROFL. I think keying is bad, but to get copies... - CoHPhasor 18:26:01 12/03/10
Rob & duplicate... rinse... repeat... sigh (n/m) - vorpalZ 14:25:31 12/03/10
It's now beyond me comprehension . - ArubaDave 14:37:39 12/03/10
Copied my 350Z diff bushings and endlinks too (n/m) - kuah@splparts.com 14:58:50 12/03/10
The whole web site is copied parts! They hit all of us :-( (n/m) - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 15:37:33 12/03/10
I feel bad for the good Canadians out there. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 15:08:44 12/03/10
I don't wish ill on many people, but Vuk can die in a fire. - bstyleZ 15:11:18 12/03/10
Z1 and AMS use the same offshore manufacturers - ni[X]it 16:05:23 12/03/10
agreed (n/m) - LJZTT 04:37:24 12/04/10
I'm trying to mop this crap up a bit... - LitlElvis 15:20:17 12/03/10
You have mail. (n/m) - Josher 15:44:41 12/03/10
Re: I'm trying to mop this crap up a bit... - ni[X]it 15:51:16 12/03/10
First thing I thought of when I saw this thread :/ (n/m) - SeedyROM 16:59:48 12/03/10
I'm a little older and a little wiser now... - LitlElvis 20:52:18 12/03/10
Indeed. Good luck! (n/m) - SeedyROM 04:06:57 12/04/10
The reward has been taken... no more emails please :) (n/m) - LitlElvis 16:50:35 12/03/10
You may want to contact AMS and tell them to remove your - Multi_Read (MO) 19:05:41 12/03/10
wow, they don't even try to hide that it's a straight copy - Furb (NoVa) 15:20:41 12/03/10
Yup, I heard about this one through the grapevine... sigh. (n/m) - Karl (MD) 15:46:38 12/03/10
Ok i'm speaking way out of my league here but.. - fantomZ(OH) 15:59:56 12/03/10
2nd! Isn't there legal action that can be taken? - Draker (Eugene, OR) 20:51:31 12/03/10
It cost money to patent products and im just assuming - 5280Z_nightstalker 01:48:25 12/04/10
wow, i think i get it now... - ni[X]it 16:02:32 12/03/10
Their 'own' version of the maf as well - Hyjaxe 16:02:34 12/03/10
would love to see one of those ripped apart - SeanK (StL) 16:14:00 12/03/10
It is almost as if they are laughing in their customers face - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 16:07:40 12/03/10
Wow. Just Wow. (n/m) - Mr.Stacy 16:09:45 12/03/10
Surprised I don't see RameyZ idler studs on there - aliaZ 16:15:57 12/03/10
Can anyone tell me the names of the factories these parts - Multi_Read (MO) 16:31:07 12/03/10
Mentioned before... - Bernie (NoVA) 16:49:15 12/03/10
Ah, didn't see that information. Thank you Bernie. (n/m) - Multi_Read (MO) 17:42:12 12/03/10
the real tragedy is that they write a big check to the ZCCA - Adam (NoVA) 16:38:00 12/03/10
the ZCCA must ask themselves, do they want to be associated? (n/m) - SuparexTT 16:43:15 12/03/10
tt.net must ask themselves, do they want to be associated? (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 16:45:30 12/03/10
Not really. (n/m) - Dallas DamonZ 17:08:23 12/03/10
when i said tt.net i meant the community as a whole... - Adam (NoVA) 17:12:59 12/03/10
I would not ask for the sponsorship again but I am - 300twinz (satx) 18:12:39 12/04/10
Is the ZCCA aware of this? (n/m) - SactoTodd 17:04:46 12/03/10
difficult question to answer - Adam (NoVA) 08:11:57 12/04/10
Yes. They are just unwilling to do anything. - Bernie (NoVA) 20:55:38 12/05/10
if I could do it over again.... (n/m) - 300twinz (satx) 17:07:47 12/03/10
yep - aliaZ 17:34:30 12/03/10
"AMS at the San Antonio ZCON was a real turnoff" - 300twinz (satx) 19:23:30 12/03/10
I didn't intend that as a jab to you :-/ (n/m) - aliaZ 19:55:45 12/03/10
no worries I did not see it as an attack. (n/m) - 300twinz (satx) 19:58:57 12/03/10
Very true... don't forget they are also big sponsors for - Piranha 18:51:19 12/03/10
"go along" to "get along" - LJZTT 00:24:05 12/04/10
ITYS - SeedyROM 17:16:08 12/03/10
Sorry Brett. It's bad news when good people that try to - induetime 17:19:11 12/03/10
Wow. I feel like crap for buying a crank pulley from them! - JonnyZ(SoCal) 17:31:31 12/03/10
That being said... does anyone wanna have fun destroying it? - JonnyZ(SoCal) 17:32:23 12/03/10
Do us all a favor? - Multi_Read (MO) 17:46:03 12/03/10
Ya, thats what I was getting at! Any suggestions on how to - JonnyZ(SoCal) 17:53:52 12/03/10
Torch & angle grinder (n/m) - ArubaDave 18:13:37 12/03/10
This comes to mind - bstyleZ 18:19:07 12/03/10
Love that movie! (n/m) - JonnyZ(SoCal) 18:30:48 12/03/10
Sledge, most definitely - Broke_as_**** 18:23:44 12/03/10
That one made me lol =] (n/m) - JonnyZ(SoCal) 18:29:16 12/03/10
Well - Broke_as_**** 18:55:45 12/03/10
