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Originally Posted by BRZSS
I'm going to be a bit negative here to the guy in the video.
I watched everything going back to the initial install of his S/C. It seems from the get go he had negative associations with the car. Every time something went wrong with his build it came off as it was a fault of Toyota/Subaru.
TL : DR Version: Guy in video is acting like an old man bitching that he wasted money. Should of waited for FRS/BRZ/GT86 platform to prove itself and have it's limitations learned and worked out before getting into the game.
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I have read everything you said, including the negative comments from those offended. In fact I take these comments seriously when they are well formed.
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Realities: I get an opportunity to work with manufacturers PR, tech reps, engineers and have worked in the tech field for over 15 years. There is one thing that is consistent I have learned. Companies small and large, from the vendors on forums, to the big boys like Samsung, Apple, GM, Toyota have one concern: Money, Selling Products, and Selling More Products. You do not sell and create a brand without marketing and putting fluff and honey on everything.
Most importantly:
Modern press, mainstream media, and now social media is being bought and sold to SELL and PUSH products out. I meet these people now all the time. I could go on a sickening rant about it. I just met a woman who had a load of products delivered to her from Michael Koors bags, yogurt and cars, just to post how good they were on Instagram and social media because she has over 100k followers. Free sh*t, just to promote products.
The point is I used to own about 10 major car forums that I sold off, and over the past 15 years I have seen vendors and products come and go that fu*ked over people or were just straight up crap. Including this forum, where vendors make big claims to sell with no actual data to young kids who think they know better and even the older crowd.
You want to know why you don't find negative car reviews anywhere?
Because media outlets would be out of business, when ad revenue is pulled, press cars refused and media access denied.
It's nothing new but rarely talked about, they give you free trips, free stuff, exclusive access and you give them press and you say THANK YOU. But NEVER give negative press. NEVER
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The younger guys who work for stuff. I am sorry if I offended you, and if you are working your ass off for it I am sure many your age would like to know your secrets.
How you get enough money in high school and college to pay your own rent, your own car, your own tuition and have money in the bank? Are you so special that you did not get help from family? It's absolutely rare these days that anyone 16-21 can live on their own, have baller cars, mods, things and have college paid for without help, by either being subsidized by loans, credit cards or family. Not sure where all the butt hurt is coming from.
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TJ Hunt. Don't know him, seems smart. Doesn't matter, the video I made was because I saw a video where he had issues with shop install, Bill do his onsite tuning and still had AVCS issues. I made a video about the experience I had with my car and it reminded me of why it sucks modifying your own car, doing it all yourself and spending a ton of coin. It's as simple as that.
After the video I realized he was GIVEN the supercharger kit, and free services/subsidized services in exchange for social media exposure. FREE press for vendors. Did he ever explain his issues? Did he talk about the install or any problems? Nope. Wonder why that is? Interesting system we have.
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Lessons. When we started, there were NOT many shops versed in setting up the 86 or dedicated to it, no one had been working on the car yet. We did our best to learn and share what we knew without trying to sell products and services. That is an expensive model. We wanted to show that despite what so many companies try to sell you on, not everything was glamorous. If you want the sales pitch, call up 30+ vendors on here and ask opinions, call the OEMs and manufactures and ask them straight questions about actual PROBLEMS they have, see what answers you get.
I can tell you I have been there and done that including asking car manufacturers straight questions. 1/100 you will get a real answer like: "Budget issues - Had to Cut Costs - Packaging Mass Production Problems - Low Sales"
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People Hate Bad News - Most turn a blind eye to the bad and only want to hear the good. I get it, much easier. But I can say whether I am bitter, jaded or whatever you say, when you have been fuc*d over, seen people burned, hurt just to justify sales, it has changed my perspective on the value of "shiny objects."
I hope many of you never get to that place, but chances are you will get burned along the way and it will sober you enough to keep the wallet closed.