driven concepts...shut down? hasnt been opened in a week?

[BLACKCAT]

Ok so all the DC Crew who drove my car, thought it was ok to Hot Rod/ Drive/ run errands in my car because they didn't know I didn't want them to do it?? Are you fucking kidding me????

Can't confirm what was done with your car except for when it came in a couple months ago for paint work. I can tell you that at that time it was treated with respect while I was there. Everyone that works at DC now was not around for the supposed joy rides.

[osama tim laden]

sweet, hopefully a 50% off in-stock merchandise sale?

dude, youve posted about a "blowout sale" or stuff like "so whens the sale?"
on almost every page, and it wasnt really that funny even the first time.

we get it dude.

[Kirk]

Can't confirm what was done with your car except for when it came in a couple months ago for paint work. I can tell you that at that time it was treated with respect while I was there. Everyone that works at DC now was not around for the supposed joy rides.

Supposed? Why stick up for something you know nothing about?

[BLACKCAT]

Supposed? Why stick up for something you know nothing about?

The word "supposed' was used precisely because I don't know anything about it.

[steve]

Supposed? Why stick up for something you know nothing about?

i worked in the area and i saw the car run up and down the street
i can't count how many car's i saw going up and down hillsborough ave with dc employees

[agentAndy]

all i really have to say...

My 510 is in there. Well over $20k is wrapped up in that car. Not to mention hundreds of hours I spent building the majority of it myself in my garage.
.

did you ever Pay Sumo John for the engine???

[Jordan T]

you do realize that part of the job is test driving vehicles? in fact, you may have to beat on them to notice a problem that the customer is complaining about right? for instance a break up at 20psi. well you kinda have to get on a car to make 20 psi. in fact that a pretty usual problem. people don't gap their plugs correctly and thats a result.

i'm not saying that people havn't got on them before, but personally i look at driving customer cars as liability at its best. i don't drive them if i don't have too. most mechanics are held personally accountable to damages done to customer cars while on a test drive.

with that being said, usually means that if the mechanic breaks it, he buys it. thats what our policy was and i wasn't about to break a car, have to explain to the customer and then finially have to pay for damages out of my own pocket.

f that noise.

there are other times when i have to beat on cars. if you just came in and spent a butt load of money for a turn key car. we know the first thing your going to do is go beat the living shit out of it. if we have to put it through the motions to make sure your going to be satisfied, thats what we have to do.

does that mean were doing burnouts? no, becaue it doesn't pertain to the situation.

maybe a customer wants a flyby to hear the exhaust, wastegate and/or bov.

there are plenty of reason you see us and i assure you that all are legit.

maybe not back in the day, but thats how we opperate now.

any performance builder that claims to not beat on a car is feeding a line of bull. only people that wouldn't are on dyno's, but dyno's are probably the worst thing you can do to a car in the first place.

you're beating a dead horse trying to back Ian and DC up, they fail, maybe 2 people out of 100 would do business with you guys. i would give up and move on.

[Hellaslow]

he can't because he thinks hes still on Ian's payroll

[Silvia]

ManifoldMike.....Are you assistant manager of DC? What exactly is/was your job title?

[black&white]

I know Im not the only one who thinks this has run its course, yeah we get it, dc sucks, I mean this one time I was leaving and Ian didnt say goodbye..geez,what an asshole..and Im sure there were many times that Ian didnt use lube on Kurt and failed to call him in the morning...yada yada yada..people figure out alot on their own from here on out, without the help from a majority of you asshats.

[Kirk]

I know Im not the only one who thinks this has run its course, yeah we get it, dc sucks, I mean this one time I was leaving and Ian didnt say goodbye..geez,what an asshole..and Im sure there were many times that Ian didnt use lube on Kurt and failed to call him in the morning...yada yada yada..people figure out alot on their own from here on out, without the help from a majority of you asshats.

