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Old 09-18-09 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Wierdazndu
ok update: So another week gone by and STILL no pictures.

New guy ive been talking to, Sean@turbochargers.com has now been "avoiding"/not getting back to me (whichever word you want to use). At first i got emails back within an hour of sending a message. Now its been 2 days since i have emailed him and I have not had an email back. Sean is apparently the general manager over there. *trying to think happy thoughts*
Dude,

The company is sitting on a $40K vehicle. They probably are not doing beer runs down to Tijuana with your car, but over 4 months with no photos and only 1/2 done!! Just don't let your "hope" for boost turn cloud your judgment of when to pull the plug and get your car back.
Old 09-18-09 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by projectdna
^ that's assuming that it's making progress toward completion.

and from the OP's updates, there's no progress being made.
Yeah, lotta pipe dreamers in this thread.
Old 09-18-09 | 06:58 PM
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Did somebody check out the progress in detail in person?
Old 09-18-09 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by four o two
Yeah, lotta pipe dreamers in this thread.
sometimes you gotta dream big to make things happen.

i'm just not sure how big this dream has to be...
Old 09-18-09 | 11:41 PM
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Ahh, only thing comes to mind is John Hennessey and Dodge Vipers.

Hope your car is still in one piece bro. I would assume the worse.
Old 09-19-09 | 08:43 AM
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what have you been driving all this time with your IS in the shop?

i'd go insane without access to my IS 350, unless I had a loaner IS 350 to drive in the meantime or something comparable (335i, g37 something like that)
Old 09-19-09 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by carLx
what have you been driving all this time with your IS in the shop?

i'd go insane without access to my IS 350, unless I had a loaner IS 350 to drive in the meantime or something comparable (335i, g37 something like that)
thats a secret....
Old 09-19-09 | 11:09 AM
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I bet you're pimpin an M3!
Old 09-19-09 | 12:05 PM
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Acura TSX with work VS-XX
Old 09-27-09 | 08:03 PM
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update: Called up Turbochargers on friday sept 25th. Tried to talk to Kenny or Sean. They told me that they were out at the time and should be back in an hour. Also told that they would def give me a call back as soon as they got back. Waited all day and never got a call.
Old 09-27-09 | 08:34 PM
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they ****ed up on your ride and theyre probably just buying time so they could fix whatever problem they had with it. stop calling them and just go in to see your car yourself. 4 months and no call or news from them? that is one ****ed up company you have building you turbo system!
Old 09-27-09 | 08:54 PM
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bleh.. I've had bad experiences with Kenny and witnessed the crap he pulled with the Scion community. I hope you get your car back soon
Old 09-28-09 | 12:31 AM
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honestly i been following this thread for a while.
i think someone that lives near Kenny's place should stop by and check out john's car.
help a CL member out. this totally blows.
all the excitement died.
Old 09-28-09 | 12:44 AM
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sorry guys but i think this thread died a long time ago...good luck to your car bro.
Old 09-28-09 | 01:58 AM
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Looking at the pictures in your first post... they can't come up with a better sign other than TURBO and REPAIR?


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