**BUYING EXPERIENCES FROM MEMBER QUAD_M**
06-06-2008, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by ITNurse' post='597230' date='Jun 6 2008, 02:16 PM
Downside - 4 months for M tech side skirts. Many failed phone calls, many PM's, many reasons for my order not being ready. Finally shipped them when I posted my unhappyness in the forum.
Upside - Paint was perfect.
Upside - Paint was perfect.
What we would do for our cars.... we are such fools........ wait.... it's not us.... How can we help Tony do get this right so other future members can enjoy Tony's great work...
06-06-2008, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by adam81osu' post='597233' date='Jun 6 2008, 02:21 PM
my question is this..... His ebay feedback is positive- no mentions of delay. Do you think he puts priority on his ebay auctions before us because of the feedback system?
06-06-2008, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by danwu' post='597250' date='Jun 6 2008, 02:34 PM
I think in general we are all polite and professional here. No one wants to criticize nor say negative things, especially when you talk to Tony, he seems like a nice guy. I hesitated a while before sharing my buying experience, because I do not want to affect his business, So I make sure that everything I stated was just fact, no emotion, no exaggeration.
06-06-2008, 01:19 PM
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Order back in January, still no kit. Got a text from Tony asking me what I ordered! 
This is ridiculous, sent a pm a week ago no reply.
Im going to call right now. I'll post what happens.
This is ridiculous, sent a pm a week ago no reply.
Im going to call right now. I'll post what happens.
06-06-2008, 01:27 PM
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realistic expectations should put these products at a 2-4 week wait after purchase since there's paint and prep being done but anything longer than a month is plain ridiculous if you ask me.... Otherwise charge us when you ship it not when we order it....
Tony just posted this....
"there are MANY members here received their full kits in ONE month(if its in stock)
because they paid in full price without ANY discounts
when you get discounted kit it goes the list and takes time..."
If I knew before hand that by getting it at a group buy discount meant I'd be on a huge waiting list, I would have coughed up the extra dough to have it in a month. Did anyone else know that?? The whole point of a group buy is to provide a discounted price to the buyer but compensate for a loss in per-product profit by having more buyers purchase your product. Why do WE suffer a long wait because he's discounting his product? This doesn't make sense.
Tony just posted this....
"there are MANY members here received their full kits in ONE month(if its in stock)
because they paid in full price without ANY discounts
when you get discounted kit it goes the list and takes time..."
If I knew before hand that by getting it at a group buy discount meant I'd be on a huge waiting list, I would have coughed up the extra dough to have it in a month. Did anyone else know that?? The whole point of a group buy is to provide a discounted price to the buyer but compensate for a loss in per-product profit by having more buyers purchase your product. Why do WE suffer a long wait because he's discounting his product? This doesn't make sense.
06-06-2008, 02:02 PM
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My Ride: 2011, X6 Hybrid . Alpine White , every option. 20" Conti' NON runflats,OEM trunk spoiler , LUX V3 AE's , HP Thunder Fogs , custom front bumper reflector delete........
Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='597189' date='Jun 6 2008, 02:33 PM
I got my kit in under 2 weeks. Thanks again Tony. 
06-06-2008, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jdcinc21' post='597311' date='Jun 6 2008, 05:19 PM
Order back in January, still no kit. Got a text from Tony asking me what I ordered!
This is ridiculous, sent a pm a week ago no reply.
Im going to call right now. I'll post what happens.
This is ridiculous, sent a pm a week ago no reply.
Im going to call right now. I'll post what happens.
06-06-2008, 02:09 PM
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Was going to purchase from Quad_m but decided that I didn't want to wait or take any chances. I got nothing against him tho, seems like a nice guy.
06-06-2008, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by adam81osu' post='597314' date='Jun 6 2008, 05:27 PM
realistic expectations should put these products at a 2-4 week wait after purchase since there's paint and prep being done but anything longer than a month is plain ridiculous if you ask me.... Otherwise charge us when you ship it not when we order it....
Tony just posted this....
"there are MANY members here received their full kits in ONE month(if its in stock)
because they paid in full price without ANY discounts
when you get discounted kit it goes the list and takes time..."
If I knew before hand that by getting it at a group buy discount meant I'd be on a huge waiting list, I would have coughed up the extra dough to have it in a month. Did anyone else know that?? The whole point of a group buy is to provide a discounted price to the buyer but compensate for a loss in per-product profit by having more buyers purchase your product. Why do WE suffer a long wait because he's discounting his product? This doesn't make sense.
Tony just posted this....
"there are MANY members here received their full kits in ONE month(if its in stock)
because they paid in full price without ANY discounts
when you get discounted kit it goes the list and takes time..."
If I knew before hand that by getting it at a group buy discount meant I'd be on a huge waiting list, I would have coughed up the extra dough to have it in a month. Did anyone else know that?? The whole point of a group buy is to provide a discounted price to the buyer but compensate for a loss in per-product profit by having more buyers purchase your product. Why do WE suffer a long wait because he's discounting his product? This doesn't make sense.
06-06-2008, 02:18 PM
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Order: Full Mtech kit w/ M5 rear
Wait time: 3 months
Paint: Unsatisfactory
First off, I think Tony is a nice guy. He does provides us a means to get kits and other parts at decent prices. He's also polite.
I think this thread is a good idea. E60 members are very finicky- as they should be with such awesome cars. But I think his wait time is too long.
When I ordered my kit, I was assuming that I would get my kit painted in a month's time. It took 3 months. Way too long.
Also, the paint was definitely not up to par. Mine may have been the only one, but it definitely was not a decent job. Vincent at EuroRev can vouch for it. In the end, I had the front and rear repainted with Jimmy (next to EuroRev). Tony was a decent guy tho, and credited me $200. I paid the rest to have it repainted.
IMO- order the kits from Tony if you can wait the 3 months, but get them painted locally. It may cut down on the wait time and you will get a much more perfect match.
Again, just my own personal experience, but I feel everyone was so "scared" to post any negative reviews which doesn't help other forum members. We are so "worried" about affecting Tony's business, but if there are universal problems with his business, we should freely and openly discuss on this forum. That is the reason why I like this forum. It provides accurate and reliable information from experienced and knowledgeable E60 owners.
Mike
Wait time: 3 months
Paint: Unsatisfactory
First off, I think Tony is a nice guy. He does provides us a means to get kits and other parts at decent prices. He's also polite.
I think this thread is a good idea. E60 members are very finicky- as they should be with such awesome cars. But I think his wait time is too long.
When I ordered my kit, I was assuming that I would get my kit painted in a month's time. It took 3 months. Way too long.
Also, the paint was definitely not up to par. Mine may have been the only one, but it definitely was not a decent job. Vincent at EuroRev can vouch for it. In the end, I had the front and rear repainted with Jimmy (next to EuroRev). Tony was a decent guy tho, and credited me $200. I paid the rest to have it repainted.
IMO- order the kits from Tony if you can wait the 3 months, but get them painted locally. It may cut down on the wait time and you will get a much more perfect match.
Again, just my own personal experience, but I feel everyone was so "scared" to post any negative reviews which doesn't help other forum members. We are so "worried" about affecting Tony's business, but if there are universal problems with his business, we should freely and openly discuss on this forum. That is the reason why I like this forum. It provides accurate and reliable information from experienced and knowledgeable E60 owners.
Mike