Well It would seem kind of weird if I went somewhere and - JonnyZ(SoCal) 18:58:35 12/03/10
You're letting your anger bring you down to a lower level. - Multi_Read (MO) 19:59:36 12/03/10
? - Broke_as_**** 20:07:50 12/03/10
Glad I don't get drunk with you, then. :) - Multi_Read (MO) 20:18:24 12/03/10
Hey now, I have great legs - Broke_as_**** 20:41:12 12/03/10
"Hey now, I have great legs" - Multi_Read (MO) 20:59:00 12/03/10
Mr. Hands (n/m) - ZiNnYc 22:36:49 12/03/10
Send it back for a refund. Don't throw your money away. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 10:10:46 12/04/10
If you have time to read. Read it and think about it. - John@Z1 17:59:22 12/03/10
Lol. If your point is that this 'negative advertisement' - bstyleZ 18:10:08 12/03/10
What many people don't realize - induetime 18:27:10 12/03/10
I see where you're going with this, but imo you reap what - TriniTT 18:26:35 12/03/10
Very well said. (n/m) - bstyleZ 19:04:14 12/03/10
Please, scare everyone into not talking about it. - CoHPhasor 18:59:49 12/03/10
I figured you or someone at z1 would post to protect - Spongerider :) 19:06:41 12/03/10
BAMMM You got knocked the f**k out! - Multi_Read (MO) 20:00:59 12/03/10
so you're saying we should take it in the ass without lube - aliaZ 20:05:28 12/03/10
well fortunately Z owners with brains & common sense - LJZTT 06:48:00 12/04/10
Simon is a good dude though, so I take part of that back (n/m) - LJZTT 19:40:10 12/04/10
Not all 3ZCr's are blind! - czh5005 20:46:08 12/04/10
Glad to hear! (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 17:10:46 12/05/10
This story has little to do with a tight-knit community - vorpalZ 08:34:33 12/04/10
*from Chelsea (lower Manhattan). (n/m) - ZiNnYc 12:52:53 12/04/10
oops, sorry, the rip off artist lives in Brooklyn - vorpalZ 19:37:42 12/04/10
So stop selling the garbage that cocksucker pushes! (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 21:52:49 12/04/10
There has to be something collectively we can do, right ? - whip 18:38:52 12/03/10
FYI It isn't going to stop the vendors to stop making new - ArubaDave 19:00:13 12/03/10
It actually has in the past - SeedyROM 04:13:01 12/04/10
I will never buy their knock offs. (n/m) - dpjax 18:40:52 12/03/10
He without sin cast the first stone... - tuckz32 19:37:35 12/03/10
um. wut? (n/m) - ZiNnYc 22:32:48 12/03/10
you were told wrong - Adam (NoVA) 07:46:15 12/04/10
Fixed images from OP. - ZiNnYc 23:15:08 12/03/10
Puttin this out there in case someone searches? - CoHPhasor 02:31:56 12/04/10
What a douchenozzle (n/m) - black300zx 12:57:44 12/04/10
Vuk that is - meant to post this under bernie's OP - black300zx 13:35:15 12/04/10
Ugh... those are some pretty ugly welds - will_k 13:04:29 12/04/10
What a shame. I'm glad I have the real things. - collegeboy 00:04:38 12/04/10
Absolutely disgusting. (n/m) - Inzane 00:24:24 12/04/10
Perhaps there's a way to stickie a thread at the top of each - will_k 01:38:08 12/04/10
That might be the most effective thing I heard all day (n/m) - CoHPhasor 02:32:48 12/04/10
And every other club forum. (n/m) - SuparexTT 11:42:54 12/04/10
It would be a shame if their shop burned down - The Hawk 12:18:26 12/04/10
That's F'ed up (n/m) - komplexZTT 13:49:03 12/04/10
Wow!!!!! That all bad. (n/m) - toykoz32 13:56:12 12/04/10
no surprise (n/m) - zgene4 18:57:32 12/04/10
What's wrong with them... (n/m) - BoneZ 20:41:22 12/04/10
First and foremost, they are a direct copy of my design - LitlElvis 10:42:25 12/05/10
LOL--I see how my statement was misunderstood!!! - BoneZ 15:26:23 12/06/10
Bah, figures, I take a half day on a Friday, do a pub crawl - BigTDogg (MA) 22:14:06 12/04/10
I think - team7 00:40:47 12/05/10
It's pathetic, insulting and a slap in the face. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:27:01 12/05/10
Vuk's reply on 3ZC - ArubaDave 10:38:11 12/05/10
I look forward to this debate - czh5005 10:42:59 12/05/10
Dave, could you link to Vuk's response? - LitlElvis 10:59:48 12/05/10
Re: Dave, could you link to Vuk's response? - nissansx 11:06:20 12/05/10
don't know how you stay so calm - vulcanrush 18:59:35 12/05/10
not much choice... - vorpalZ 19:08:39 12/05/10
This is what I said before some e-thug mod deleted it - BigTDogg (MA) 21:53:00 12/05/10
lol, so your were RationalRob (n/m) - czh5005 22:00:32 12/05/10
They wanted a rational discussion :-) that was my SN of - BigTDogg (MA) 22:08:31 12/05/10
the hilarious part is that by aggressively deleting - vorpalZ 22:20:49 12/05/10

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