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AC Schnitzer destroys wheel copies
05-07-2006, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by maninblack' post='278949' date='May 7 2006, 11:52 AM
That is not a valid argument. You are suggesting it's okay to steal just because something is expensive. So would it be okay for a Chinese or Korean company to take a BMW, completely copy every aspect of it and sell it for half the price of a real BMW just because BMW's are expensive?
I wonder how they came by these rims .any law enforcement agencies involved and how did they get them to crush after all they don;t belong to AC its just a publicity stunt so Ac too are decieving the public
05-17-2006, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by AC_S5' post='279225' date='May 7 2006, 08:43 PM
Isn't that the whole point of copying 
Norham brought up a good point, maybe these are not replicas. They are probably genuine ACS but irregular or faulty.
But I guess the red sign in the back eliminates that theory.
05-17-2006, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by norham' post='279248' date='May 8 2006, 12:56 AM
chinese / koreans don't have to steal the shape they'll probably buy it from BMW and make copies like they do with fords etc, anyhow lets face it wheels are wheels I've never heard of a rep collapsing the only difference is the finish and the longevity of it and in my exp we all get fed up looking at them after a while and change them which we could do probably 3 times for the price of the real ones anyhow I for one will not be bolstering AC or BMW coffers with their exorbinate prices................ just my opinion
I wonder how they came by these rims .any law enforcement agencies involved and how did they get them to crush after all they don;t belong to AC its just a publicity stunt so Ac too are decieving the public
I wonder how they came by these rims .any law enforcement agencies involved and how did they get them to crush after all they don;t belong to AC its just a publicity stunt so Ac too are decieving the public
05-25-2006, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by norham' post='278922' date='May 7 2006, 02:52 AM
ever thought that they charge over the top in their prices which encourage the counterfieters and these are not replicas being destroyed its the faulty ones at the factory being recycled
If you think they are too expensive DONT BUY IT!
Just because robberies and murders happen and will happen should we just not enforce the laws?
If some punk thinks you spent too much money on your car and he is flat broke does that justify the vandalism he may commit on your car or the theft of it?
05-25-2006, 05:16 PM
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does it make sense that there lip alone is $700...while BMW sells the full front bumper with fog lights and air ducts and alot of this for the same price.....same for the rims....do you really think that they cost that much to build....
take BMW...there M-kit is the most sold kit for the e60....yet no body has made a repilca...its because BMW has a good price,,,and anyone who makes a copy wont profit much of it, and cant sell that much cheaper...
i hate counterfits and prefer quality products...but sometimes...you have no choice....you can but 3 or 4 (probably half a dozen) sets for the price of one original...
nickolas_g: i think their products are overpriced and way to expensive...would never pay that much for an AC schnitzer...
take BMW...there M-kit is the most sold kit for the e60....yet no body has made a repilca...its because BMW has a good price,,,and anyone who makes a copy wont profit much of it, and cant sell that much cheaper...
i hate counterfits and prefer quality products...but sometimes...you have no choice....you can but 3 or 4 (probably half a dozen) sets for the price of one original...
nickolas_g: i think their products are overpriced and way to expensive...would never pay that much for an AC schnitzer...
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