You are ignorant and have completely missed the purpose of this thread. There are people who have been manipulated and had their credit ruined, scammed out of $40K+, and customer's being constantly lied to and ripped off. All together it should be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars owed. I have not had one person at all, current employee, ex employee, or customer state otherwise. Stay the hell out of a thread in which you have nothing to do in with stupid comments like that. The process repeats itself over and over again, I am just trying to do what I can to put a stop into it.

[steve]

you do realize that part of the job is test driving vehicles? in fact, you may have to beat on them to notice a problem that the customer is complaining about right? for instance a break up at 20psi. well you kinda have to get on a car to make 20 psi. in fact that a pretty usual problem. people don't gap their plugs correctly and thats a result.

i'm not saying that people havn't got on them before, but personally i look at driving customer cars as liability at its best. i don't drive them if i don't have too. most mechanics are held personally accountable to damages done to customer cars while on a test drive.

with that being said, usually means that if the mechanic breaks it, he buys it. thats what our policy was and i wasn't about to break a car, have to explain to the customer and then finially have to pay for damages out of my own pocket.

f that noise.

there are other times when i have to beat on cars. if you just came in and spent a butt load of money for a turn key car. we know the first thing your going to do is go beat the living shit out of it. if we have to put it through the motions to make sure your going to be satisfied, thats what we have to do.

does that mean were doing burnouts? no, becaue it doesn't pertain to the situation.

maybe a customer wants a flyby to hear the exhaust, wastegate and/or bov.

there are plenty of reason you see us and i assure you that all are legit.

maybe not back in the day, but thats how we opperate now.

any performance builder that claims to not beat on a car is feeding a line of bull. only people that wouldn't are on dyno's, but dyno's are probably the worst thing you can do to a car in the first place.

theres a difference between being a mechanics and taking stuff for joy rides
so you think doing 20psi runs up and down hill's ave is fine i know you just said that as an example
get the right techs and you don't have to do shit like that on a daily bases 80% of the employees there are kid's
i know who you are and the work you do your the only good guy they have/had work there out of what 50 people that have worked for dc
i'm just amazed how much your sticking up for a shop thats dragging you down with them

[Kirk]

People need to take the focus out of the employees, past or present, and focus on the real problem. I don't blame Mike 1 bit for doing what he is doing. I was in his same shoes and I understand what he is going through. I offered to take him out for a couple of drinks, its up to him if he wants to take on that offer.

At some point you have to decide to look after your own self instead of looking after someone elses problem. Driven Concepts is Ian's problem, not Mike's as he is just an employee. None of the problems at hand have anything to do with him or any of the employees at that shop, past or present. None of the employees scammed $40K+ out of anyone, none of the employees ran group buys and took off with thousands and thousands of dollars, and none of the employees have ruined anyone's credit and laughed about it.

[black&white]

You are ignorant and have completely missed the purpose of this thread. There are people who have been manipulated and had their credit ruined, scammed out of $40K+, and customer's being constantly lied to and ripped off. All together it should be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars owed. I have not had one person at all, current employee, ex employee, or customer state otherwise. Stay the hell out of a thread in which you have nothing to do in with stupid comments like that. The process repeats itself over and over again, I am just trying to do what I can to put a stop into it.

ignorant really?

Don’t post too much but feel as though I should share :

DC completed my sr swap over 2 years ago and although it initially took longer than expected, any issue I’ve had with or since has been resolved effectively in a timely manner.

Probably not the theme of this thread but there are some people out here that appreciate the service that was provided.

FYI..400hp stock block enthalpy tuned daily driven sr.

P.S. Mike is awesome and anybody who knew a car was being abused and didn’t speak up is a Douche/Bitch

-dan

sorry for the pause, please continue...

I get the purpose/theme/meaning/info, you just have nothing new to offer,its fucking redundant

[GradeA_TireFryer]

I hope DC does get it shit together!, this is the only way everyone (customers & employees) will keep from loosing there investments, I would do business with DC, but with caution and on terms that looked out me. Mike I have been in your position, and with the attitude you have I think your keeping the dream alive.......but business never last forever, that is part of doing business you have grand opening sales and going out of business sales..... hope this is just a hickup sale!