# The list of companies NOT to give your money to - feel free to add **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 9, 2006, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641 "2006-10-09T06:40:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/1 "2006-10-09T06:40:03Z")
Mine - slowboy racing story - [http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19531](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19531) feel free to name your own “blacklisted” companies, and either post your story, or a link to it that can be read by users who arent logged in to the forum its on it can either be a mail order and local company, links to other threads about said company to validate your story would be a great addition ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/2 "2006-10-09T07:12:33Z")
Subaru… :lol: … this one is just personal ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/3 "2006-10-09T07:15:19Z")
Hennessey… ---
**Author:** ![Samsara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Samsara](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Samsara)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/4 "2006-10-09T07:17:04Z")
rallyarmor…dude didn’t hold to his word with me. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/5 "2006-10-09T07:24:03Z")
> [@Samsara](#): > > rallyarmor…dude didn’t hold to his word with me. They charge $100 for mud flaps thats just shady to begin with. I would say walden dodge. they are dicks to my girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/6 "2006-10-09T08:03:38Z")
Vision Nissan in Webster NY. Shortly after dicking me over a few years ago with my Sentra, I heard from my buddy all the shady extra charges they tried to sneak in when his kid sister bought a Sentra there. ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/7 "2006-10-09T08:06:08Z")
one-fab story: they suck ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/8 "2006-10-09T08:26:47Z")
Frontier Auto Glass: theres a thread about it somehwere Carbubba Collison (mostly the one on Elmwood): dont even get me started… ---
**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/9 "2006-10-09T08:27:45Z")
dan georger mitsu used cars - guy jacked price on me 5K in 3 hours and then sold the car out from under me after telling me i didnt need to put a deposit on it… ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/10 "2006-10-09T08:29:28Z")
Best Suspension/World Supension EBay Store - Ball Joints went bad in less than 3 months ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/11 "2006-10-09T08:30:42Z")
**focus-power.com** -----“turbo tom” is a huge dick and changes your order without asking, and doesnt give you the offset of money you saved anyway **SSautochrome** …this for obvious reasons and im sure most people know of them **DropZone:** their suspensions are way overrated, and their springs are NOT as advertised(2" drop)…they were actually a 1/4" HIGHER than stock. they are great once you chop one coil out of the front and 1.5 from the rears :lol: **Darylls car audio** : complete hacks and WAY overpriced **Vinyl signs plus** : trace was a cool dude at first when me and two buddies had some cool ideas for vinyls for cars, and then dicked us around and never did them, even after making us pay up front, and never honored the discount he promised us for referral customers. ---
**Author:** ![ChevyChase](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chevychase/32/4952_2.png) [@ChevyChase](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ChevyChase)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/12 "2006-10-09T09:29:51Z")
your wife/gf: explains itself ---
**Author:** ![Pauly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pauly/32/7493_2.png) [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/13 "2006-10-09T09:38:42Z")
Walden Dodge is gone but the same owner owns transitowne, clarence dodge and and the dodge dealer on transit in west seneca FYI ---
**Author:** ![Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Ninja](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ninja)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/14 "2006-10-09T10:11:16Z")
> [@focusinprogress](#): > > **Darylls car audio** : complete hacks and WAY overpriced :word: Overheard a conversation there once between two workers… dumbass 1: “Howd the install go on that car radio?” dumbass 2: “Good, but only problem is that her heating controls don’t light up with the rest of the interior lights.” dumbass 1: “Pfft, leave it…why the hell would they have to see the heating controls anyway. Tell her it was like that when you started.” ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/15 "2006-10-09T10:17:07Z")
They are a bunch of theives at Daryl’s as well… they have been known ot do installs, then go and rip off the system they just installed from the persons car when its parked at their place… ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/16 "2006-10-09T10:18:53Z")
> [@focusinprogress](#): > > **Darylls car audio** : complete hacks and WAY overpriced yes indeed…they cracked the dash in my old truck and broke the headlight switch when they claimed it wast them. upon further inspection, there was glue on the dash from where they tried (and miserably failed) to fix my headlight switch. i knew it was them because it was the same neon pink glue that they used to put part of my dahs kit back together (which i broke). > [@focusinprogress](#): > > **SSautochrome** …this for obvious reasons and im sure most people know of them id like to know what the big deal is about them…i got me headers from them, and i did a physical side-by-side comparison to a more expensive and well-known brand, and they were very comparable. the welds on the SSautochrome ones wern’t as pretty, but they were all sealed and solid, and the tubes were fine and everything. the only complaint i had with them is they sent me the wrong bolts so i had to go out and buy my own, which cost me all of $5 for grade 8 hardware. id really like to know why people have such a problem with them? mine are fine so far, but perhaps time will tell? ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/17 "2006-10-09T10:24:49Z")
Transit town dodge - car was damaged on their property and they didn’t claim responsibility, car was taken on a joy ride, way too long on service time dan georger mitsubishi - rip off on everything. Phoenix imports if they’re still in business - crappy job on install of upgraded parts for the stealth. Clutch assembly was poorly put together, scratches on car, took way longer to do work then it should have, didnt return phone calls…etc… Fountain Motorsports…I think they closed - didn’t alert me to an overboosting problem until 5 pulls later. car went boom. citibank student loans - horrible updating of accounts and mishandling of accounts as well. Misplaced one of my student loans under a different account number for a year before I got a notice about it. American Express - paid off a credit card (large amount) and there was a $30 charge that I was never told about which just sat there until I noticed it on my credit report. when confronted about the charge, they had no idea. I stated that I was paying off the entire card and the amount was large enough that an extra $30 wouldnt have been a big deal. I didn’t get any notices about it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/18 "2006-10-09T10:25:17Z")
they will rust eventually u will have leaks and warpage ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evil_stang/32/7256_2.png) [@Evil\_Stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Evil_Stang)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/19 "2006-10-09T10:42:54Z")
Transittown Dodge, 3 months after i bought a car from them the a/c stopped workign, they claim it was hit by a rock, i told them to show me the exact route of the magical rock, they couldn’t. Verizon, sells junk phones that stop working after 3 months, their reply, not our problem, couldt’ get a signal in Lackawanna, where i live, their reply, not our problem. Uhaul, their equipment is beat to hell and they don’t do much maintaince on them or clean them. [Sears.com](http://Sears.com) (not he physical store) no clue what they are doing, couldn’t get an order straight if they had 10 peopel working on it. thompson’s cigars improperly cared for goods and psycho salesmen that never stop calling. Chem lawn, psycho salesmen that never stop calling. Nationwide insurance, don’t cover what you pay for, give you the run around forever (homeowners) and encourage shops to use junk parts and cut corners(auto) Metlife auto, changed rates (increased) every month. HSBC bank, high fees unless you depostit more tha $10,000 and change fee structure after you open an account with them. Funk lawn care, had more and different weeds after they started spraying the lawn 2-3 times. ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641/20 "2006-10-09T12:06:32Z")
Victoria Tire: > [@neurokinetik](#): > > Some of you have already heard this story, but here goes anyway… > > Back at the end of March, I bought a set of wheels off of Ebay. The seller was Victoria Tire. The wheels were white ADR Ikaris, 17x7, with an offset of 42mm. As many of you know, theis is the exact same wheel I ran all last year for auto-x, but with a slightly different offset. (Mine were 40mm). When the wheels were delivered, I found that they were not 42mm offset, but 40mm, just like the set I already had. Victoria Tire (Tom) admitted their mistake and agreed to take the wheels back at no charge to me. Edwin was to issue a call tag and get the wheels picked back up. The wheels sat for a week on our loading dock before I called Victoria Tire again, and asked why they wheels had not yet been picked up. Edwin re-issued the call tag, and the wheels were picked back up on the 16th. > > While I was waiting for the wheels to be picked up, I ordered a second set of wheels from Victoria Tire (ADR Concept Pros, in white) because our first Solo II event of the season was right around the corner, and I wanted to have my new wheels and tires ready for it. Well, it turns out that they were out of stock on the white Concept Pros, and could not get anymore. So they refunded my money on them. > > Meanwhile, I was waiting for VT to receive the Ikaris. They received them on the 23rd of April. Several phone calls later, several unanswered emails, and a Squaretrade case filed through Ebay, and I still do not have my money. Ebay safe harbour and Paypal buyer protection both require filing within 30 days of the initial transaction, so they can’t help me. I haven’t yet tried to do something through my credit card company, but I doubt they wil be able to help since I paid my bill(s) since then. > > At this point, I would like to get a letter sent to them through a lawyer, but what if they ignore that, too? Oh yeah, and it took a credit card dispute to finally get my money back from these guys… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-list-of-companies-not-to-give-your-money-to-feel-free-to-add/18641.md?page=2)